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DEGREES OF SANTA ANNA.

New ORLEANS, May 23-Dates from the city of Mexico
to the 18th instant were received here yesterday by the
arrival of the steamship Texas.
Santa Anna had issued many other arbitrary DEGREES
Legislative authority Of all kinds had been suspended
throughout the republic and the Offices of Governor and
Military Commandant have been united in the same
person.
Another Decree disarmng all private citizens prohi-
biting the possession Of arms powder, any kind Of
munitions and bringing the Telegraph under the control
of the Government, has also been issued
Gen. Lombardni has been promoted to the Generalship
of his division.
Santa Anna has ordered the remains of all soldiers who
fell in the American to be disinterred and placed in
suitable sepulchres and to have the of Generals
Vasques and Leon who killed in the same war; to
be inscribed the banners of the army and that they
be considered having been promoted Generals of Div
sons before their death.
levee has been held Of all the officers and soldiers
who were mutated in the American war; called tn o
Levee OF the Mutlated." Santa Anna made feeling
address in which he told them that their country
forgot them
project for National Bank has also been start
ed based upon Government loan of from eight to twelve
million dollars.
The French Minister has assured the Government that
the new expedition of Count Boubon has been dispersed
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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ExPEorED.-We take the follow
ing extract from Louisville paper and advise the pub
lie to keep their eyes the teegraphic dispatches from
that quarter il they fond Of reading of fearful
cidents:
A. L. SHoTwELL AHEAD-THE EcLiPsE's TINE Thrown M
TO SHADE Much excitement created in the e;ty
about six o'clock last evening" by the that the
A. L. Shotwel had passed Paducah twenty minutes ahead Of
the Ecpses time If this be true, OF which there Il hardly
doubt the Sbotwe will beat the Ecpses time 10 this mort
two hours By despatch from Cairo via St Louis We
learn that the three minutes the Ecpse
time Vicksburg five minutes behind at Mempbis ana na
minutes ahead Of at Cairo IL generally believed that She
will make better in the Ohio than the Eclipse Refs
made last night that she would two hours ahead If
her TO Portland She will be due aboutve o'clock this evening
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CApoN sPRNss.-All persons who have ever en;oved
the nvgoratng mountain air and the delightful baths
of the heathgivng Capon Springs will be grased to
learn by the advertisement in another coumn) that the
Mountain House win be opened in the course Of next
month by an experienced and exoelent manager
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FALSE Harlan article in the London Quarterly Review
says that the imports Of false hair the Continent into
England amounts 70 five annually the black hair coming
from Brittany and the South France the light hair from
Germany,
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w.sH,soroS NAV DC 1884

WASHINGTON, MAY 26, 1853.
Messrs EDrroRs How Is il that we are 80 magnani-
to allow the British Munster to fish in our waters
and almost within gun-shot of capital when Queen
Victoria will not let even the sOpegas Of this country
fish n British watersY QUrRIsr
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NosEeAYA mans knowledge consists in what Lnous
but who knows much about as the genius who wrote
the following knows2
Knows he that never took n p,neh
Nosey, the pleasure thence which rowsi
Knows he the tiulaing 10y
which knows
Oh, noas am proud o thee
AZ mountain Of
gaze on thee and feel the oy
Roman knowsp
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snowden's gain 2l9 The district gave Pierce 761 ma
jority.
Lewis Mckenzie, Whg is elected Delegate to the State
Legislature.
NORFOLK, MAY 27.-At the election held yesterday Dr.
Mckenny, Wing, was elected to the Senate and Dr. NAL
Tory, Whig to the House. Mllson DEM, for Congress,
also received majority, and is doubtless elected.
WHEELING, MAY 27-Steenrod for the Senate has from
200 to 800 majority in this city, and is elected in the
district Messrs Galy and Campbell elected to the
House of Delegates.
HAMPERS FERRY, May 27.-The following are the re-
liable returns for Congress as far as received
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VIRGINIA ELECTION.

The following Telegraphc dispatches contain all
the information that has reached us in regard to
the elections held in Virginia on Thursday last:
ALEXANDRIA, MAY 27.-The following is the vote for
Congress III this district as far as heard from:
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105s 1879 1891


