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:r1hes dttRynHlent OF thjs tudSinnli ySSahH Sc:
2cufitF; III Isl fheSYery best tile III al iscig;l.
ized sman hold 10 feffilariai posses.
sio1s, and suehs as ths Almighty himself,
had we pportunilY 10 cnnsafl: him would
nngnestionable SANCTION" And general
Houston, on The same occasion, remarks,
Though am not pious, yet, as q: Sinner
Isay y,it,;we have "a Observation-Disclosures for
wars; insihe conduct of The people of Is.
rael, who were led by the Diviae poarer,
to possess Themselves q The lands ol the
Anorities, and smile Them with The edge
ofihe sword" Among The resolutions
passed at this great Democratic Tammanl.
meeting was The following, viz: Resolved,
that tSstbe indefinite extension OF our terri.
Tory, aud The spread of our free institutions
hasnothins in it;alarming 10 our minds
shatthe mechanical improvements oflhe
present age greatly more than counter
balance The incouveniences of increase d
area, aud thai <our Constitution, rightly
understood, and;rishtly expouDded, is able
safelyto embrace under its gigantic shell.
feE all the millions that can be noulished
betsoeen uts Atlantic and the Pacific
Oceans =" Comment is unnecessary.
S'''ss WAsHINGToN Feb. /. 51S4S. q
in. The House, to-day, Mr.. Wilmot, of
Pennsylvania (lhe proviso man), offered
ansamendmentio resolution OF the Pres
iden,'s message 10 the Committee Of Ways
and Means, inslrucling that Committee TO
report bill 10 raise annually, during The
continuance Of the war, the SUN of FIVE
millions ofdollars, 10 be assessed on per-
sonal property, stocks, and money al in
teresI,sto be appointed among tue States,
sproyidedbyrthe Constitutions, and that
they repo1tby bill or otherwise. il was
agreed o6y-yeas SO. nays %.
From ue Correspondence Of The Char. Courier.
-. ..s1.f's. WASHINGTON, Feb. L,
., The House has, al length. nearly reach
ed the termination of the debate on the
Presidents Message, and it is about 10 be
referred TO the appropriate Committees,
Eo.morrow, they will commence. the dis.
cussion of the sixteen million loan bill
Though il. will not be opposed, yetlhe.de.
rails tofIhe bill will create much dispute. {:
The Ten Regiment Bill Of the Senate
Is likely to be debated fora fortnight lon
ger. General Houston is TO explain ane
gindicate The purposes Of the President, il
regard 10 the war. Indeed, il is said. tha
Gen.. Houston and not Gen. Cass, is TO be
tbe administration organ on this subject.
Mr.. Goggin, Of Va, who spoke in the
House, to day, animadyerted, with sorue
severely, upon the late speech of Mr.
Rhett. Mr.. R. was not in his seat. The
point of Mr.,G's.. remarks, was that Mr.
Rhe,l, with newborn zeal; in defence oil
the Executive, bad lectured the House
npeutheir duties 10 the country. and ac-
eused The majority Of prolonging The war
for party purposes. &C., while: The same
gentlemap,under The name of r Barnwell
Smith, in the South Carolina Convention,
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3;::.:s..,T.Ofsce.

:ss.s tt0aECe. 49,
"a Sit isinp possible tobe al all times abelo
IA proelrs geef, y Mutton. and Pork, at the
sa!ue: :pfie have determined to charge here.
ssfeis lestiie prices paid, at all times
making sll.e llowlac of one cenp pei pound,
zbetWeelis credit. Z. 5, :, !.
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Tax Coll Ieetor's Notice,
7 2: p -; I5 ) ~ 5fis3s.jGsn 4

