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WTO WJjjJjj Y o o Kr A TO 0 MAT, VOLUME XXXVIII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1847. NUMBER 2. iTULISIir'.D I'.VKItV UI'.llM'.jllAY MOIiNl.Vi, SY WILLIAM B. THRALL. Office hi tho Journal Building, south-east corner of llili street anil biignr alley. T KRMrt: TitliKr. TIoi.i.atis pf.lt akntm, which may bo discharged by the pivineiit of Twu Dnt.l.Alls in nilv.iriro.niul free of JOHiajiC, Or Kl 1IT e'lll.e;r HI ui i "ri- i.i-'i". The Journal is also published Itaily nnd Tri-Weekly during the year j I tally, per milium. $1 ; Tri-Weekly. Jjf i. U t:iNKMIA.Y KVllNINC, September I, 1H17, Our Jiditoriul llrethrun. Wo are no stoic, that we should he unmoved by the opinions ot' our contemporaries ; and we make no pretensions to that philosophy which would render us insensible to tlio favorable regard of those whoso good opinions we would cherish next to the approval of our town conscience. Within the last few weeks wc have Received many kindly and approving expressions from our nreiiiren ot we wnio press; mr wnicn tney nave our most grateful acknowledgements. Wo may he paidoiied tlio apparent vanity of copying from the Cincinnati Uazctteuf yesterday, what may be taken as a sample of similar expressions to which wo huvo nl-lusiou, because, not only of the Haltering terms used toward our humble efforts, but more especially on ac-count of the sngtfrsiion with which it closes ; a sug-gesl ion pardon our saying it which lays very near mr waistcoat pocket ! Thu Gazette says : The Ohio State- Journal, since the completion of the telegraph to Columbus, has been published daily. It ia conducted with marked ability and decorum under tlio supervision of Mr. Thrall, and justly enjoy a the "mlidencc of the Whig of the Stale. The cnminer- ! interest of Cululilbus, wo trust, utanda by it stead- F hilt upon the subject (for wo do not often in-ige in our own personal matters) wo may say that j are daily receiving, through channel other than ieudly newspaper notices, the most cheering evi- .ence of the confidence of the indomitable Whigs of )hio. It shall he our ambition to deserve and retain continuance of that confidence. And in view of mr i.irlmiiii. nl llwi .,. :.llt i ne r.. -ed eroeri,.,. nf Vp',, P 11(10 w'ln electricity in gathering nnd diffusing e latest intelligence, wo confidently appeal to the public, and especially to the Whigs oi tbu fatute, to istain our enterprise by a liberal patronage. The Lebanon .liccting Wc noticed brielly in our paper of yesterday, the iroceediiig of the people of Warren and the adjoin-ng counties, assembled in Convention on Saturday Inst. The official account of Hint meeting has not yet mine to hand; but enough id known ol it to show ouclusively that I hero ia a spirit abroad among the people, which is not to be awed into silence by Kxe- ulivo trow in, nor made to quail before Kxeeutive tower. We have thy resolutions adopted at (hat meeting, as given by the Cincinnati Atlas, whose I'M !y Tfltraj'h, fur tlio ;hio Stale Journal. -LATER I noil Tin; ARM. Richmond, September 14 l. M. Etli'ur Ohio State Journal : Tlio New Orleans Picayune Kxtra, contains a Ja-bipa bulletin of the (ith of August. A letter, purporting to be from tho U. S. War Department, is published, directed to Gen. Scott, which says the Department very much fears (en. Scott will be compelled to atay where he is now located ; and that the fa to of (Jen. Taylor depends upon his remaining. It also expresses the fullest confidence in tho skill nnd judgment of lien. Scott; but that embarrass-men Is in tinnnciat matters prevent supplying tho troops att demanded by Gen. Scott