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RAILROApL,NEs.

1850 FOR NEW YoR,K,.THE oAMpEN
1OOIs and Amooy and Philadelphia and Tren-
New York and Way Places.
FROM WALNUT STREET WHARF.
Az $50 A. M via Camden and Amboy Accom-. ,e29S
AZ A. NJ, via Cam. and Jersey City Rx. Nah. d. 800
AYR NJ, via Camden and Amboy Express. -. 400
Az 7. M for Amboy and Intermediate stations.
AT 6S0 and 8 A. Nj. and p NJ, for Freehold.
non,s As a a. = M AN and n p NJ for Long Branch and
AT and 10 A. M, IL NJ, 2, $50, and 4sO P. M. for
1880 2. NJ for BOrdentcwn, Florence, Burlington
Beverly, and Delanco. -
AZ o'sO @ and 10 A. M, - M, sse, 90. g. and lLSo
The i 60 ?. N Line ! leaves Market Street Ferry.
FROM KENsNaToN DEPoT
ana ARgU trss,s a M 80 $50 and r for Trenton
AZ !'sO A. M, $40 and P. N. for Worthwhile and
ana ,GxS a, NJ and aso. g. and P. M for
AT zS0 and 1ONs 4. M, $50, 4 g. and P. NJ, for
sinoming, 'Bridesburg, and Frankford, and at $50
p. M. for Holmesburg and intermediates stationH
FROM WEST PHILADELPHIA DEPOT.
Via Connecting Railway.
New York Express Lines via Jersey City. Fare,
At 11So P. NJ, Emigrant Line. Fare, g.
AZ =, gsO and IL A M, 19O 4, sH5, and IL P. NJ,
AZ 7, $50, and IL A. M, T. e'45. and 19 p NJ. for
a. ~ a m. NNlBubI IOr mOrrlBVllle, TulVtGWn,
Schencks, Eddington, Cornwells Torresdale,
holmesburg, Tacony, Wissinoming, Bridesburg, and
! The $50 A. NJ, ed5 and IL p M. Lines will run
daily. All others, Sundays excepted
| BELVIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD LINES
- FROM KBNsINGToN DEPOT.
AT 73O A. M. for Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Dunkirk,
Elmifa Ithaca Owego, Rochester, Binghamton, Os-
wego, syracuse, Great Bend, Montrose Wilkesbarre
scranton, Stroudsburg, Water Gap, Schooleys Noun
| tain, etc.
A, TiSO A. M. and $50 p. NJ for Belvidere, Easton
LambeTtvine, Flemington, etc. The $50 p. M. Line
connects direct with the train leaving Easton for
hauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, etc.
| At IL A. M. from West Philadelphia Depot and 8
| r. M from Kensington Depot, for Lambertvtlle and
intermediate stations
CAMDEN AND BURLINGTON COUNTY AND
PEMBERTON AND HIGHTSTOWN RAIL-
| ROADS.
| FROM MARKET STREET FERRY (UPPRR smRl
AZ and 10 A NJ, /, 2l6, $3.50, and $50 p NJ, and
on Thursday and Saturday nights at II 80 p M, for
Merchantville, Moorestown, Hartford Masonville
Hainesport, and Mount Holly.
AT A. NJ, 215 and $50 r M. for Lamberton and
Mediord.
AS and 10 A. NJ, l. $50, and s p. NJ, for
Smithvile, Evansville, vncentown Birmingham,
At 10 A. NJ, for Lewistown wrightstown. Cooks
town, New Egypt, and YOUNGSTOWN
| At A. NJ, and 3'30 p. NJ, for Lewistown.
| Wrightstown, CookstOwn, New Egypt, HOrners-
town, Cream Ridge, Imlaystown, Sharon, and Hights-
town. WILLIAM II. 6ATZMER, Agent
| A
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PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAILROAD
WINTER TIME TABLE.
ON and after MONDAY, Nov. 10, 1869, the Trains
on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad will run as
follows from Pennsylvania Railroad Depot West
Philadephia:- WESTWARD.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Philadelphia. ........ 9s5 ?. n.
WIliamspOrt ....... T40 A M.
arrives at Erie. ............ $50 p. M.
ERIE EXPRESS leaves Philadelphia. -. IL 40 A. M.
WilliamBport 90. 300 p. M.
arrives at Erie ........ 1000 A M.
EIMTRA MAIL leaves Philadelphia ... T10 A. M.
WiHiamsport 80. 800 p. M.
arrives at Lock Haven. ;. 52O T. n.
EASTWARD.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Erie ............... g. 40A. M.
Williamsport. 800. 925 p. M.
arrives at Philadelphia. -. $40 A. M.
ERIE EXPRESS leaves Erie ............ 400 p. M.
Wilamgport. ..... $50 A. M.
arrives at Philadelphia. 124o 2. M.
EIMIRA MAIL leaves Lock Haven. 500 A. M.
Williamsport. ..... 9A5 A. M.
arrives at Philadelphia. $50 P. M.
BUFFALO EXP. leaves Williamsport. 1925 A. M.
Harrisburg. ..... $40 A M.
arrives at Philadelphia. e25 A. M.
Express East connects at Cory, Mall Fast at Gerry
and Irvineton Express West at Hvineton, with
trains of Oh Greek and Allegheny River Railroad.
ALFRED L. TYLER. General SUPERINTENDENT
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WINTER ARRANGEMENT.


WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Takes effect November o. 1869.
Fourteen daily trains leave Passenger Depot corner
BERKs and AMERICAN Streets, sundays ex-
At 500 A. M Express) for Bethlehem, Allentown,
Magch Chunk, hazleton, Williamsport, Wilkesbarre,
connection with the ERIE RAILWAY for Bufralo,
Niagara Falls, Rochester, Cleveland, Chicago, San
3 A. NJ al Spres Sns 81 e oe rason
Allentown, Mauch Chunk, Wilkesbarre, Pttston,
Scranton and points ION on via Lehigh Valley Railroad
AT 145 P. M. Express, for Bethlehem, Easton,
Maueh Chunk, wnkesbarre, Pttston, Scranton and
AtS00 P. N for Bethlehem, EastOn. Allentown.
and Mauch Chunk.
For Doylestown at s45 A. NJ, 245 and 415P PM
For Fort Washington at 7sO and 1O45 A. NJ, and
11'30P. NJ.
For Arlington al at ldS ~ ! SO, and SPIN.
Fifth and Sixth Streets, Second and Third Streets
and Union City Passenger Railways run to the new
TRAINS ARRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA.
From Bethlehem at Q A. M, 21b, 49e, and s25 PM.
From Lansdae at T30 A. M.
From Fort Washington at 9'25, 1925 A. NJ, and
From Abingdon at 2S5, 645, and 92OP.M
ON SUNDAYS
Philadelphia for Bethlehem at go A. NJ.
Philadelphia for Doylestown at p. M
DOylestown for Philadelphia at 100 A. M.
Bethlehem for Philadelphia ats P. M
Tickets sold and Baggage checked through at
Mann's North Pennsyivania Baggage Express
Ohlce, NJ. 106 s. FIFTH Street
II / ELLIS CLARK, Agent
w EST JERSEY RAILR DADS.
w FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
COMMENCING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 81 1859.
Leave Philadelphia, foot OF Market street upper
SIb a NJ, Mail, for Bridgeton, Salem, Mflville,
vineland, Swedesboro and all intermediate sta
tiOns.
sIb p. NJ, Man, for Cape May, Mlville, vlneland,
and way stations below Glassboro
$50 p. M, Passenger for Brdgeton, Salem, Swedes-
boro, and all intermediate stations
$40 p. NJ, Woodbury. and Gassboro accommoda-
Freight train for al stations leaves Camden daily,
at IL O'clock, noon. Freight received In Phlade-
phia at second covered wharf below Walnut street.
Freight delivery at No. 22S South DELAWARE
Avenue.
Communication tickets at reduced rates between
Philadelphia and all stations.
EATRA TRAIN FOR CAPE MAY.
(sATURDAYs OELY.)
Leave Philadelphia, S1b A. M.
Leave Cape May, 40 p. M.
WM j. SEWELIL superintendent
SepfAmher 1s, 1869 30
LEXANDE g. CATTELL& co
"A PRODUOE COMMISSION MRROHANTH.
No ~ koRTh WHARvES
No n NORTH WATER sTRKEF.
PAnADELPHIA, o.xl.s aM
aErWaD0
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PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, AND NC
i kISTOWN RAILROAD.

PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, AND NOR
hIsToWN RAILROAD.
TIME TABLE,
On and after MONDAY, Nov. 22, 1869.
FOR GERMANTOWN
Leave Philadelphia at 6, Z, 8, 9e6 10, II, 10 A. M,
l. L"A, 8Sl, 4O5 45, 5%, 9, 81, T. s, 920 TO- II, II
Leave Germantown at G. 6-55, TX, 8, $40, Q, 10,
1870, y A. NJ, 2, 8, $780, AZ 8, 81, G, 81, g. 10,
The $40 down train and 81 and 81 up trains will
not stop on the Germantown Branch.
On SUNDAYS.
Leave Phlladelphia al 915 A. M, 2 4O5 7, and 10I
Leave Germantown at s15 A. NJ, l, 8, 6, and OK
PM
Chestnut HILL RAILROAD.
Leave Phla6einha at g. s, 10, IL A. NJ, 2, 81, 6s
Leave Chestnut Hill at 71O, 8, $40, 11,4O A. M 14O.
81, $40, Gao, $40, ana 1910 p. NJ.
ON SUNDAYS
Leave Philadelphia at 915 A. NJ, 2 and 7 p M
Leave Chestnut Hill at 7tO A. NJ, 1910, $40, and
ToR CoNsHoHoCKEN AND NoRRIsTowN.
3, 4, ~, 81, 6A4, sos, 1905, and 114 p. M.
Leave N0r-istown at $40 6'25 Z, tx, $50, and IL
A. M, II, 1h, 6h, 8, San, and ~ p M
at Mogees, Potts Landing Domino, or schurs lane
The T. NJ. train from Philadelphia will stop only
at School lane, Manayunk, and Conshohocken.
ON SUNDAYS.
Leave Philadelphia at A. NJ, 26, a. and IL p NJ
FOR MANAYUNK.
Leave Philadelphia at ~, 9, and II O6 A. NJ, IL,
Leave Manayunk at 61O, $685. ~, s1O, 92O, and
11h A. NJ p Sh' 8, 6S Ss ssIIS6aTs S,S9 a3a 10 P M
Leave pbtIadelpSia s at sSEDMls; 4 M Sx and ~
-"'' 1-' PLYMoUTH ii r RAILRoh8 i anu ~ l. ~'
Leave Leave PlImde4S PPhliladelPhs a.. at " A. NJ ~ PM
W. S. Wilson, General superintendent,
Depot, NINTH and GREEN Streets.
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RAILROApLINEa.

ID EADISq RAIIROAD.-GREAT TRUNK LINE
HI from Philadelphia TO the interior OF Pennsyl-
vanla, the Sohuylkill, Susquehanna, Cumberland,
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Bank street. Successors to John b. Myers Go.

FIRST SPRING SALE OF CARPETINGS, ETC
On Friday Morning,
February at IL O'clock four months credit about
200 pieces of popular makes of carpetngs embracing
extra heavy double damask woollen Venetians extra
heavy patterns allwoo ngrans extra worsted
and wool ngrans; 3inch twilled English hemp carpet;
superior quality cottage and rag carpets. 81 St
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4 @e ctE@ New York under ne m name o{ Ge$e9n
- u Thu day dissolved by uputugS AOnsen ~ n C0hu
retiring from the nrm. All dcbs VIII be settled and quL
dated by Gerson, who win continue the business at %
Franklin street, New York, j. GERSON,
Nnw fOhK, Jan. 20. lSfO. g. &.N.COHN.
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ORIGINAL PORTRAITS POPE Pfus TX, GALILE0
~ Classic Costumes, Fabrics finest Looms Of Asia Anti
Quarian Manuscripts, Books Mca ypss genealogical
Charts of Human Races. uTHSBhiS building, Broadway,
cornur Thirteenth street. Studios " ict.
, 1870-09-20
EorcfbIc Annc10ttotas JtaAtitleu.