II VILE attend at the lines and places here
3 IL inufter eecifed, 10 collect The General,
POOR aud Tax, for. The .Yeur 1s47. viz.
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6Tbsfriends ofwEsLEY BoDIE, Esqr.,
announce him us candidate for ihe Office of
Sheriff ofthis District. atlhe ensuing election.
January Ia If 81
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had declared that he entertained no ardent
attachment 10 the Union, and denounced
General Andrew Jackson as a brutal and
iusoIent dictator, &c. The gentleman
had not himself exhibited SO much Gevo-
ton 10 the Government or the Union, as
10 en,lle him 10 read lectures 10 those Of
This House who deemed it their duty TO
question the Presidents acts.
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..HiIs 2 gHHntilg, .aa ynelr r.i=s : tsi igii;
Tr..E.E- ~ he c.;,i,ir t,,iy;.i..7,. 80, -
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Retirement of Mr.. Watker.-The Wash
inglon correspondent of the N. x. Com
mercial advertiser ys,sthat MIR. Walker.
Secretary of the Treasury. has announced
his purpose to resign5his Office on the 4th
of March next. Ill health, is said 10 be
the cause Of his designation.
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,sal T. .tyc;, - - 2h 'rgn
iie n..lhs EIi, t5ra,,.1. ::,,j, ''sTfasc,a 'las
bees, I1i TX ':gEg fcs. ying ~. i,n 40
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From Venezuela,

BY the brig Fayetteville, at Boston,
from Laguayra via Porto CabelIo, the
Philadelphia American has received
private letters, from which we learn
that Jose Antonio Garcia. who was ar.
rested as the author Of letters found up.
on the person OF Mr.. Francis Bosquet,
has escaped from prison. Mr.. Bosquet,
also, who was arrested on the 22i OF
August last, as he was embarking for
ST. Thomas, has been released. He is,
we believe, a naiuralized citizen OF the
United States, and a nephew of Peter
Bosquet. Esq, OF Philadelphia.
The accounts of the battle of Coro,
received via New York, are doubtless
greatly exaggerated, il not entirely
erroneous. The barque Irma, expected
at Philadelphia, from Maracaibo, will
no doubt bring important news.
Gen. Paez's feet was at Puerto Ca
bello October 5. 'f ~ Z
A new commander Of the Monagas
fleet has been appointed, and was to
leave for Maracaibo early in October,
to enforce the blockade Of that place,
and possibly attack the opposing squad.
ron.
A Laguyra letter, Sept. 25, says the
authorities had sIezed and opened cor
respondence ON Dutch schooner Sally,
and put the captain in prison. Count
Aldercra,z, the Swedish Charge d'Af.
fairs, had his luggage on board and it
underwent the same fate. Mr.. Shields
dispatches TO Mr.. De Veer were de.
tanned, but finally recovered unharmed.
The Dutch Consu's dispatches were
sent to the Supreme Government al
Caracas, who presented them to Mr..
Van Lansberg,the Dutch Charge FAf
fairs, who opened them in their pres.
ence. and all was well.
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Thanksgiving in Ohio.

We are glad to see by the following
proclamation that the present Govern.
or of the great state of Ohio, is not bu'
ried in the ashes Of despair,' notwith.
standing Logan and Tecumseh are no
more, and the deer have left the for.
ests. The document below is about as
poetical state paper as we ever re-.
member to have read, and leaves even
its authors famed inaugural in the
shade. - Cincinnati Dispatch.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
Pursuant TO Resolution Of the last
General Assembly, ], William Bebb,
Governor of the State of Ohio, do
hereby appoint Thursday, the twenty.
third day of November next, a day OF
general Thanksgiving throughout the
State. ,-.,.. ...,,.. ....tf
For our coun try. her mountains, val.
leys and plains, her oceans, lakes and
rivers, her mineral stores, her forests,
flowers. fruits, her agriculture, manu-.
factures and commerce; for general
health and abundant harvests; for peoce
abroad and tranquility at home, for the
glorious march Of freedom and truth
amongst nations; for the priceless in.
heritance descended from our fathers;
for schools, the treasures OF science ard
,he charms Of literature; ior tie trans.
cendant sweets Of domestic 'ife, the
happiness Of kindred, parents, and chill.
dren; for the immeasurable blessings Of
national existence, the immortal hope
of Christianity, and the light Of everlast.
ing truth; for these and nnmberless
other boons, bestowed by the Great
Giver Of Good, let all the people, on
that day, senter into His gates. with
thanksgiving. and into His courts with
praise 4, as g.a Eg
Given under my hand and seal, at
Columbus, on this the seventeenth day
OF October, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and forty. eight.
,ss, WILLIAM BEBB.
= ''''' i Governor Of Ohio.
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Recovered Lake. :