but that lie must quiet the Mexidnns with propositions of peace, and in tho mean lime neutralize the guerrillas who annoy him. The yellow fever continues (o rage at New Orleuns. Richmond, Sept. 13 P. M. Editor of Ohio State Journal : New Orleuns papers of the &UI1 August arc received, but bring no Inter news from the Army. There had been 41t deaths of yellow ever in the 24 hours ending at 1) o'clock on the morning of the !Mth August and 1 at the Charity Hospital, on the evo u'mg of the pumc day. Tlio heat is intense, and no signs of abatement of the epidemic. Co rro spou Jeiico of the Ohio Stnte Journal. Lkhanon, Augusts, J 47. IV. ll. Thrall, Est. Dkaii Sm : We have just closed an interesting Whig meeting (Joy. Muiiiniw presided. Mr. Ste-vumojn of the Cincinnati Atlas addressed the meeting in the morning, in an able, earnest speech, which made a strong impresson upon the audience. After tho close of .Mr. Stevenson's speech, the meeting adjourned lor dinner. In the evening Mr, Kciiknck, in an interesting and impressive speeeii of moru than two hours, gave an account of his stewardship, and the proceedings of Congress upon tue war bills. He was followed by Mr. Con iv in, in a most impassioned and eloipient address upon the war nnd its consequences, ami the duties of the people of the United Slates in reference to the war. 1 have had the pleatmre of hearing Mr. Convin frequently, but never did I henr come from his lips any thing that excelled this speech. Ilia hr.ld, eloquent and burning exposition of the wickedness of the war, and the horrors which are attendant upon its prosecution, Jiaa not been exceeded by any npeech which he ever inde. Mis appeal to the neople to arise in their milit and arrest the mad and wicked p-ilicy which Ins plunged the iidlion into this war of aggression, invasion uitcl conquest, moved all hearts. I reler you to the resolutions which were enthusiastically adopted, jt-r tin? sentiments of the W ho's of arren and the S'lioiumo' counties winch were reore- sented at tins melting. These resolutions, 1 beleive, speak the sentiments of the W hig of Ohio, and I trust ti will ive tti -in your hearty endorsement. It ia time lb K the Whin ofother Siates slmitld know where torw.snn-ent.andnarticmled.n iu dehher.ti.ms : 1 ll,t'. V ol Oj.io slaud. I he ,,gs of Warren 1 ' ; in tho mu utimisu them Without waiting nr the olhcial ac aunt oi the meeting. They are bold, energetic, and o tho purpose. We li ivo no doubt they will meet vitli a hearty response from the Whigs of Ohio; and hat is sullieieut to secure for their declarations a re-pclful and attentive coiiHideralioii throughout the utire country. They are as lollmva ; 1. Ili soln it, That the usurpation of power br the 'resident ol' the United Stales, and the wanton abuse y Ins administration of sound moral and political iriiicipb-s, have involved the country in nn alarming risis, which threatens the permanency of our Nation-il Union, and the perpetuity of our republican instilu- lOllf. U. Hffithtdy In the lanjnae of Henry Clay in his let 'T on the aniiexalion of Tuxns, Tiiat we regard all Mits as great calamities to lie avoided if p i.isihb, and loiiorable peace an the widest and truest policy of the ojulry. What tln United Slites inoal need are nioii, Peace, and Patience." 3. Vnxulrttl) That we view the existing war with !rsieo ns the result ol a most II igr.iut violation ot rJfCoiialitulion by tho Kxerutive uncalled for by i; iniu iiui ii'iL hi ii'Pimi iii mi: couoiry , oisniiiroiis, 111 in ils immediate mid ultimate cousetiuences, to iu bet interests of the nation, and if mil arrested, riiiiiialin in a tpieslion Inch must distr ict and uis-ver the Union. 