To The Editor ef Tie Chicago Tribune:
at mas become the rcyolutontsts of 1873 10
sae g EeGs &c sPo q
congue1ing armies, but such Is not the imMonly-
acctp,cn method, among Aac.iean Republicans,
e dealing t xtta provinces aud i'eoples--e"'ea"
Humph! How about the Territory OF Ne,o
Nt1ioo, How about French LOUISE
ana: How. even. nbou. -ilnsld ? Did
ns a,e.:ss Ss* asas s;:o & Jf 5S %
;.own tho vcndcr, and knelt upon his breast.
i, order to make him seIl) lisc Inorganic
NATTER" bJ The ''G1eat sad glnrious tepab-
lic:~ Did the French I.oui1anians express
any similar desire: not to speak q: the hand
fui OF Alaskiars. The fa,t is, treating PROV
a. inorganic matter, is erac!:y The commonly
accepted method among :inerican Rtgu1llcans,
wEo are as narru1- minded As tho british ia
tlis, that they will always be unable to see
how they look unto others.
But apart from that, 1t ought, By this time,
to to known that the Hanoya.1lns, Sshles"1g-
I1oleteinecs, etc., who, four brief ye1fs ago.
we're treated as inorganic matter, as you wonld
call it, are unT AZ enthusiastic Germans As
any. aud thankful fer their having beea treat
| Cd thus. The reaeon ia this, that blood is
| thicker than water. The Inhabitants Of Alsace
! and that small portion OF Lorraine which
Germany intends to take buck ia her rf5h.tul
possession, which she LA. been robbed Of By
french hjghwaymen, are bzi2ful Of German
blood, quite an organic n:dttr, which Will toll,
| and within ten years much uoEe easily male
them good Germans than two GESTURES oi
French oppression have made them counter.
felt FIerchmen.
suppose, Mr.. Editor, yc1 had sou VII:
had been abducted by band Of robbars. ant
had, by lis staying with them. heeome ln
Lued viii, aome OF their evil ways, would you
when ab!e to force him out Of the company q
tho robbers, refrain from doing 90. because
forsooth, be bad come to like lis fellow ruf
fans?
The Germans of Alsace and Lorrains wer
fo,cibly abducted from Germany. II Ger
many now should fail to reclaim them for fea
lapdoodlelou, she would DO recreant to
-scred duty vi ich t.ue Justice imposes upo
her, A REyoLuT1oS1sT OF 1o3S.
, 1870-09-20

Andrew johnson has made a speech ir
Tennessee, in which lie denounces the
Democratic State Convention of that State,
ior having adopted a resolution reaflirn1-
ing the doctrine uf secession and nuusica-
t;on. The Democratic State Convention
Of Illinois adopted the same resolution,
Int III onother fotm of language. Ous
Illinois Democracy had no. the courage to
reassclt that the States we're sovereign,
and could not he coercea, aud tlst IN inva-
sion of their reserved rights destroyed tho
'tonginal compact and each of tie States
resumed its original sovereignty. That is
the Democratic doctrine, but our Illinois
Democrats wero cautious. aud they asserted
the same thing by denouucing the Repub!i-
can party Tor having destroyed legitimate
| rights Of tho State by the use of arms in
| compelling them to submit to the authority
of the National Union, after they had for
mally seeded and had declared their peo.
! pie released from all allegiance to The
United States, The Democrats of Illinois
agree in doctrine with the Democrats oi
Tennessee, but they express their senti
lnents in different mode. The on a.
, 1870-09-20

o':tc;n il hy force, frnu1, OF bribery, lie
$50 Knows that they dill t,o want il, but
tint Eu$sia WIS anxious 10 Sell 1t, as sue
Ind Io .::,e FOR it. The treaty Of purchase
hnn: fire in tho Senate Cor d whole year,
ed w:s 1ioellY ratilied only because it was
,lossLt sanwisc and iu,politic to oaend
tic great Rns>ian Empire which haa neen
our warm friend during tho rebellion:
There wero not FOO civilized people in all
Alaska when it came into our hands, and;
most of these were seal and fur traaers,
who returned to Hussia Immediately there
::fter. The American people would gladly
have saved tho 5000, ,00n in gold paid for
That arctic region, if Russia had consented
10 keep it.
Does this acquisition bear any similarity
to the mode whereby ptussn proposes to
tnrn over Alsaco aud Lorraine 10 Baden
and Bavaria. against the will OF the people
thci-yf, against their utmost resistance,
: d asainst the protest aud resistance u
ii. TRANCE? There arc nearly three mill
;o,:. of pcxnlc in these two French PROV
inc $. Shonld their wishes not be con-
suited in some degree? Or, are the men
sr.;a;,.c nattcr?"
VIC do not overlook or undcrvatue the
force Of the argument, fron German
standpoint. tlat Franco, having made I'M
provoked war on Prussia aud marched an
army on her frontier for the express pur-
pose of selling and nunexing the German.
Rhine provinces, should not now comp!ai;,
il prussia pays her back il her own eoiu.
We a.l,ait there is q great deal OF human
nature III s:,ch retaliation. The force Of
this view Of the question is felt by all the
neutral powers, and is admitted by
the present Republican Government of
France to be strong point against them.
But they plead in bar, that the French
RfTub1c did not inherit the q,,arrcls of the
S:poleon'c dynasty, and ought not to be
held responsible for the acts Of the Impe-
rial Government. which no longer exists.
Must not all Americans desire to see the
Republic Of France treated more leniently
| and generously, in this day of their distress
md agony. than they would despotic
government: A fellow feeling mikes all
Republicans throughout tile world SYM
| rathize with and wish each other 1appi-
cess, peace, and prosperity. Therefore,
ii! nati,s-born Americans, ut least, hope
lint the Republicans of France will get ont
Of their present tribulation without extreme
humiliation, mortal injury, or destruction.
, 1870-09-20

