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The organizer., 1849-09-29

miles from It's mouth, mas recently
been discovered. 1t Is stated that the
miners at these new washings have
been highly successful, On Feather
river also, discoveries are reported to
have been made.
"The Mormon Island Association is
nearly completed. in three weeks, it
is presumed, from the. latest dates
thence, the dam they are building ab
that point will turnthe river from its
bed. Shares in this work are selling
at $4,000 each. [The bed Of tho river
is supposed to be immensely rich in
gold deposits. AT the junction of the
work above this point, another asso-
citation has been formed, with simi-
lar object in view. A great number
of persons are employed in working
ON 1t.
Although the hot weather has set
in, it is not accompanied with such an
amount OF sickness as was anticipa-
ted. Very few cases of illnest are
said to exist in the Valley of Sacra'
mento. 1t is hoped that our fellows
citizens may this season be spared a
visitation by the scourge of fever; and
this is very likely, for the winter inun-
datioh was not so severe as that oil
the proceeding year.
"The heat Is intense-l50 dgs. in
the shade. This must be very
great exaggeIation.]
"An attack was made few days
since at the mines by a large party oI
armed Americans on several tents be.
longing to the Chilians, when all the
property Of the latter was destroyed
or stolen. The excitement was very
great in consequence, and nineteen oI
the offenders are reported to have
been arrested.
The average passage OF steam
vessels to Panama is sixteen days.
some more, some less. Since the de-
parture of the last steamer, the mum
Lber Of arrivals at San Francisco have
been 3,GI4. The steamer Oregon ha
been repaired, and is again ready 70
ses. Great excitement exists at SaI
Francisco in consequence Of the rio
which took place there on the 10th o
July, during which seventeen mel
were arrested charged with conspira
cy 10 rob the peaceable Inhabitants o
that district of their property. The
odOre Sanders and Samuel Roberts
two of them, were tried and found
guilty. They were sentenced TO teI
years confinement in the Ienitentia
| ry."
The organizer., 1849-09-29

ing and firing and sweeping the
street as they advanced. The volun-
teers soon saw them with their brave
General in the lead. Then went up
cheers and huzzas which almost deaf
ened the roar Of the artillery. The
volunteers were in possession of more
than half the city, and asthe rumbling
Of the wheels of the artillery over
the streets were heard by them, they
felt elated and encouraged. Atevery
discharge. their wild huzzas would
strike terror into the Mexican army
in the Plaza. The cracks of the
Mississippi rifles became'louder. The
enemy were falling in all directions ,
and our men, flushed with success
and eager to obey every order of the
gallant General, were fast closing up
the avenues ofthe city, and rendering
the triumph Of the American army
every moment inevitable Soon the
Mexicans sued for peace.
Gen. Lamar, the ex-presideht OF
Texas, became so much excited that
he mounted his white horse, drew his
sword, and gslloped over the city
amid the fire Of the enemy, unhurt'
- Thank God,n he exclaimed, have
lived to see an American army In
Monterey Huzza for Texas and the
United States = The General in his
enthusiasm forgot that Texas was
Iannexed TO the United States. Thus
tit was that the gallant and glorious
Quitman assisted in carrying Mon
terey. Mississippi0H
The organizer., 1849-09-29
peM q.
From the Fredonia Censor.
LEIRI0N.

~ ti.a ..!...
Lily Ger the billOw bending,
Clasping close the river side,
Where the willows, thiekly blending,
Lave their treSses In the tide
Brightly beam the waves beneath theei
Brightly bloom the How'rets nighi
Gaily willow garlands wreath theei
Sweelly smiles the azure sky.
But the gliding current ceaseth,
Not to waste thy crumbling bed;
Sum of faded flowers increaseth,
Underneath Times heavy tread
And the willow leaf enIwineth
Round thy form, to bend thee low
In thy cup the dew-drop shneth,
But to WOO the rivers flow.
DIoop not yet, oh gentle lily,
Shrink not from the rivers side;
Though the waves beneath are chilly,
On whose bosom thou must ride.
Trust lhe waters still undaunled,
Let them bear ihee from The shore.
In a brighter realm transplanted,
Thou shalt bloom-to fade no more.
The organizer., 1849-09-29
M&Ac HREa00.