A singular accident occurred on ahe
Michigan Central Railway. ltibscams
necessary to carry agradingor embankl
ment OF fifteen tcethigh across 'arlow
piece Of ground, containing about 100
acres.nearly dry enough for plswaauds
When they had progressed with, she
grading for some dis,ance,i il becamstoe
heavy for the soil iossupport, ths,cfBss
oslthe earth broke iin, and ths smbank.
meRt svnk down into sstsntvniaesfses
of ,oatert III appears that iiha piscs uf
ground hadtbeen lake; butshadic0lbc.
ted a'soil ofroots, peat, muck, &sc!, ,soA
its surface, apparently from ssuaoialE
teen feet thick, which hadibscoms hard
ened and dry enough for farm purposss,
Mr.. Brooks thosghtdit would hal u yup-
porsed an etnbankment Of efivsidset
thickness, ancr i hat if iti had aorb been
necessary FOR them TO have ons mach
heayier,1it would have suppcrtsd .she
road, and the factmight nsvsrhavs been
disco vered that Il rested nnI ahss bosom
Of lake.--M Y. StdrJ Law.
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gEater from Mexico
MORE INDIAN MURDERS EXPOSED
q STATE OF THE FRONTIER:

mOn1 fANO4AN MUhHEhS-EAkSSc
STATE OF THE FRONTIER
r BY the Steamsh,p Portland, Captain
Place, the New Orleans papers, of the
25th ult., received files of Galveston pa
pers up TO the goth. The most inter.
esting news by this arrival concern the
murders and depredations BY the lndi.
ans, who continue their recently com.
menced rdepredations on the frontier
and have murdered several Of the set.
tiers, among whom. was Chief Justice
G. w. Burnett. The settlement on
the sSandys"is completely broken up,
DR.. Burnett being killed there among
others, and the citizens Of Gonzales and
the adjoining counties have solicited
aid from the Governor. Numerous
parties, gone in search Of the Indians, it
was feared, would be outnumbered. -
The Austin Democrat has the following
remarks on the subject: Il ,hgi
u.'The companies Of Captain Vealch,
Lamar. Sutton and Crump having been
recently mustered out of service, but
one company remains to protect the
entire Southwestern frontier, from the
station occupied by Capt. Highsmith's
on the Llano. 10 the Rio
Grande-the distance being near 200
miles. eaIi9asaia, 81 s.d % h.r
"Some accounts say that there are
Mexican emisaries among the Indians.
"We understand that his ExceIlency
the Governor will Immediately author.
ize the raising Of a sufficient force to
guard this frontier. and chastise the ma.
until such time as The general
government shall furnish adequate pro.
tection." f''i 7.@ass1 .."i''5
Captain Halpin, formerly Of Texas,
has arrived at Galveston, from Zacate.
cas- to Brazos Santiago by land, and re.
ports that band of robbers, organized
on the Rio Grande, for the purpose, as
was supposed, Of intercepting the mer.
chants returning from the fair at Saltillo,
have been discovered by the citizens Of
Starr county, Texas, and their leader
shot, while resisting the attempt Of the
authorities to arrest him. Capt. Halpin
eft Mazapil the 29th of September, and
saltillo the 4th ult. He represents the
Mexicans Of all that country to be
oesceably disposed, and as being very
friendly towards foreigners.
The report that the grave yard at
Walnut Springs, (where the American
,fficets slain in the battle of Monterey
we're buried, had been destroyed and
he graves dug up by the Mexicans, is
without foundation. A letter in the
News, dated ST. Josephs, October 4lh,
'ays: !"
"Schooner Patriot, Of New York,
.eavitt, master, was beached, for safety
II her crew, on Mustang Island, six
niles from Aransas bar, where she now
les total wreck. AL hands saved"
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From Montevideo.
EARTHQUAKE. A BATTLE, &c.