4. tit mil rid, That we regard the anru'Aatiou uf Ti-a-b oe primary came ot the war, and the march ot the any from Corpus Cbnsti to Hie Kio tiranue as the wnriltaU cause, and adopting the lanuae. ul hen- or llenlon, we denounce il, 1st. "An nn U'ljmtl war. 1. That it is a war unconstitutional!' made. ltd. hat it is a war upon a weak and groundb ss pretext." f. Hisiilrrtt. That the predicliniil of Wliiif states- en that the annexation of Texas would involve us i war, and would he the precursor ot further attempts r the acquisition of territory, are frlly verified by the m ami the e Hurts of the party in power to acquire ' conquest a part, if not Ihu whole of tho Mexican m pi re. 6. ItfMttlrtili That wo solemnly declare to the world .at from high moral principles, as well as from our of sound National Policy, we are unch liigc.ihly qtosed to the annexation ul any territory to this n. on, either directly by conquest, or indirectly as a lymeiil of the expenses f tho war ; but, if nddilioual rritory be forced upon us, we will demind that ihere shall neither be slavery n r involuntary sit tude therein, other wise than for the puuisiimeiit of hues " 7. iUsvlred That we are implied to an improper in-rference wilh the question ot' Slavery where it conditionally exists, yet we solemnly molest against its irther exi.'n.Hion. i. Itrj'ilrat, That inasmuch as the war with Mexi-was commenced in violittoti of law ami without adequate cause is conducted at a vutt sacrifice i u ma n hie and an eiiormom cxniiditiire of the rituntry's true ;:l ry and prosperity, we regard tt 'ilie nup -ralive duly ot loe n--l C ongress in ad ipi itiiunry measures to restore peace by requiring the .esident "to call home our armies and bring them once w it In n our own acknowledged limits." ' Collar your insane love of false ej..ry ami you will con-ler a peace." !i. lirsntml. That we have abiding fiith iu the car ml principles and measures contended fur tv the ' lug parly in (he coniesU of I - 111 and 1 J 11Pr-dec-oi lo Aovriean Industry A Sound and Uniform urreucy Internal Improvements Upoiitjoi) to the lu-Treannry Scheme, and eternal retst.iuce U li ve-ilive Usurpations. Til it Wnrn.ixn lliuin. k The Times of Aug. 2-th ys, an eiiL'iueer is now engaged in staking out the oiilid for (lie bridge nerohS the Oliio. 'I he p.iu, us Ic am from him will be exactly l.illl feet from cell-lo centre of Uu abutments. The stone will Ik-.ii lloat down to the required point in a lew days, ttiiOiiin Ui:oiMi;?ir. Tne Cniriimati Alias ofTues 'V, snys, the couipauiea named helow are llow at imp Otiio, above the city, under the cu mud of eut. Co, Irwin : Taylor (luards, of Cincininti, Ca'pt. Hiii-hes. (ueen City I'udets, t'apt. Niles, Columbus Cadets, Capt. J.athmn. Ml. Vernon company, ('apt. Carle. Chiilieothe, " ('apt. MrtJiniits. Cireleville, (,,,t. ,,li. Lancaster, Capt. Ferguson, Thomas W. Dorr died at Providence U. I ,()n Tliuri-v last. The reader mil remember him a t the hero the attempted reb- lhn in his native Slate mid us a ui to whom the ultra Democraey of 4eiv llanip. re recently, by mi act of the State Le.ml Unre, cave privilege of eUizenship He ha. h tl a name ruth. in he reiiieiitbered than revered Vit.. n.,.:,,, -,- lollowing by a vote ot ! to 4 1; The Legislature shall at its first session under (he tendril constitution, nasi such laws ns will etl' etu- ailiomitiir counties which were represented this mcetiiio, have inscribed these principles upon their banners. We- nsk n response from the Wliis of every county in Lie State. We appeal lo every Whig paper ill I tlno to unfurl its banner Willi the iineriplioti of nn At qt i-ii nn of Ti-Kiu touy "o km t.sion ok si.Aimiv si i' AMiu.it ruoort e rmN or this ini-a molh w a il. Vouni, A.