GlOriOus Incident in tho Capture Of Monterey.
We listened yesterday with deep
interest to the following interesting
narrative related to US by one Of the
Ulcers Of the LIST Mississippi rcg't
In the storming Of Monterey, the
rigade of Gen. Quitman performed
conspicuous parts and the whole
American army know that Generals
buitman and Worth. at the head of
heir respective commands, captured
he citv OF Monterey The battle las.
ed three days. and on the morning
If the third day, after al the out
works had been taken, Gen, Quitman
hin advancing. dispatched a messen.
ker 10 Gen. Taylor, asking permission
o storm the city with the troops un-
Ter his command. His consent was
kiven. Immediately Gen. Quiiman
but his force In motion, and at 5 o.
FLOCK on the morning of the Odd OF
September, he was seen advancing at
he head or the gallant lst Mississippi
regiment, ubder q heavy and murder
BUS fire from the Mexicans, who were
stationed upon The tops OF the houses,
And amply supplied with ammunition.
Seneral Quitman's brigade contended
lhus, single handed, for eight hours
ht about four in the evening, Colonel
Woods regiment Of Texas Rangers,
commanded by Gen. Henderson, came
% bis aid. Great rejoicing ensued-
nd the Texans declared that they
glofied in fighting under a man who
bad offered them his aid when they
fought Mexico themselves for their
independence.
There was one circumstance, how
ever, 10 dampen the ardor OF our mrn.
Soon after Quitman entered the CITY,
Ridgely's battery commenced throw
ing shells into it, in the direction in
which he thought the Mexicais were
posted. Quitmn. however, unexpect-
edly to Col. Ridgely, hafsOOn fought
his way to within one square Of the
Grand Plaza, where tie whole M6xi>
can army were concentrated, and
was within the range and under the
IRE OF his battery. The shells were
falling around them, and scattering
brick. stone and dust In every dfrec-
lion. Qui,man became alarmed FOR
he safety Of his men, and endeavored
o get some one 10 60 to Ridgely and
stoD tho Gre of his battery. His aids
horse was killed. and the Gre Of the
Enemy was 80 severe, that raiheI
than expose any Of his officers "a
kuchl danger, he mounted bis own
ehNekef, and amid the fire Osthe Mex.
sans, galloped. along Matamoras St..
ND out 70 Ridgely's battery. p '
When the General reached The bat
Jerry, Gen. Taylor was sitting upor
bis horse heaF Ridgsly, but Genera
Quiinan- did. not see him when h
rode up. Coming 10 bait he exclaim
ed with a good deal Of warmtb:- =
: Lieutcndnf Rdrely, stgp sOu1 ire
sr. You are killing g0Hr 0l0n aaen.'
Gen. TsJf6f replied, "Gen'l Quiiuian
II TIE artillery Is not properly serves
take command oft and direct i your
SELF Qnitman for the first ilFe ob
served General Taylor, and saluiei
him. IuR second more, QuitraA'
voice was heard ordering Lisutenani
TEomss and French 20 = lilnbtF q
and iollow INTO The city 81 Monts
rev. They Instantly 0beycd. and o
they vent az aEallops into she cii
and down Matamoraa street, wheel
The organizer., 1849-09-29
Latest from california.