Accounts from Montevideo 10 Aug.
26 describe succession Of earthquakes
which occurred 10 all the vicinity ol
Montevideo, and to the distance Of at
least eighteen leagues on land, on the
9th, 18th, and 18th of August. In the
vessels outside the port, and in some
further distant, the earthquake was felt
by sort of tremulous motion. The
following account was received from
the Corro:
"L.ast night, at half past six, we had
an earthquake which shook this solid
fortress and its edifce. II was accom-.
panied by noise like that Of tho dis.
charge of piece Of artillery, gradually
decreasing till the end! It's duration
was about IS seconds" %'.''
The Defensor, Of the 18th, says that
such subterraneous movements were
never before felt in that part Of South
America. ''.t' s'As "
1t does not appear that any damage
resulted from these commotions in the
districts heard from. It's not improb.
able that mere serious commissions oc
CURED on the western coast Of South
America. Ii will be remembered that
avery perceptible shock was experienc.
ed in New York city and vicinity on
the evening Of September 9th. = e
A letter dated Aug. 22d says: ''hi
"On the 18th inst, the town Of Colo.
MIA fell into the hands of the troops un-
derthe orders Of General Oribe, thu ough
the treachery of the outposis, who o.
pened the gates for the entry Of the en-.
emy in the night, when the inhabitants
were in their beds. The alarm became
general, and many persons made for the
water, with the view Of swimming on
board the vessels for the safety offheir
lives, seventy Of whom are, reported to
have drowned in the attempt. The
garrison Of CoIonia having now fallen,
Monte videois the only spot throughout
the province in the possession of>the
ackno wledged government OF the Ori.
entail Republic Of the Uruguay. 81
"The Commercio del Plata has 'ain an
awful account Of an execution at Bue.
nos Ayres BY order Of Rosas, on lhe
18th instant, on the persons Of young
man and q young woman, the latter ~
years Of age, in a delicate situation Of
eight months. /" = 2z ss.' S,' ,.e,, 1
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DeatkOf General Kearaey. !

Wehavy;already annduncsd hEtel-
egrapbic dispatch from 81. T.o6is, the
death,of BtigadIsf GeneralS wphen Nv.
Kearuey, On the Sist uIt. No officer
Of the army stood higher in the estimu-
ton ofhis fellow.soldiers, or Of the coun
try generally. The Philadelphia BulIe.
tin says:
ssGeneral Kearney was born in New
ark, New Jersey, about the year 1913,
and was thus in his 55th year at the
time of his death. He entered the
army. as Lieutenant, in 1919; fought al
Queen.ton, ,and served through The war
with credit. He was made Major 10
1924, a Lieutenant Colonel in 1888, q
full Colonel in I 1856, and a full Briga-
der General in l846. His abilities as
a tactician were acknowledged 10 be
very superior, and have been frequent.
y made use Of by our government in
drilling and improving the cavalry arm
Of the service. a4 e.G 9sc pf c6tsag
"When the war with MEXICO broke
out, General kearney was,selected by
the President to command the expedi-
ton against New Mexico and CaliGor.
mia. His march 10 these distant pro-
vinces was admirably planned and .nd.
mirably executed. The various engage
ments on the river Gila, with superior
forces of the enemy, and the suppress.
sion of the revolt Of the native popnla-
tion, established his. character as an
able commander in the battle field, and
as jadicious military governor His
return to The United States after the
establishment of peace in the province,
was hailed with joy, and he was every
where received with demonstrations OF
respect. His subsequen, services in
Mexico were also every where applaud
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otWe have, as yet, received no relia-
bic news of the election in any of the
counties of the State except our own.
Reports say that Belmont county has
gone for Taylor bysome co or 80 votes.
If this be true, we have gained some
800 in that county. Harrison is said to
have gone Taylor by a small majority al
so. Muskingum some 900 for Taylor.
All gains.
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FOR CASS,
!. !. !.

