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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

THE HERO. Since our neighbors
the Locos, are determind to make verit-
able "hero" of Col. Weller, we have
taken the pains to read over carefully the
report of Gen. Taylor Of the battle of
Monterey. In that report the Gen. is
very minute in his details, and notices in
terms of very high commendation officers
of every grade, from Brigadier Generals
down to Sergeants. All the "heroes" ="
are of course highly commended, and as
Col. Weller says he and Gen. Taylor
were where " the bullets flew thick as
hail." and together too, old Rough aud
Ready" must have been inspired with
an exceeding great regard for the gal
liant bearing, the daring deeds of valer,
of his fellow companion in arms, and his
stern integrity would have compelled
him to notice. in fiattering terms, the gal
antry of the Ohio volunteer. Gen. lay
lor does indeed once mention the name
of Col Weller, as follows, "Afterthe fall
of Col Mitchell, the command of the lst
Ohio regiment dovolved upon Lient. Col.
Weller" THAT'S ALL Western
ReserUe ChrOa.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
Ole Ganfaster Ga'ette.
LANCASTER, OHIO:
Friday Morning, July Z, 1s4s.
Van Burcn's Letters.

The letter of this distinguished indi-
vidual, which was read to the Barnburn-
er's Convention, is too lengthy to publish
entire. He commences by repeating the
declaration, made some time since, that
he has retired to private life and has no
wish to NEEDLE again in public affairs.
He then states that the action of the Bal
timore Convention has no binding force
upon the Democracy of New York, and
argues the question very forcibly. He
refers to his defeat in the Convention of
1914, aud expresses himselfperfectly sat
is6ed with the action Of the people, at
that time, in his favor, although their will
was overruled by the action of the Con
vention-this he does not relish so well.
A large portion ofhis letter is devoted
to the discussion ofthe Slavery question,
taking ground, similar to his friends in
N. York, against the extension of the pc
culiar institution, but admitting the rights
ofthe States to hold slaves, where it now
exists.
He then concludes as follows-this
portion of his letter embraces neary y all
his positions and affords sufficient basis
to judge ofhiS opinions and intentions:
Entertaining these views ofthe Consti-
tuition, could not by my vote contribute
to the proposed sanction of this new
principle in the administration of the
Federal G overnment, without, at the
same time, avowing myself to be in ia.
vor ofthe extension of Slavery in the alb
stract, and this l can never do.-Those
who agree with me in regard to the ex-
istence of the power, and the expedence
ofour exercising it and can still bring
their minds to dissent from this conclu-
sion, must have more light upon the sub.
ject or have greater power of discrimna-
ton than | possess. l do therefore un.
hesitatingly approve of the course you
propose, in Withholding your votes from
Gov. Cass, and shall do so myself Ifno
other candidates than those now before
the country are presented, | shall moi
vote for President The manner in which
our political brethren in other nonslave'
holding States shall dispose of their suf
frages, is for them to determine, and with
it we have nothing to do. But that they
accord with us in the opinion as to the
existence ofthe power in question, anc
the expediency ofexercising it wheneve
the occasion for doing so arrives, We
have the best reason to know.
The power the existence of which IS
at this late day denied, is, in my opinion
fully granted to Congress by the Consti
tution. Its language, the circumstance
nnder which it was adopted, the recorded
explanation which accompanied its for
mation-the construction it has receives
from our highest judicial tribunals, ant
the very solemn and repeated confirma
tions it has derived from the measures g
the govenment--leave not the shado'
ofdoubt in my mind in regard to the au
thority ofCongress to exercise the Powe
in question. This is not new opinio
on my part, nor the first occasion o
which it has been avowed. Whilst tn
candidate of my friends for the Presider
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07