1900 in number, and after al theae como tho
volunteers. Numbering 100000. OF course
such returns are liable 10 deduction, but not
more 10 in this case than in others, and az far
as regards the numerical strength Of our land
cient to assure US. It will be seen. however,
that this force is broken up into three great
tlisislons-rotired soldiers Of the limo militia,
only occasionally embodied; anu volunteers,
with less training even than the militia and
still less organization. It is clear thero Should
be combination Or fusion Of such clements
on eomo principle or other, SO AZ to make out
Of these distoined reserves u real home army,
or army of Great Britoiu.
, 1870-09-20

serts secession as Il Legitimate right of
poyc-c:su STATES; tho other dcnouneos the
hcpul,lican 1's1rpatiou which, by force Of
arms, overthrow this Legitimate right
Substantially, both platforms agree.
Andrew johnson, much as he hates
the Republican party, refuses to
swallow this secession doctrine. Bnt we
Flnve a General Anderson in this State
who is not troubled on that score; hs he-
)ievcs in The pure Democracy rs 1t existed
before the Republican party intcrferca
with it, and before that party invadcd the i,
Southern States to reduce the people to
obedience to the lava of government
they had renowned; !; aud as our Democrats
ire just now running Anderson, and not
Andy johnson, they care very little for the
opinions OF the latter, no n1atter how true
thew NAV be-
, 1870-09-20

The Philadelphia N0rM -dnlcrlcan, i'll
discussing tile various proposed schemes
10 enlarge the facilities for moving grain
by water, from the lakes to the coast, says:
"Tne Western CITIES arc diyi1ed In their
opiutcns, While lu1a1u urites With Chicago IN de-
s,r,nx to nave the United States buy and enlarge
tnr E1ir Cehsl nj cost Of siG0 s69 0o9 trhr port
Philadelphia aud Baltimore, through: Its harbot,
opposes Etauling nainuol aid TO the Niagara
cincinnati and Ncw O.leus, arr equally hus1lfc,
their GTn bns1ness-@
There is slight mistake in this matter.
Chicago does not unite witt, BuHalo in de-
:,iring that the government should pur-
chase and enlarge the Erie Canal at a cost
Of S1o0, 900, 400. On the contrary, CHI
cago is opposed to any expenditure for that,
Or any other, canal. There is a large ring
formed to sell canals which have long since
ceased to pay the cost Of keeping them in
repair, to the United States. The sale of
the Eric and other New York canals is one
;ol. the sale Of canal in Wisconsin, and
sAe III Indiana, are other jobs. The Uni
ted States have already bran sw' '1dted into
eu appropriation for the louisville Caual.
! FOR which there is about us much further
Use as there is for the old Cumberland
| Load. LII the last River and Harbor
lii. there was m appropriation
for improving the navigation Of
TINT part Of the Schuylkill Ni:es
,:hich runs through Philnde'.,hia, and. it
may have become Il law. Against all these
expenditures which are mere prete1ts to
depletc the Treasury and 10 keep mp taxes,
aud to discriminate between localities, the
people Of the West protest. We wait the
government to let us cxpena our money
for ourselves take of The taxes which nrs
consuming our substance, Gud We will bulld
our own roads. Take of The taxes which
donble tie cost of transportation. and OUT
products will find routes to market without
| the Intervention Of the gorarn1aent, Re
t:Ncc the cost OF bail1ing roads, digging
canals: building cars and l'oats, and private
enterprise will furnish :hc facilities wlicl
!. production may nc:d. All that com
, ,.erce ard production want of th
, | government is to be let alone
The producer asks the government TO
. | ITO sihe1 favor than that it will remove al
he toll gates it has erected on the road +
market, ard that it will permit hin, to bu
ad sell in Il market of his ovn selection
{ lie asks tic government for the liberty t
: eli his products to the man who will Civ
: Linn The uost in exchange for them. Fl
); wants line tax taken off his wagon, and /:
c Eorfc-shocs, and of the raj! track, aud tb
l. steamboat, and the cunalboat, except {
:. course such taxes Ms nrc collected l,y til
ri government Tor its own Uses. In short,
= culy asks to be free, and lc will find all tt
&c facilities for getting to market that he ma
Il [
, 1870-09-20
FOECI6LE AUHEfATIOr,