Botelers gain 429. The counties of Morgan Warren,
Page, and Hampshire remain to be heard from, which
gave Pierce LOTT majority Mr.. Faulkner is probably
elected though the friends of Mr. Boeler expect very
heavy gain in the remaining counties
In jefferson county Butler aud Gibson, Wings are
elected to the House Of Delegates, being Wing gain Of
two members.
RICHMOND, MAY 27.-The vote Of this city for Con-
gress is, for Coleman, Wing, 143l, Caske Dem, 92l.
Partial returns from other parts of the district leave
doubt of Caskies reelection 0. P. Baldwin, Wing, is
elected State Senators Anderson and Cowardin to the
House of Delegates.
BALTIMORE, MAY Give have received definite re-
turns from several Congressional districts in Virginia viz
In the first district Bayy Dem reelected without OPP
position Second district Milson, Dem, is elected
Third district Caskie DEM, has 300 majority. Fourth
district, Goode Dem, is elected Fifth district Woot
ton Whig has IT'S majority in Campbell county, the
suit doubtful Sixth district returns. Seventh dis
trct Snowden Whig is $50 ahead and four counties to
hear from the result doubtful Eighth district Faulk-
ner, Dem, is probably chosen. In the ninth, tenth,
twelfth and thirteenth districts there was no opposition
to the Democratic candidates Eleventh district no re
turns The Wings gain several members Of the Legisla
ture. No definite returns for Commissioners of Public
Works-yote generally small
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FROM Ell MONITOR REPUBLIcASo, MEXICO, &c. 1853
We notice with great pleasure that the project Of
structing railroad between this capital and Tacubaya
and other points in the neighborhood will be
menced, under the protection Of Gen. SANTA ANNA who
has always anIOusy desired such improvements i'm
the country.
The perseverance Of Mr. CoSDE LA CoRrIsA and his
fortunate choice of the well known and skul engineer
DON CARLOS BurTERFELD will soon enable us to see this
useful work completed. Without doubt this first win
give rise to new enterprises of similar kind and win
give such an impulse to will place us
upon level with the most Aourshhg nations Of Europe
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FACT Is. TBLEGRAPn-The telegraph has spread far
and wide story originating from the least possible foun
daton that dreadful railroad accident was recenv hut
just escaped the Maine railroad In the New York
papers Of Tuesday evening it is spoken Of as another
Norwak affair The simple fact is that small bridge In
East Kingston several miles from Salmon Falls was dis
covered to be on fire, but put with single bucket Of
water and that at time the train in the least dan
ger When the public mind is painfully alive TO the
subject OF the perls Of travel too carefully
avoid agitatng 1T by false and unfounded rumors.
Boston alias
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The NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE.-It is impossible to
say as yet when the exhibition will open. compare
lively short time would suffice finish the main structure
but several weeks must elapse before be completed
IN all its parts the machinery arranged and put work
ing order the goods entered and prepared for exhibition
This unexpected delay is unfortunate and notifying and
many individuals, both at home and abroad will expe
rence serious disappointment In consequence OF this
delay or for some other reason, Crystal Palace stock
which at one time sold as high 49, was yesterday
down to H. Even in its present state the Palace is an
interesting object Of curiosity and has already attracted
70 the city many visiters.--JomndL Of Commerce
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The subjoined Letter, which we copy from late
Mobile paper, announces the determination of Mr.
BRAGG, who represented that district in the last
Congress, to decline being candidate for reelection
We sincerely regret this determination With that
gentleman we had of course few political afinites
and, we are for our own sake sorry to say, very
limited personal intercourse But what we knew
of him was sufficient to inspire us with esteem for
his character as high-minded and honorable gen
tleman. AS an incident of his public service, the
reader can hardly fail to remember the generous
part which he took as the friend of Vice President
KING, in the controversy which arose in the Senate
towards the close of the late session. in respect to
the circumstances of the ratification of the CLAYTON
Bulwer Treaty
There is one sentence in the Letter of this gen.
tlenan which, when taken in connection with the
recent disclosures of Mr.. VENABLE, Mr.. BAYLY
and other members on the floor Of the House of Re
representatives. as to the mode of transacting public
business in that body cannot fail to produce pain
full impression upon the minds of those readers who
place proper estimate upon the observance Of pro
priety, ORDER and decorum in the National Councils
We could heartily wish that there were no ground
for, the reflections of Mr. B. and other Members Of
the House of Representatives on this subject
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ETTER FROM THE HON. JOHN BRAGG


LowNDEs COUNTY MAY /, 1853.
Ny DEAR SIR: received yesterday yours of the 9th
ultimo nquiring whether under any circumstances,
could be induced to orego my repeatedly expressed de-
termination not to become again candidate for Congress-
have received similar letters from other friends in the
district to all of which have replied, reply
you that is my desire be considered candidate
for reelection.
do not know that is necessary for to assign
ton to considerations arising out of my private affairs
one be better satisfied than am that things
conducted in the House of Representatives,
little suited to that body that body is to
During my brief term Of service in Congress, without
any attempt at display any effort to gain notoriey,
have endeavored faithfully and efficiently discharge my
duty to my constituents Looking, TOO, beyond my i'm
mediate district whenever proper occasion present
ed have been ready to maintain the honor and
nifty of the State and protect the fame and character of
her distinguished That my efforts have been not
altogether unappreciated is evnced by the manifest in
dicaons of public feeling that every where meet me- and
for which, always shall be for the very generous sup
port given me in the last election, l profoundly
grateful.
As observe that the delegations from several counties
in the district to the nominating convention have been
peremptoriy instructed to vote for my snominaon
wthstandng Ihave taken much pains to have it under
stood desired to withdraw from public life perhaps il
would be best have this letter published in the news
papers Very truly, yours, J. BRAGG. .
DANIEL CHANDLER, ESQ.,, Mobile,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-08-03
CHAPTER III.