know that you have done nothing unnec-
essarly, which could serve TO exasperate
alterations which may then become in
durable.
Accept, Gentlemen. my warmest ac-
acknowledgements for the obliging express
ions contained in your letter, and believe
me to be Your friend,
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
To Messrs. Samuel Waterbury, David
Dudly Field, and others, New York.
The letter is important at the present
time, and for this neason we have extrac-
ted from it largely. We have no dispo-
sition to meddle with the positions Or in
tentions of the author. We have always
been and are still opposed to him and
his political course. We never have en-
tertained nor do we now entertain, ia
vorable opinion Of the uprightness of his
political character, but although we
thought him capable of doing most any.
thing to obtain a prominent position in
public estimation, we were not prepared
to see him take this present step, so
palpably induced by the action of his
friends in 1914. Had they have nomi-
mated him at this lime, we suppose, he
would have been perfectly satisfied. But
we are done. What we had TO say of
the individual, his opinions and political
character was said long since. We leave
him to the "tender mercies" ofhis Locofo-
CO brethren, who, we doubt not, are will
ing to concede to him all the political sim
cerity awarded to him by the Wings in
1S4O Gentlemen Locofocos, if you
would grant us one favor, we beseech you
to tread upon the grave ofthe politically
dead man lightly-look only at the pres
ent-do not go back to the past, or you
might find some spectres ofyour own rails
ing, which would haunt you terribly,
should you now bear heavily upon your
once great, good and patriotic Statesman
the Magician of Lindenwa'd. Gen
tlemen Locofocos, ifyou will take little
advice, we beseech you beware.--ln
1910, you were defeated under Martin
Van Buren; in 1914 you defeated him;
you will be defeated by him in 164S.
The enmity of such man, which has
slumbered for years in his own bosom,
has burst its prison walls, and like con-
suming fire, will destroy the only pros
poets of the individual who buried il
there in 1874. The Locofoco party is in
its last stages of dissolution, and amid
its ruins, will be buried CaSs, Van Buren,
and all others, who by cunning and shift
ing and turning to suit the popular breeze,
have had their hopes and expectations
built upon it The day Of our second po.
litical regeneration from the thraldom Of
tyrants is at hand and bright and shining
light appears in the South West to lead
US to the goal ofour deliverance.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
~We take it that the good Democrat

~We take it that the good Democrats
of the North and West, who desire the
Improvement ofthe rivers and lake har-
bors, wi not forget Gen. Cass' very la
comic letter to the Chicago Convention.
He "had not time to attend" He will
have plenty of leisure after November;
perhaps he can go then; at any rate, the
people will give him an opportunity to
see, that there is no obstruction in the
way ofhis getting to the head Of Salt Rio.
er.- Urb ana Citizen.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
" Not ExnctIy i.l order. :,

We copy from the report Of The last
days proceedings Of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, as published in the
Baltimore Sun:
"Mr. Evans, Of Texas, offered resolu-
ton, declaring as the sense of the con-
ventioD that it is highly improper for
members of Congress to accept Office
from the Executive; Mat no delegate Of
Ills contention ~iH so accePt oGicc from its
nominee, if electedj and that the people
be requested TO appoint no member Of
Congress or oficeholder to the next Con-
ventiOn.
"Thc Chair said He resolution confaiH-
ed excellent d0ctrinc, ind he had no dOubt
The ne,o President Couid pursue ii tOa lib
erai extent, Lat IL pas MT ezQcily in or
DER"
What pleasant gentleman was Mr.
Evans! so tender, so verdaut, SO unso-
phisticated! Really. the youngest sis
ter" must have sent her very youngest
son to bear part in the great council of
the sages! Imagine the smile Of incred-
ulous commiseration which must have
passed around that wise, disinteresled,
harmonious body, when the idea Of Not
accepting office was disclosed to their as
tonished minds! lfit had been proposed
not to ask Office it would have been b I'd
enough, but not TO accept III 1t would
have been refusa! to serve their country
in her need; and what true Democrat
would have the heart to be SO cruell
And then Mr.. Stevenson! What a
jewel of presiding officer! He was moi
Speaker of the House fourteen years fOI
nothing. He was not soft enough to pal
the question: mot he! He knew thing ol
two better than that. 1t was excellent
doctrine" capital preaching, however
silly in practice! He had no doubt the
new President would pursue it to a " lib
eral extent" A nice phrase that! 1t
hit the thing exactly. Mr.. Cass was to
be liberal. " in spite of Mr.. Evans. But
notwithstanding the excellence Of the
doctrine, and the liberal extent to which
Mr.. Cass would pursue, itit was,neyerthe-
less mot exactly in order" 1t was qnilt
out oforder 10 muzzle the oxen that hat
trodden out the grain There was scrip
ture for that The laborer was worthy
ofhS hire. There was scripture for tina
too. And so Mr.. Stevenson would co
"exactly" let himself and the Democra
cy he caught with chaf. He was too old
a bird. He and his friends had not trav
elled so far with any idea of droppins
their claim for mileage and services. Nc
wonder that the members of the Conven
ton returned thanks to Mr. Stevenson
for his able, diguifed, conciliatory. i'm
pressive. and profound manner of pre-
siding over their deliberations. 1t wa
but proper gratitude. BUENA VISTA.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

General Taylor forms striking
contrast with Gen. Cass: while the for
mer was born democrat and IS still one,
the latter was born Federalist and was
proud and ostentatious of what he consd-
ored such an honor.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
Agents for the Lancaster Gazette.