The following is the result Of the
election of Electors for President and
Vice President in this county. Mon.
roe has done welt-yet she might have
done 800 better, if there had been a
full vote. The. entire vote Of this
county has not been polIed by some
o;rb/ h,,pdrad Ja... fg u-'t9lIDt
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SuNsBuRr--, The only whig township
in the county. Oh. bow lonely she musl
feel. Taylor's majority IL, clay's aI-
being democratic gain Of 10 votes,
Well done for'the democracy Of Suns.
bury. They are as true as the needle
to the pole. The time will soon arrive
when Sunsbury will be redeemed, re.
generated and disenthraled.
SwIrzERLAND.--Here, just take our
hat. Cass's majority 1856. Folks ia.
Increase 42!! 10 to l, and little over.
Wont that do for the Gibralter of dem.
ocracy! M y e5,ssa.a3 a
UMoN'..This is the township that
was to give 1875 votes for Van Buren;
but instead Of giving majority for the
free soil candidates, the democrats have
rallied manfully TO the polls. and given
81 majority for Cass, being an increase
Of 10 votes since IA. All honor to the
democracy Of Union, aa ee
WAsHINcToN..Cass's majority 79.
Folks SO. Just doubled! Huzza for
Washington SO times. Old Washington
never sulrenders by long shot. A lit.
tie more rallying and she could roll up
a cool 80. .n taf .|aaof
WArNE---Here Taylor received just
as many votes as Clay did, white the
vote for Cass has fallen 26 short Of
Folks. Van Buren's vote is 8, which
mostly came from the democrats. Our
democrats did not turn out weIl---they
could, just as easily give 100 majority
as what they did. But we don't cen.
sure...all we have 10 say is they'll do
better next time. Never fear for the de.
mocracy of Wayne. For what she has
done, she has the hearty good wishes
Of all. -....
To sum it all up isn't it grand! Why,
democrats. we werelaughed at because
we said you could give l,7oo majority
for Cass if you all turned out. We now
say if you had all come 10 the polls i,
would have been some 800 bey ond that.
But it will do. We wont repine. If we
had done as we'll for Weller, he would
have been Governor OF Ohio, and no
mistake. ~ .,..s
And now let US give a thousand
cheers for our 1852 majority; with
determination that at the next Cover.
nor's election it shall be 1900.
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CHEAP PosrAoE.-The French Ma.
tional Assembly has passed d bill fo1r rths
reductionofp postage on allinlandtsttsfs
ID four sous, or fouri cen,s.s 6s ,sss,s
will go into effect onths lst Of iannitV
next.a q Russia :huss also estsBljs6ld e
penny postagesdth Throughout tshstsersss
smpire.S sbrsi,i ssi i ss ,fDid b6uctN
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A PRoPHET.-The Cincinnati Ga.
zstte has a correspondent that put this
county down at 500 majority for Cass.
We have only done 1882 better. He's
"a Daniel--a second Daniel"
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oS-Father Matthew, the Nswbury-
port Herald announces, on the author.
ity Of a letter from him, will visit this
country in March next. NV ~
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Important Indian Treaty,

Gen. Mediil, Superintendent Of lndi
an Affairs, has just concluded a treaty
with the Menominee Indians, whereby
the United States acquires the title 10
1000, 900 acres Of land in Wisconsin,
embracing some valuable territory on
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. |. in.
Guides Little and Big Bull Falls, Whit.
ney's Mills, and parts Of Brown, Port
age and Wisconsin counties, as repre-.
senied in the recent maps Of the terrific.
ry. The Chicago Democrat says on the
subject, that some years ago Congress
granted to Wisconsin the alternate Sec
lions to complete canal between the
Fox and Wisconsin riyers. The canal
could not be made because the Indians
owned much Of the land. II has now
been bought; and two days after the
making Of the treaty, two hundred
squatters had laid their claims. The land
is very rich'ands valuable. The treaty
is very fair one fol, both parties. The
Indians get about $500, 900, and outof
this a specific sum Is set apart for a
manual labor school, a grist mill, black!
smiths shop, and tile sbppo RI Of miller
for.6fteen years. The present ann1ities
OF this tribe cease In 1857. Mr.. Medill
arranged it SO as TO commence the
payment thereaiterin annual payments,
so that the Indians cannot squander
their money, and yet have il as they
need ii. ;ss q ssaa @I1Vos Tot nget hsfi
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The following table exhibits the dem
ocratic gains and losses, in the MAORI
ties, in the several townships, as com.
pared with the vote Of 1914. afaa
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1913

We insert The following tables for
reference hereafter.
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Democrats gain, s47 ID the county.
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From ne whs..Ies Auss
.ar q : 2 The Chol6rs. AZ

A New Yofk paper s / states. 1 Il |, . tbst n.
John S. BoYrop, Zone of The med ieal
COMMITTEES on ihe cholera IN 1850 has
addressed a letter 70 The Mayor of f,Iat
city, upon The AsIa.ic cholsras and ~
means o. preventing i.s ravagss, 10
which he says, that 1the Sanity Com.
mittee Of Great Britain, sustaip all ihs
opinions adyanced BY The Medical Com
mittee Of New York fifteen sysars