Telegraphed to the n q. Picayune.
Glotoing accounts from the Gold regions
-IaerhaustibIe Mineral Wedtth--
Daily nesp discoveries of Gold
@7O0.00O an Gold dust By the Cali
tornia-Elections under Gen. Rleys
orders Operations at The .Nines--At.
tacks on ChiIians-Apprehended out
break in Cuba, DC.
BALriMoRR, Sept. II, 10 o'cl'k N.
The steamship Empire City sailed
from Chagres on the lst Sept, bring'
ing 49 passengers and s6O0,00O in
gold, one third Of which is in posses
sion Of the passengers,
The steamer California arrived at
Panama August 9th. bringing 81 pas
sengers and 100000 in gold from
San Francisco.
The election under General Riley's
proclamation took place on the LIST Of
August. when a large vote was cast.
Peter II. Burnett was elected Judge
Of the Superior Court, and Horace
Have, Prefect.
EmiHranis from Missouri, over the
mountains, were daily arriving in Cal
ifornia. We condenss various edito-
rials from the Alta Californian. into
the following summary of news (:
Provisions are plentiful at the
mines, and goods may be Obtained Ot
Sacramento At the prices they are sci.
ling for at San Frauciseo. The health
generally Of the diggers at the mines
remains good. By the arrival Of a
gentleman from the Stanislaus wash
ings. we learn that the work continues
brisk on the tributaries Of the San
Joaquin. ltis also attended with more
satisfactory results than followed The
operation Of then1ineFs 10 the spring
Mines with very rich deposits have
been found in the North Fork Of the
American river, known by the name
Of Smiths bar. Digging has for some
time been attended with greatsuccess
There Is story current Of Bali
morean who but recently arrived in
the country, having realized $1,000 10
gold in one week, unaided with any
but the commonestrbining implement,
Reports are generally credited here
that the daily Average digging Of each
man, by the best authenticated &C
counts, can be safely SET down at one
ounce OF gold
ave have few days later lntelli
gence from the gold washipgs on th'
American river, also from fuba Ans
Feather rivers Announcing that man.
Of the deposits on the Rio American
have becom6 exhausted but that ne :
discoveries were daily occurrine.-
Since the foods havgabated the worl
81 digging has been resumed, unde
circumstances Of TIE mor datferiul
| Character 10 fhe miners. Our peoPi
are uniied n their determination t
rxpet he vagfanit Of other uation
lffdm ihe mibes. and he movement &
| tbis cdeet e 4 general one.
fbe roads through the county 40
! crowded with Chilian, aid fe'
/ Mexicans ftlurhine nom he plaeerl
No violence has Jet been empHyel
TO eEpel these people, and AZ The dat
OF Our last adFices aN was quiet
a gold region on Yuba riter, so
The organizer., 1849-09-29

PITItUL SPITE-Collamer has dis
continued several county post Offices
in eight or ten States because he has
not been able to find federalists TO aP-
point as Postmasters. The only way
TO discharge the democrats was TO
discontinue the office. What malig-
nant paFtizanshipl It never had a
precedent LOuiSUike Dem
The organizer., 1849-09-29

Mr. Clay in his recent Northern tour
had one of his servants with him.
The abolitionists Of Boston persuaded
the boy 20 leave his master. Afler a
few days absence he boluntarily re-
turned. He said he had been follow
ed all the was from Saratoga by GER
tain abolitionists, who made ovcrtures
to him 10 run away, and that he was
finally induced to take the step
When he arrived in Boston they paid
him $500, and wanted him TO go on
board a ship that was about sailing
for Liverpool. This be did not like
and fearing what might be done with
him, he paid them back the money,
ane has returned in penitence 20 Mr..
Clay, who kindly received him. olaiu
The organizer., 1849-09-29