-MilierspOrt; E. Vance
Ntp Salem: DR.. NJ d. Brock
PickeringtOn: A. Ebrlght, Jr
Jefferson: David Jenuins
LiihOpOlis: Lewis Huber
Canal Winchester: Or. Potter
LOekUiile: WIN. p. Tennent
amanda: Nathan J. Worrall
RoyaitOn: J.Clements, Jr.
amanda TIP. VIM. hshbrook
Carroll; William F. Breck
Basil: Henry Leonard
Baltimore; II. l. Nicely
v, b. PALMER, ESQ.,, Gener
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
EniSiOlnrY IsrcyiiY.

The ancienis, especially the Grecians
and Romans, prided themselves on the
brevity epistolary correspondence
Julius Cesar, after his invasion of Gaul,
sent back the celebrated despatch, ccni,
cidi, cici; but we apprehend that neither
the Grecians nor the Romans of ancient
times, excelled the Americans of the pre-
sent day in brevity Of correspondence.
As proof we submit the following let
ters, which are as important as the let
ters which either the Greeks or Romans
wrote:
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

Greenfield r.; Walter McFar.
land Thomas Liltlefeld
Pleasant T.. II. p. AslIbrook
Fast Rushciile; David Baker
". .RushDiiie; n. B, Coulson
Bremen lieery Il Ashhaugh
Auburn r; J. Hall, d. Black
Bern 7: James II. Pearce
Perry.T0Wn: Levi Friend
Madison T: I. Il. KooniZ
IClearcreek; Col.W. Hamilton
IGranuiiic: p. X llagprniar
Somerset; David Hewitt
nj Agent for the Eastern Cilie;
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

GEN. TAYLoR's HUMANITY.-One of
the most striking characteristics of Gen.
TAYLOR is his universal kindheartedness.
Col Haskell, of Tennessee, who was with
Gen. Taylor on the Rio Bravo, tolls the
following anecdote of him
On one occasion, Gen. Taylor was des-
cending the Rio Grande,on a small steam
boat, with a large number of discharged
sick soldiers on board. The boat being
very crowded these poor fellows had been
very uncomfortably slowed away on the
deck, as the lowest part of tho western
steamboat is termed. AS soon as Gen
Taylor ascerained their condition, he
ordered the officers, &C., out of the cabin,
and had the sick men all transferred to
their places. He himselftook blanket
and gave up his berth. The night pass
ed, aud in the morning, there was good
deal of inquiry for Gen. Taylor, but no.
body could tell where he was. At length
one of the servants in the boat mention
ed that man was lying raped up in a
blanket, on the torecdStIe. The officers
repaired thi.her, and found the old man
truly there, and still locked in his honest
sleep, with his blanket wetted and soiled
by the slop.water which the servant, sup
posing himto be some common soldier,had
careessly swept against him. Was not
this study for the admirers of benevo-
lence and self denial !-The conquering
General of the American Army, sleeping
in his blanket, in the open air, on the fore
castle of steamboat, whilst his berth was
occupied BY poor soldier, without rank
but receiving his generous consideration
because disabled by disease, contracted
in the service Of hrs country.
| - . -. -,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

The steamer Acadia, arrived at St.
Louis, few days since, with Slel, 900 in
specie, from the Land Office at Chicago.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
LEWIS CASS,

private and cou6dential.)
U. S. Navy DEPARTMENT. May l3, '4S.
CoM'DoRE-If Santa Anna endeavors
to enter the Mexican ports, allOU him to
pass freely. Respectfully yours.
GEO. BANCROFT.
Com. CONNER, Com. Home Squad.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION,
Near Buena Vista, Feb. %, AT
SIR-in reply TO your note of this date,
summoning me to surrender my forces at
discretion, beg leave to say that | de-
cline acceding to your request. With
high respect, am, sir, your obedienl
servant. u. TAYLOR.
Mai. Gen. U. S. A. Comd g.
Senior D. ANTo. LOPEZ SANTA ANNA,
Commanding in Chief, Encantada
Now if brevity, which, it is said, is the
soul of wit, is in epistolary correspon-
dence, TO lie made test in the present
Presidential canvass, Gen. Taylor deci-
dedly has the best chance. Mr.. Ban
croft's letter to commodore Conner,is GER.
tainly as brief as it could we'll be, but in
proportion to the magnitude of the sub
iect treated of, General Taylor is with
out rival, and therefore takes the palm.
The last epiStle is not only short-ir
the true yeni, ridi, rici, style-but it i:
comprehensive, and covers the whole
ground, while julius Caesars epistle die
not. Indeed it is Rough and Ready
letter all over-back, belly, and ribs, and
is perfectly committal, as the politicians
say.
The fact is, that no matter how the pack
is shuffled, old Zack turns up trump and
Invariably has the best hand.-Ne0 Yorh
Herald.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
DETROIT, Nav 18th.