Our scene is now laid in the deep and dis
NAL forest, some three miles from the spot
where the events of the Indian council were
enacted, az recorded in the last chapter. The
moon has hid her light, and the stars only at
intervals shed their ~twinkling glow on the
dark mass below, for thick and innumerable
avalanches of cloud are flying and fitting
heller and skclter over the broad and limit
loss heavens, ever and anon vivid flashes of
lightning, wreathing themselves in all the
fantastic forms which nature in her Wild
ost offreaks could produce, and accompanied
by low and distant murmurings of thunder
which seemodas ifbut restraining themselves,
n short while, to burst with more fury on
the benighted traveller, could be seen gleam-
ing Mt regular intervals. But why have we
laid q scene so terrible in such an out-of-the-
way place of Gods creation ? Why have we
had the presumption to ask the reader to ac-
company us to that dismal forest ? Bear with
us, we pray, and we will anon try and cx-
plain the why and wherefore we DO SO.
IT'S ten o'clock at night and the lowering
md threatening clouds have not as yet dis.
charged their copious showers, to deluge the
earth, though the lightnings still CLEAN a.
thwart the leaden Overhead" and mourn
full thunders still doloforth their funeral notes
and die away i'm sullen reverberations. Some
five or six miles from the spot at which we
took leave Of the lonely wagon, and it's lug
ubrious occupants, we again see that self
same wagon still slowly plodding its almost
invisible way onward. Seated in the front,
with reins in 6rm grip and with a face
wearing II determination which can not be
shaken, sits Biddy, the Irish girl afore men
toned, peering out with lynx-like eyes into
the gloomy, dark and murky atmospheric
But why is she, a woman, seated at the helm.
n place alone suited to men ? Let's look into
the wagon, again examine its contents with
more scrutiny. Seated on u bed, spread al
the bottom Of the wagon, is the melancholy
wife, holding in her lap the head of her now
intoxicated husband. Seated on the Other
side Of the bed, is the beautiful girl of whom
we have before spoken, with her face covered
IN her hands, and her stifed sobs echoing il
unison with those of the mother, while thu
tears trickled through her fingers and drop
ped on the bottom Of the wagon. The who'll
upshot OF thematter was, that Fannuil, tn,
husband, (whose name we have forgotten be
fore to mention) had in spite of the prayer
and entreaties of both his wife and daughter
and even Irish Biddy, gone to his old prac
tice ofswilling poisonous liquors, and he ha,
carried tito such a degree, here in this unin
habited part of the world, that even the nam
9f" Indians" which Biddy had hitherto use
successfully, was ineffective, and the mapi
inaUence Of the word lost allof it's talismar
% power on hin, and he was uSterly PecarC
]ess of tho safety Of his wife and dauGhte,
ana onty cared 10 satisfy tho ~crayino of n
bcAstly appetite. And in this state We no,
view The hHn-ppt Ii! recall the word ma,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-08-03
Legislation.

The following extract of a letter, from Rev.
P. DoUB, Grand Lecturer of the State, con-
veys the gratifying intelligence of the unan-
unity of our Order, and the concurrence of q
large number of our fellow-citizens outside
of the Temperance Orders, in favor of legisla-
ting for the suppression of the liquor traffic
in North Carolina. Let his suggestions con-
corning the employment of three Lecturers
next year, be pondered, in order that steps
may be taken to enlighten and arouse the
public mind nthis great subject. The Press
and Lecturers must be a~bundantly employed,
and funds raised, to scatter light and knowl-
edge among the masses, to counteract the
misrepresentation and falsehoods of dema-
gogues and evil-minded men. Temperance
men must bestir themselves, if they would
not labor in vain. But to the extract:
81 know of but one Division that is any
way disinclined to legislating on the subject
There may be indiUidual exceptions to this
but, even these .are few and far between
| have, as yet, not met with any opposition
to legislation, publicly or privately.
"a large portion of the community, not il
any way associated with any Temperate,
Society, is in favor of legislation. | believe
that, if proper measures are adopted by th,
friends of the cause, that we shall be able t.
carry the State at the next election.
"All that is necessary to accomplish this
is to have three suitable Lecturers in the field
who shall divide the State equally between
them. Let each attend to his special distric
diligently, and visit every Captains District
and discuss the subject freely and fully
The people aciU listen quietly to any lecture
that will afford them facts and reasons, SUI
fcient to satisfy them that it is both right an
necessary for the good of the community, tina
legislation should be had.
"Most of the congregations which | hay
addressed, have expressed themselves as b.
ing satisfied with the views have presented
Many individuals, who had objections to leg
i~slation, lave declared themselves Statistic
on that point, after hearing my views. Il
deed, some who were ~strenuously opposed b
fore, have affirmed, that they would vote f
no one unless he was in favor Of legislation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-08-03
European Affairs.