TnE WoRK TO BE DoNE.4The whig
gain of member to Congress in
Rhode Island, renders IL not improban
bic that the political complexion OF
the next House Of Representatives,
will depend upon. the result in this
District. Democrats, will not this
bare announcement inspire you with
new zeal IN the good cause and in be
half of the able, eloquent and .patr.
otic AIo Willie, who has beep selected
to be your standard bearer Recol-
lect that If you elect him, not oulX
will you have powerful defender Of
your rights as Southern men, In the
Halls Of Congress, but one who will
resist the tide Of federalism which
threatens 20 sweep over the country
as. in 1914. The measures Of the
great. the wise and lamenIed Polk
measures which yoti In part authorized
him 20 reconmend and sanction--aFe
in The full tide Of success, and are
bringing peace, plenty and happines'
70 the nation. Will you not stand By
fhem, and paralize the arm ofthe par
y which hassoueht 10 repei them b.
che deluaIVs CRY of 'sno., ariyism. -
I'd, than, Ind io thc work D Our no.
I Sc siandar3 bearer las unfarled oul
dme~honored oolors and Il II tie feld
doing bis duty nobly. Let rs prove
ourselves worthy of out candidate
and Of obr cause
HuyoARr.--Tnel lasf accounfs IRON
Hunea,Y are believed 10 Be- exaRae
rated: h5wever, the fate Of that nobl'
country = noW slmOst desPaired o.
The organizer., 1849-09-29

CoMNo SISTER OF TnE SocTH.-At
a late dinner given by the Virginia
Legislature TO Elwood Fisher, MT.
Gogalez, whom Il is Inferred is a resr
ident Of the Island Of Cuba, toasted
that much.ialked Of Island as "lhe
coming sister ofthe South--the future
gem State Of the Union"
The organizer., 1849-09-29

ST.. PAUL, Minnesota fast grOuC-
ing Town.-A letter written from this
new and fast growing town, dated
June 26th, says:
The population the week before
was 1850, three-fourths Of whom bad
arrived within eight weeks. All the
buildings l59 are wood, and painted
foundations are being laid for stone
buildings
There Is a Catholic church, built of
logs-also the parsonage to the same;
and Methodist church is soon to be
erected. The Episcopalians have
service twice every sabbath in the
school house.
A division Of the Sons of Temper
ance has been organized--a Lodge of
Odd Fellows about to be. The 4th of
July is tobe celebrated in grandstyle.
The Sioux Indians and mosquitoes are
plenty.
The great city Of st. Anthony, so
beautifully displayed upon paper
contained one cabin and new barn
on Friday last. hav'nt been UP there
since, but will go up again in a few
days to report progress.
Our Government appears to under
stand every thing but attending to the
works and interests of the people. II
can fold its arms and see Hungary
blotted from the list Of Nations. il can
dog the brave spirits who seek to aid
republicanism on this hemisphere-it
can leave American citizens TO be
massacred on our frontiers by ruthless
savages, but it can do nothing to pro-
mote the liberty and glory of the Ma
ton. What is the reasonl Is il i'm
becility or wilfulness-is it blindness
or detrimental Policyi California
exists without governments our from
tiers are ravaged for months. aud the
administration Of Zachary Taylor Is
silent and idle. Was it for this thai
the people cast off party bonds a1C
elected him Was it Simply. tC
sweep the offices Of the nation that h,
came into power upon pledges (
serve the people? We had though
differently, but we cannot shut on
eyes to factsAfacts which speak loud
er than pledges. How long mus
this state OF things last Must IL b'
until the people rise again at the bal
lot box in vindication OF their free
doom, their interests and their rights
IN. ~ San. 'a i.i
The organizer., 1849-09-29


THE Ro8ND liutkbHns aAu<ngll-
The swell heads Of 3ha NaEsowhD
have been cutting such fantastic
tricks in blockscing Round klapd and
pronulralinr edielk. Rave cone ~
TIER senses a last. \ Vssssi fdk We
blockade he ogheFday, aba N fhFeatoH
= load Of prorisi01s e. The .balf1m-
ishcd lslandeH, The rsdonhfahls
commander OF the Shameful blookade,
caplnred the vessel altef sbe had
thrown oT her l5ad, but Wheh h & s as
infsnned thdt hOsiobel 4Fhig,iSEss
abontso apfsaLdo che Satss latu5 flsr
inEsTlerssse IA, behalflnf .hilsa1n .ntud
his cpmrades, Randolph reiinquishfd
the vestel end gave On lbe blockade.
Free atcess can nov Be h1d l6 and
from the bland Ail '
The organizer., 1849-09-29