DEAR SIR-l am much obliged TO You
for your kind attention in transmitting
me an invitation TO attend the convention
on internal Improvements, which will
meet in Chicago in July. Circumstan-
ces, however, will put it out of my pow
er to be present at that time. | am, dear
sir, respectfully yours.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07
From the speech Of Hon. C. c. CambreIing &

The great object oflhese wise men Of
the capitol for three years past, has been
to make PresideEt-they have Iabored
day and night, zealously and assiduously,
and have succeeded admirably aud til
umphantly. They have mos. effectually
accomplished their object; they have by
their own acts made President of the
United States; but it happens not 20 be
the man nor either Of the men they inien-
ded 1t is neither the President nor any
of his cabinet-nor is it the conservative
nominee of the baltimore Convention.
From the first roll of the drum at Palo
Alto, through all oursplendid victories 10
the final and glorious conquest Of Mexico,
the President and his cabinet have labor
ed zealously and successfully labored to
make Zachary Taylor President of tie
United States 1t matters not whether lie
is from the North, the South, or the East
or the West, nor howhe gets in the field.
Whether supported by volunteers or reg
ulars-once in the field, the man achO has
the heart Of a nation ,rith him is irresisti'
BILE and mus. t.iaecitaJiy triumph. Yes fel'
low citizens, he will scatter the conseva-
tives and their pledged nominee as he
did the Mexicans and their flying leader
at Bnena Vista-few of them will ever
reach San Luis Potosi-- they will be scat
tered in the chapparel, and will never
raIy apain-at least in this State. Such
is the magnificent result Of the arduou'
political labors of the Administrations
the Warwicks of the capitol-such the
crowning works ofthose skilful artifcers
the President and his Secretary at War
Ii is their work, not ours.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-07

~ The Great Ratification meeting at
Fort Harrisoni Ia.( Taylor's first battle
ground, is TO be held on the 5ih OF Sept.
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY
JOHN III. WRIGHT.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-30

BALTIMORE, June %, l848.
The Netc York Taylor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mail
Memorial Mechanics Fair-Barnb,wmus' No
mination, &c.
The telegraph, yesterday, was made to report
that the wing ratification meeting at New York,
on Tuesday night, was distinguished by union,
harmony and enthusiasm; that the Clay wings
joined heartily in the rally for Till and Fill, and
that New York city was good for ten thousand
majority The Herald of Wednesday morning,
however, developes the truth with regard to the
matter, and Is conclusive proof that Henry Clay
was and still Ia, the first choice OF nnetenths Of
the wings of the Union.
Amemorial is in circulation here, addressed to
Congress, praying that the Southern mail may be
restored as speedily as possible to the old mail
route.
The old bunker Mechanics Association, of
Baltimore, are preparing for their Mechanics
Fair, which will come off in October next. The
fair recently held was by the barnburner mechan-
ics who could not wait the tardy movements Of
these old gentlemen in black. The check .hiri
fair was most credtable undertaking and ii
remains TO be seen whether the silk glove gentry
will be able to excel it.
delightful fall of rain last evening, lasting from
seven to ten o'clock, which has cooled the air, and
doubt not has been OF lncaculuble benefit to the
corn, potato and oat crops.
The fact that Mr.. Van Buren, has accepted the
nomination OF the barnburners, gives great dissa-
staction to his old political friends in these parts
They consider II as assurance that the whie
"free soil" men will not vote for the barnburners
candidate, and that the detection will! be entirely
in their own party. They argue that If the nomi;
nation had fallen any one else, the wings would
have joined in the detection.
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SECULAR old hunker enlisted, he does nseknow how,
nor what for. He finds that, between himself and
Old Hickory,
The last link Il broken
That bound me to thss.n
For Mr. buren, was the last legitimate link Of
the old Hickory succession. But Col. Benton is
now fairly adrif The very last hope Of legiu,,
mate succession Is gone, for even with his old
friend in the field he must 60 against him and
the worst OF il is that with all his prepossesslons
the other way, and with the strongest ndispostion
to play second to Mr. Calhoun, the force OF cir
cumstances-the necessities of bis posluon.com-
pei the great Missourian to be still, or marveously
crcumspect, on this negro question.
But the debate that has been started will doubt
less elicit some curlosites before it is concluded
and when it is concluded, we shall have perhaps
Hale. all voting together on the Oregon bill.
The Doctor.
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