-C. I tl to rest i ui; Details. We extract Urn following pir.igraphs from the editorial correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune : h mii.a, Mi: tiro, August :i, 1-17. Intelligence ha jiM heeii receivt d tliat dipt. Hull", wilh a squadron oi' cavalry, h is given the guerillas a severe drubbing at San J ihu de Ins Kbitim. Ccn. P. F. Smith, leurniiq; on his arrival at Ujo do Agua that a party of th-se -e ntleiueti u( the road b id a rendez-vous at the fonmr place, despatched Capt. U. with orders to surpris them if possible. The expedition was successful in every way the guerillas were surprised Itelore the hud lime to reach their horses, and at mice tnnU refuse in a church and in two or three stone house! adjMnug. Into these our men at unco charged, the Mexicans recoiled in dismay, ami after ft shorl struggle were entirely defeated, with a loss of between thirty anl forty killed mid some (i fly wounded. A priest and eun said to have been iu some way connected wilh the1 guerrillas, were taken prisoners. Such is the report of the otlair at present current; I h.tll probably lem io tm .f .t i,efr.. I r,.I(, UliiS lelter. August G, 1J17. (ien. Pierce artived tills miming, his men, though much jaded and travel-worn, iiiaking a most soldierly appearane(. The !hh regimeiu in pirttcuhr the New Kugliud re.'riui'-nt commanded by Col, Ransom niiractnl much attention from the crowds assembled to see lac new lev es enter. Notwithstanding nil the tileries told in the Mexican pipers it seems tint (ien. Pierce has brought his com maud throned thiml losing a ihhi, and with but three or four wiumled. He was nttacked several times by guerrilli parties, yet by prompt measures succeeded in noitnig them on every occasion. A good story is t dd of Cipt. II idii-di, who commands one of the .Now Knjliiid compiue-s a reg'tlar lumberiimn an I bridge-builder from "way down in the State of Maine." Arrived at Plan del Km, what did they li-id but that the h.-idgf had been destroyed ; y, t Capt. It. hid Ins ankeu iigeiitnty about him, and in a few hours the entire amnuand w..s taken safely over, by means of a new rtml which b himself cut. A Van-kee will be a Yankee, transpl nt nsyon will. Tile oil'ieers witl Capt. ltutf, at the time lie rented the guerrillas at Sm Juan de los I, aims, were Lieut. Waker, of lie own c iiiipmy, ami l.ieiu. Ilawes, with a coiiip uiv of the id dragoons The defeat was com pbte. C ontrary to all expectation! the train which came up to-day did not bnug any money, and hence the poor providers for the abs diite wauls of tie- army are worse etf th in evir. .. A'gwis Jilnn pre trnt h it hrrn m,,! la.J.r.i tiuinfij tit thfroij thf tip-nuts e','. sh.irt uhin h J'rxm tn'.i to .1' rVo, iim tmt uf thi liidtl-rrjt htrr nrr, trnt t.'njnin f.r tihtun! Such are the straits to which our quarieriuasteis and commissaries, abandoned is they haie been by the (iovem-uient ul home, ,mi driven. N -r ia el tilting brought, nor are any of th i m-eessanes tor the itdl-heiug of the arm-, to any ihiii j of ihe romforl ; and hfiico all bei to be puriljued at rat en, which amount to ruinous extortion. I pive you fids which every man here knows com icnls in ly iit'ovst tliemselveii. I lininh l!ni b-tttr in buie, mid late nt in.'ht. To-morrow miirtimg, (ien. Tw.g f moves wilh his division, as I have already stated. Reports continue lo come in, th it llrt'e bodies of the enemy are mov mg in the iie';.'lih(rli.t" 1, and just now we hear lint t'rooi -ill! to t: )il uei-riilerost w!io have been tb. (i.n. Pier.e, wero seen ti.:s Riteriiomi til Kl