MIssissPPI UEts BRsrTY.--Tho exer-
eises of this Institution were resumed
on the 18th inst. We learn from the
Organiser, Of the. 18th plt., that quite
a number Of new students had arri-
ved up TO that Gate. We wish i
great sucbess.
There arc young men sent out Of
the State 10 be educated, sufficient e
maintain this Institution. State pride
IL there were no other motive should
impel oar citizens 70 send sheif sons
10 our own institution. i Is pleasing
to know, too, that there "a noW every
prospect of this Insiiiuiion being pa
tTonized Just as We could desire and
Of is answering Tie Turposes foI
which IL vasfinfsnded. We shoul'
rejoice ia sfu day when not 3 son 0
Mississippi shoaIi 81 htgond Re i'm
is Of hisSlaie either fora classics
o. scientific educadon.-GTtA. Press
The cotion crop 10 Carroll county 4
e1pecied TO b6 about one hall th'
.-.-..r ..t.rI
The organizer., 1849-09-29
Mr.. Walker.

Some time ago we gavo currency
through these columns 10 a rumOr
which reached us to the effect that
Hon. R. J. Walker had expressed
general concurrence in the positions
of Mr.. Benton's speech relative to the
Wilmot Proviso. Our paragraph was
very generally copied and freely per-
verted and distorted by the wbig
press. Had we at any time been cali
led upon for the source whence the
rumor originated we would have free
ly made it known. Mr.. Walker has
never authorized any statement in
contradiction, that we have seen, and
the following from very reliable
source. seems to confirm the tumOr as
given by US.
X. ]. WALKER AND THE PRovIso.-
" Observer" the Washington corres>
pondent of the Philadelphia Ledger.
says that Mr.. Walker, the late Sec
retary of the Treasury, maintains the
sans position in relation to slavery
beyond the Rio Grande, that he did
in 1914, which is, that slavery can
never 60 beyond that river-hature
as well as the laws-Of Mexico, which
are yet in force on the subject, forbid
ding that slavery should exist there.
[He is of the opinion that southerners
cannot take their slaves to California
or New Mexico, without the slaves
becoming free. He sees no more use
II in applying the Proviso to California
than to Canada, had we acquired Ca
NADIA as we dill California.
This,a we understand it, is precise
lly the position assumed by Mr.. Ben>
ton--that it is all humbug-a goat
shearing," ,"--arnounting to nothing
For our part we are il earnest in OPP
position to any such enactments by
Congress, as unconstitutional and un'
authorized, and insulting TO the south
land we hold that those Who are moi
for us are against us. We shall sent
| this paper marked, to Mr.. Walker
and if he is misreptesented, either by
the rum6r as mentioned by us, or by
the statement there copied, he has a
bundant leisure now to set himself
right, and we hope it nay be tht
means of drawing an argument from
| him on the Southern side Of this ques
ton. The State which has raised hin
10 honor has a right 10 ask as much
Ficksburg Sentinel.
The organizer., 1849-09-29

SECOND GRowTu or FhUIT.-L0uiS-
lana Fruit.-We have specimen of
apples from Thirteen Mile Point. the
farm of J. f. II. Claiborne, Jefferson
Parish, La, equal in size and flavor To
any we have ever met with. The
trees were imported from Normandy,
and exhibit the phenomenon of Produ-
cling two fine crops annually. What
State in the Union can equal this =
NJ o. Delta.
Mississippi can beat It in a
SEo1ND GRowrn OF PHARs.-We
have a specimen Of pears from the
orchard Of Peterfield Jefferson, Esq.,
in the vicinity ofClinton. Kinds coun-
ty, the most extraordinary fruit we
have ever seen. Our readers will re-
member that ia May last, we'thhBked
Mr.. J. for r.some very large and nnu-
sually early pears, measuring 3 = 10
inches, weighing z to s ounces each
and fully ripe. The specimens which
we now have, three on small stem,
are from the same tree, the second crop
fully as large as the other speci>
mems, ripe, mellow, and odoriferous,
The trees were quite foil the second
time. The pears may be seen on our
desk during to day, and we invite our
gardeners & fruit raisers 10 come and
examine the phenomenon. ."-Fioks'
Sentinel. -.
The organizer., 1849-09-29