4 Kcrolutionist of 1sls," IN letter
.},cNAc1c inserted. undertakes TO justify
t,.c conquest md forcib1c annexation of
A,.acc aud Lorraine. from the American
standpoint, ls citing the preccdents OF the
ACQUISITION OF Louisiana, New Mexico, aud
Ale>l:a. These are far-fctched cases, and
will hardly Stand the test of scrutiny.
Ti-e, as 20 Louisiana: it was not cna-
.;r.:rtl and iorcihly annexed by our gov
t:i.'".., france, to whom it belonged.
It'd il to the United States for t-enty
,Hl;"ns ns t!cllcTi in gald. Il WAS feeble
t.!'.4. ii few thousand inhabitants,
wl.;el: France was unable to hold or protect
nc.;.:>: the British. who dominated the seas
w:.ll ::lcir overwhelming nary. Had it
l.us i".rn transferred to this repnb-
liz the British, wo:ll1 have soon
t-s,.si:, They weze. preparing IN expedi-
ii: for that purpc:e at the very time it
VT, :s.usferrct! to :!c Protection OF onr
T. =, l:;.r. :.f1er we hnd possession of it
fl ,.,e-a; yc.'rs, the British made most
f.r,,.:,l,9,.e effort to w7est it from us. The
F:rs.cl people Of Louisiauu were repub-
licat'e. and ,nest gladly became American
citizens. a,.l warmly rctitiuned the Em'
c...r to iianssc7 tier colony to ths
t',.it..l S;at"s. as :hey we're living in 1rcai
If ge:'1s swallowed by the British. They
s'-pa--.rea IL become part of the Auaezi
t:.l. Ee;utlic. After the treaty of cessio1
wa> l1.>cla;mc1: the french people Of Nev
Orleans illuminated their city in honor O
a.
I.h!..e anre2stiun.
Il. .eya'l 10 New Mexico. our CORE
+, ,on,ienl ought TO know that i, -sas 3,ur
r7.>,,l and aot conquered FROM Mexico
T:s- Au.e1icars went to war with Mcxic,
nj" 1T Tic boundary Of Texas, aud, alte
gaining that point, made treaty of peace
wlrrein they bought large district q
wi.,!,1ncs:' country, Tor which. inclad'n
IL. subsequent Arizona purchase, tho
raid something like thirty-iive millions {
dollars. New Mexico WIS embraced
tLc:e purchases, and tue Mexican Govor:
.l.cnt was glad to gel rid Of New Me1ic
which it was out Of their power to prote
f.u1u the ravaErs of the 1nurderous c
1aanslc Indians; and the handful Of pc
NE of that Territory were wholly unable
1lotect themselves, and were rejoiced ct t
transfer to powerful nation, able a
willing to defend them. We C
pesce;ve not the slightest analogy bctwe
tie purchase OF New Mexico, under the
circumstances, aud the conquest and for
lie annexation Of two populous md CT
tented French provinces to Baden a
Ravaria-for there is in existence 10 G
7''an empire, kingdom, or republic
which they can be attached. Our cor
spondent refers to the acquisition
Alaska. Hat he well knows TINT the Am
ican people did not conquer Alaska, l