Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-08-19
NUMBER ia.


| the effect that our government was in some
way directly OF indirectly concerned in move.
ment aIedoed 10 be going on in some OF the
northern States Of Mexico with the view 10
the establishment Of new republic there. un-
der The name of the Republic of Sierra Madre:
and that Gen. Shields was, a, tho latest dates,
in San Luis Potosi, giving directions or and in
| the business.
The whole statement is a sheer fabrication,
and utterly destitute both OF truth snd p'aos-
| hility. We have jos; concluded a treaty of
peace, amity, aud boundary with Mexico,
which is now part of the Supreme law of the
| land. and which as such will. in its provis-
ions, be felgiously observed in good faith by
orr government.
As to General Shields. who has served his
country so CALAMITY ami nobiy in the field, but
| who. IN Wing eyes, laaofs nader tire crime ut
| being sound a s,auach Democrat we are
| happy TO learn that, instead of heinI, or hav-
I inc been, since the commission Of the peace with
! Mexico. al San Luis Po,csi, or AT any other
| place in that country, he is now, and has been
| for weeks, in the State Of Illinois, making ell
| oauent speeches in favor Of Caas and Butler;
and thus IN politics al home fighting ably ahd
! maDiuIly IN the same good cause at his coun-
try, which lie upheld so well on Mexican bat
| tie fields.
And so explodes the whole of very silly
/ Wing fabrication, got mp on the stump, IN or
! der 10 manufacture political capital out OF moth
! log. II is only worthy TO take It's place among
! the most hareiaced and ridiculous OF tha
g Roorhacks" Of 1914 We mus, really con-
dole with the National ln,elilgencer in The sud-
den loss of a theme, out Of which it has woven
only two or three very indifferent humbng ar
licles. Blu, lie, it no, despair. |, has only to
task its nsua ingenuity TO supply II with an
other mares nest. equally fmsy, and equally
| ridiculous"
| We co, the foregoing from the Washington
3! Union, OF the 5lh inst. If,here are any s'Roor-
backs" out. the Union has perpelraed them
| by declaring the article in the National Intel
| Iigencer bumbug. The truth is, as we stat
ed few days ago, that the movement is in
fact as described by The ioe'igencer, and has
! been so ia: organized tina, the first troops en-
gagged in il will leave United States IN short
| time, unless checked by the Government. The
organization is under the plea of a g Buffalo
! Hunt 90 the Rio Grande." Several dis,in.
| oushed military men engaged in il, and
! will take various commands. Gen. Shields
has been consulted. and it was understood at
one time that he had assenied to take the com.
mand and i. is open for his acceptance. An
agen: Of parties is now in this city, awaiting
Gen. Shields arrival and ultimate decison.-
| Ii he declines. the command will be rendered
to another distinguished Brigadier General,
who, it is said, is willing TO accept i, at once,
and who has seen service in Mexico.
| IL Tho Union had consulted the President, 0!
| some of the Government officers about Wash
| ington, we believe he might have satisfied
himself that i, is no humbug. Report says
the Government is apprlsed OF it, 5u. will not
inerpose any serious obstacle TO its consnm-
nation. Be this it may. it remains to be
! seen how far Mr.. Polk will 90 to sustain the
good faith Of our Government.-Mo Rep.
SHOOTING THE TRairoSs. HuDker
journals are in ecslacies at the removal of one
of the obnoxious Barnburners from office in
New York. Here is one of the specimens /:
JUsTIcs-AT LAsT.-We are eralided to
notice a rumor that Mr.. Ra.hbun, Postmaster
at Auburn, has been removed, and hope that
it will prove true. 1t is high time that the
National Administration abandoned the suci.
dial policy of sustaining mock democrats in
power and place, the whole strength of whose
personal and Official influence is directed
against the democratic party and It's candidates.
We trust the days are now numbered in which
we shall have 10 perform the unnatural Office
of keepers aud feeders to the vampires WIZ
are singing US TO the viials. Let the axe b.
put to the root of The tree. Purge the official
househoid-glve these ingraes to understand
that mos; emphaticalIy that the Administration
does not wink at their lac,lions efforts to dis.
tract the democratic party and sow the see,s
of discord in glorious Union, and reply
upon it. all will be well. We have in ous
midst prominen, United States ofTicial--iho
Marsha-who is particularly entitled to tbs
attention Of the Administration. HIS two S.,
ded prelensions are doing more Injury than
could be effected by any open opponent.
Roch. Conr.
More heads must fall, it appets, TO appea>s
the ,hirs, Of Hunkerisp. Well, we don Oh
ject. Let the machine work, we say.
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.-The following
is an extract of letter from New Oflean>,
published in the Philadelphia Ledger:
You will remember that Gen. de la Veoa
was taken prisoner at his battery in the tlf-s
hai,e on the Rio Grande--ihat there Duuca"'-
battery and his opposed each other in mort"
fight. Now it is remarkable that on the motu
ing Of our evacuation of the capital Gen. de Ia
Vega commanded the Mexican battery tina, sa-
! lued our flag, and that Duncan's battery sa-
luted the Mexican flag on its rising 10 float
again over the palace. Thus the batteries OF
the two men which first opened upon each
| other al the wars commencement, IN May.
| 1916, on the Rio Grande, exchanged IN amiiy
| the national saIn,es in the city of Mexico, Oh
June, lS4S, at the wars ending.
Reasons FOR IT.-How many reasons had
the Argus for opposing the Snb,reasnry E
Answ.r-75 900.
How many for opposing the new constitu.
ton with its bank restrictions $4,000.
How many for opposing an honest comp
,,ol,er and calling for G. new men, 10 watch
the public moneys and canal deposites? 49,