The belligerent state of affairs between
Turkey and Russia, at the present time,
renders those countries objects Of peculiar
interest. The historical reader will remem-
Der, that by the articles of a secret treaty
entered into between Napoleon and Alexae-
der at Tilsit, July 7th, 1907, it was agreed
that Russia should take possession of Turkey
in Europe, and pursue her conquest in Asia.
as far as she saw fit It was also made part
Of the same ~arfangment that Russia should
assist France in obtaining possession of E.
gypt, the Island of Malta, and the fortress of
Gibraltar; and all other vessels exceptFrench,
Russian, Spanish and Italian, were to be
excluded from the Mediterranean
Napoleon afterwards showed an evident
disinclination to aid Russia and, in fact,
rather turned q cold shoulder to hersand it
is not improbable, but that in this GOODNESS,
originated the cause which led Russia to
lend her aid to England, and to finally
compass his overthrow.
In DR.. O'Meara's works, published some
thirty years since, entitled "A Voice from
St. Helena the following is given as Napo-
Icons prediction, uttered shortly before his
death, respcctingth the ultimate fate Of Turkey:
In the course of a few years Russia will
have Constantinople, the greatest part of
Turkey and all Greece. This l hold to be
as certain as if it had already taken place
Almost ali the cajoling and fattering which
Alexander practised towards me, was to
-I~o;o 49, opcop IN offaaE fhiS oh1oo+
would notconsent, seeing that the equilibrium
of Europe would be destroyed. In the
natural course of things Turkey must fall t.
Russia. The greater part OF her population
arc Greeks, who you may say are Russians
, The Powers it would iniure, and who coul'
oppose it, are England, France, Prussia, IN,
Austria. Now, as to Austria, it will b
very easy for Russia to engage her assistanc
! by giving her Servia and other province
bordering upon the Austrian dominions
: reaching near to Corstsntinople. The onl
r hypothesis, that France and England ma
, ever be allied with sincerity, will be in orde
to prevent this. But even this allianc
would not avail France, England and Prussi
united cannot prevent it. Russia and Au
> tria can at any time effect it.
Here it will be seen, that Napoleon az
United a cause for disaffection with tn
e Russian Emperor, and with almost prophet
ken, pointed out tho exact position that tt
powers of Europe now occupy. The last i
a telligencc from Europe shows that Austria
not disposed to look on quietly while Russ
q is swallowing Turkey, and perhaps will uni
with England and France, until the bride
which Napoleon speaks is held out to her.
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fro BE CONTINUED

DANIEL WEBsTER.-It certainly must be
gratifyingto our readers to know thatthis GREAT
man held in high estimation that movement
among his countrymen which looks to the ex-
tirpatlon of liquor selling and liquor drinking.
From a letter written by him, and but recent
~ published, we make the following extract.
There can be no question that the Temper
ance movement in the United States has done
infinite good. The moralinfuence of the Tenn
perance associations has been everywhere felt.
and always with beneficial results. Tn some
cases, it IS true, the Temperance measures
have been carried to excess, where they evoked
Legislative penalties, and sought to enforce the
virtue OF Temperance by the power of the law.
To 4 certain extent, this no doubt. is iusti6ahle
and useful; but it is the conscientious dutv
which it teaches, to abstain from intoxicating
draughts. such as are hurtful both to mind and
body, which are the great agents for the refor.
nation of manners in this respect.
Your Order is quite right in connecting be.
nevolence and charity with Temperance
They may well go hand-in-hand. He whose
faculties are never debauched or stupefed
whose mind is always active and alert, and who
p~ractiSes self-denial, is naturally drawn to-
slider the deserving objects whicLa are abouthim
that may be poor, or sick, or diseased.
Love, Purity and Fidelity arc considered
Christian virtues; and | hope that those ban
ners' which bear these words for their motto.
may rise higher and higher, and float more ant
more widely through this and all other coun
tries