Pint!. The ro g f.irtiilii will emue trt us burdened wilh news, and whelbci il be .d peace or war to the knife, I shall yive you l!),- iuttH.euee u early as pomade. c. w. k. ! Caliliiruiti In the Cililorniin, a paper printed at Monterey, on the 'Jltli ol Ard lit, it is stated, that 1 1 new' mail arrait.emeiit has 3.11c into etl'ect." and that the lirst arrival hnur;ht a mmber of letlert and pajn-rs. The iuailerma .n rs at "he several m.litary posls were constituted Pottma-t- ij, ni, J ,t Wa e-.pcdrd that, where there was lio unltUry poiti, ll,e Alcaldes wmiid perform the duties of the otiieo. M-mterey is iiuii .iitig it is sii I rapidly. Several American famil.i hue sellb d there. The hoii-,e are nil occupied. The editor says, tint, bring com telled lo gue Up the (iuve rmnciit I loii.e, to m ike room for a portion of C,.. SteveiHi.n's regiment, he was ohlx'ed n.,,. s uliialy hndl shed, i,ii Hie eor-uerot Dr. Sloke prd. "A small paper, a small press, but rather a itifjt'nj editor." 4t ti " m Among the iidveiliseiiniils, we n-tliee a great sale inn.- I he Illinois Male I nnrentmn has adopt- of nlv lols," hud .nt 1 11 a pretty extravaouit scale iollowin-' he a Vote nt !l'to 4 1: TI... l'. . -..1- tV.... ..' . 1 . . . ' - ",' 1 ii'-ni, 11111111114 mien nineiv- six rani. The v.i is called Fraueisen. In frnnt 'of it. there n Miid In lv i1.iiiiii.,.li,,ud i-.,. ;.. .).. ..I. t V prohibit free persons of color l'rlll iintneTatoor 1 hundred nI...h numl, 1,1 -.,..1.,,- m . snd selllmg in (his Slate; and lo ill. dually pre I Vallei.iaud il. S Im.U-. bile ie' Illinois, .re'lho or.il it (he owners ot slaves from the introduction of nneters. ves into this Slalo for the purpose of netting them e; Vnirulitl, that w hen this constitution is submit. I lo the people of this St tie tor their adoption or ceiKin, ine lorej-omg Mian in- sultmilteil to tlieiii to voted on separately as a section of saul rtuistilu- n, anu 11 a majority ot all the v.-les east ..r ni.d or nuthordv iu bun vested, mist thesnmo hhall be for it adoption, then, in that constitute John A.i-'ntler 1 e, the same shall form a seelioii of the new nui.l,. I on and near the S 0 rtioeiilo and loll '. llllt if a ItlsiontL- Hll-tll lb. n.,...-l it- .l... I. ..111... .1 ., II the sauiPtlull be rejected. " ' v a mi 1 si Tim. Aiur yr. Fivr T1101 sanii MTt Oiinriini Oi r. I lenru from a authority tliat the President has issued a rrqui on for live more rei'tments of volunleers two from nneec, two from Keiitm ky, mid one Irom Indiana e design of the liovern nt is said to bo to have rty Ihousand men under Cen. S. otl by the close of oteniber, Hiiit. Shu. t the comm. necmenl of Ynle College, last week, degree of A. It. was conferred on one hundred and iity-four young genii, men the hrgct clans ever .duated at this or any other College in the l uioii. IV tolal amount of Ihe debt o (lie aeverul States (" nion, according lo Hie American Almanac ia rri-ii Mr mr Srr.tn.n Camiiiiia. We bnrn 11 the CuMnm House that the aiuoiiut of specie re-, td by thu Cambria was $:j!,ittiu. TnmtUr. Onn man adverltes that he is eonstsntly supplied with " that prectoiy Ueverajre, sparkling cold water,'' which he nits at tl rate of two reals per week fr each family. two proclamation of 1. en. Kearney, 'by virluo and isHiinl m Ann! last. KUb n'eut for the Indians Joa.iuui rivers. ' uad Don .M.truiio tl. Valli ju similar a-eiit in auotber ureeiion. 'Ihe schooner "r.