The coifon crop in Carroll county 4
e1pecied TO b6 about one haif ths
Usual yield.
The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-28
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

| We are indebted to the New York Herald of Sat
urday last for the latest Foreign News, brought by
the Steamship Canada, which arrived at Halifax,
Nova Scotia, on Thursday evening last.
Another great battle had taken place in India, be-
tween the British troops, commanded by Lord Cough
and The Sikh forces. 1t off the left bank of
the river lhelnm, near the spot where Alexander and
Porus fought some two thousand years ago. In the
struggle the British lost 90 officers 800 men killed
and wounded. four guns captured, and number of
colors taken by the enemy. No atteinpts made by
the English press to disguise the fact that the news
from India is of the most disastrous character.
The French government continues to increase In
strength. General tranquility prevails.
The Prince of Canine has been elected President
OF the Republic of Rome. The Pope, after halting
between aBdicaton and soliciting foreign nterven-
ton, has now, it is sad made an application to Aus
tria assist in re-seating him the Papal (tempo-
ria throne and it is confidently stated that Spain
is about to send 10000 men for the same purpose.
/ The New York Herald says:s
~"CoTFoN MARKET. In cotton there IS less business
doing than when the last steamer left and slight
falling off in prices has followed: ihls, however;
did not occur till the last week. The sales continued
large, and prices very firm up to the close OF
market on the I'd inst.
During the week ending March Cd, fair American
cotton not only maintained its ground but was
point higher than when the America sailed. The
sales amounted to 59, ,l7O bales. The disastrous ac-
counts from India, and the news by the Niagara that
there large of the receipts of cotton at
the principal shipping ports in America: over the
corresponding period last year, gave decided check
to the market in the early part Of the last week, and
since them the demand has been contracted to the
supply of the immediate wants of consumers, which
has caused prices to decline quarter of penny
per pound. Fair upands are now quoted 45; Mobile
Orleans 81 Sales for the week ,22e bales.
= Naval Stores were quiet, and were commanding
former prices. The London Money market easy.
The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-28
SPECTATOR, Jr
CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 13, I849.

STEAM Us. WATER PowER. AS the minds of some
Of our citizens have recently been directed to the
comparative value of steam and water power, we
copy the following paragraph from the Philadelphia
North An1eric0n, upon the subject. Philadelphia has
made most remarkable progress in manufactures with
In the last few years. She has now in operation
within the city and suburbs something like five hun
drcd steam engines. Her people are therefore capa-
bic of Judging of the comparative cheaPness of the
two classes of power. The american says
"a water-mill is necessarily located in the coun-
try afar from the cities; the markets and magazines
of labor, upon which it must be dependent in and
for all things. Water appears to very cheaply,
but it always rents for pretty high price; and the
first cost of dams, races, waterwheels, &c. is on
the average quite great that of steam-engine
and e9uipage, and the annual repairs are, at least
equal. No casualty, entailing unexpected expense.
ever need happen to steam-engine; while water
mills always liable to injury or destruction from
foods and the interruption of work from low water
is continual and very expensive draw back. A man
sets down his steam-engine where he peases-that
is, where it is most to his interest plant it, in the
midst of the industry and markets. both for supply
and consumption of great city-where he is sure
Of always having hands him., without loss of
time in seeking for them, and where he can buy his
materials and sell his finished goods without
adding the expense of double transportation. If
in city offering these advantages (Which all cities
more or less do,) there is offered the additional in
ducement of motive power great deal cheaper
than be found elsewhere, that city offers attrac-
toBs to manufacturers which cannot be resisted and
which WILL sooner later. cause them to thronp to
it, making it the headquarters of the manufacturing
interest"