The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-10-13


ed. A formidable revolution had broken
out in the province of Gaudalajara, but we
are not advised as to its origin or objects.
Reports were rife of another fillibustering
invasion of Sonora from California. Con-
gress met at Puebla on the l4th, in what is
called the preparatory session; forty-fve
members present. The regular session
was to open on the 10th, with great cere-
monies; the new order of things, inaugura-
ted by the new constitution, going into
operation on that day. .....
HANDSOME PRESENT FROM PRESIDENT
BUcHANAN.-The Norfolk Day Book says:
A magnificent gold pocket chronometer
and chain, has been forwarded to Sam'l T.
Sawyer. Esq, collector for this port, by
James Buchanan, President of the United
States, to be presented to that noble vet
eran of old Ocean, Capt. A. johnson, of
the Norwegian barque Ellen, who SO gal
lantly went to the rescue of the passengers
of the Central America. 5.sz= III
to be one of the best the world can pro-
duce, and coming as present from such a
source as the President of the U. States,
must make an indelible impression upon
the mind of future generations of the heroic
behavior Of Capt. Johnson OF, that perilous
occasion. It is supposed that its cost could
not have been less than $780, a j L
THE LOVE OF GOLD.-This master pas
sion was terribly illustrated in the late Cen
trail America disaster. One of the survi-
vars says, .savaral poor fellows wont to tho
bottom with rolls of stolen gold around
tn cir waist :" In another place he re-
marks. Il believe-I sorrow to say that
NJ and some of his friends went below
to play, and that they went into the pres
ence of their Maker with cards i'll their
hands !"
WILL INDIA BE RE- CoNouEREp By THE
BRITISH I'm answer to this Inquiry, a
foreign CORRESPONDENT Of the; New York
Times writes: ... .., -
'India will never be re- conquered by
British arms. The war will be carried on
for time, say two or three years, with vary
ing success, but without decisive result.
The necessarily enormous increase of taxa
ton, together with the drain of men and
forced enrolment of the militia, will, after
awhile, raise an opposition at home as pow
erful as the now prevailing thirst for VEN
geance. The Government and army in
India will then be lily supported. The
pro- India party. already existing among
British residents in India, though now
weighed down by the humiliating feroci-
ties ofthe Sepoys, thenurslings of company's
civilizing care, will soon be raised again by
the worst barbarities in contemplation by
European vengeance. They will be joined
by the European resideats of other nations,
who are all opposed to British misrule, and
by the daily increasing number of all who
are oppressed by the INSCRIPTIONS tyranny
of the East Indian G overnmealti On the
first sign of weakness on the part of the
Government, this party will openly espouse
the cause of the natives. The hostilities
will then assume the character of a civil
war, which cannot; daresnot, last. It wall
be ended by compromise, the nature of
which will depend in a great measure upon
the momentary strategical positions of the
two armies, but which will destroy forever
the rule of the British Government in India
Englishmen will then, for the time, CO.
operate and assimilate with the natives in a
community of interests, and on q footing of
something like equality. The real conquest
of India by the English race will then begin.
But India will never be re-conquered by
English arms. - 4-ar.I ~
WESTERN N. c. RAIL RoAD.-A large
quantity of Iron has arrived at this place
for this Road We have not learned how
soon the Company will begin to lay the
Iron down, but presume it will not be long
A large number of sills have been delivered
along the line. Salisbury Herald.
DIAMOND Cur DIAMoND.-A couple of
patent safe sharpers got hold of supposed
green-horn yesterday, near one of the hotels,
whom they found to be so extraordinarily
verdant that caution on their part was
entirely laid aside. Greeny was ready
enough to 60 it blind on their "safe," but
his wife had all his money and he wanted
a good pretext to git it out of her. So he
borrowed a gold watch of the sharpers. in
order to show to his wife as desired
,urch co anforod tho bo.,J oto.,-.. ! -.