-ceiiily condemned in the Court oi Adminilty,' with her caro, coui.,titig of a hundred and iiehly bales (at I 'JliltllJ pounds of Mexienn stiuar.) lhui pickaxes panache, and ono bale of xarnpi. s, msnrli d, wasutlveitmcd lo bo sold at auction, on (he VI tit ot April. Two or three of tho pipers are tiiled Willi the judicial decision of Judee Waller Colt.m, in tins eiwe. Another s:le of Nt-, in the i.nvti of Francisco net the one above nain.l-i n Iverti'i i bv " lei win Itry nt, Alcalde antl Chief Magistrate ..f the town and d istlict.il' San Fraw.sco.' Tfie r.d..Ti. to Ihu sale i so curenn, 111 it to must yite il in the words and figures of the aih erlhicr : Ity (he following sYcree of his F.xecllenoy, (Jen. H W. Kearney, Coventor of California, till "the lii-bt, title and interest of the dm d States, and ot the Territory of California, to Ihe heiteh nnd water lot on Ihe rast li.ml of the town of ISan Kmucisco, have been jfrnnled, conveyed and reb asi d lo ihu m ..ir, or corpoiulu authonlies uf said town. liECItr.K or OOV. KKAltM'.V. " f, Brig. Gen. S. W. Kearney, Governor of California, by virtue of authority in mo vested by the President of thu United States of America, do hereby grant, convey, and release unto the town of San Fran cisco, the lie 00 It;, or corporate authorities thereof, all the right, title and interest of the Government of the united States, and of the Territory of California, in and to the beach and water lots on the east front ot said town of San Francisco, included between the points known as the Hi neon ami Fort Montgomery, exceiitmir such lots as may be selected tor the use of the United Slates Government by the Senior Otlicers 01 me army and navy now there; provided, the said ground hereby ceded shall bo divided into lot.!, and sold by public auction to the highest bidder, after three months notice previously given the proceeds of said sale t'i be for the benetit of the town of San Francisco. Given at Monterey, capital of California, this 10th fay of March, 1M 17, and the seventy-lirsl year ot the iimepenueiice 01 tue united states. S. W. KEARNKY. Itritr. Gen. and (Joe. of California The sale is made in pursuance of ths decree, and ine silo ot the town is said to he tho 11 most command' ing commercial position on tho entire western ooast 01 Hie i'acilic Ocean, St. Lout Hip. Jlug. V,7. Lust Letter frum Umu Taylor. The following, ayu the Cincinnati Gazette, is the yesterday. It was written iu reply to a communication of C, L. Wilcox, Esq., transmitting to thu Gen eral a copy ol the prooeu dings ol ft Lucoloco meeting, held in Clarksvillu, Tennessee, on the 7 tit June hist. These proceedings wuru chiefly in the form of a series or resolutions, vyliie.li declared nguiust a iNatioual ttank, a Protective Tarilf, Internal Improvements by the General Government, mid the distribution of the proceed uf sales of the public lands, and in favor of the Independent Treasury, the right of Texas to annex herself to this Government, and, in general terms, 111 favor of the obligation of the United States nowto protect and defend her territory. The preamble and resolution under which immediately Mr. Wilcox acted iu addressing Gen. T.iyior, were as follows : il hrrciij, ihe Whig parly, through their parly press, and through public tueeliugs, have aoheilcd Gcu. Taylor to become ft candidate for lh Chief Magistracy of this Union, and have, ut various times ex pressed a desire that he should give no expression of his political principle ami opinions ; and trherms, the democratic party, eulert aiuing the highest respect aim graiiiuiie lor Hie distinguished services of General Taylor, cannot, nevertheless, uive their siitinorl to any man foi the ollice of President, without tirsl ascertaining his political principles and opinions, therefore, Ucwlrrd. That thu nllicers id this convention be. and they are hereby instructed, to respectfully ad-dress Gen. Taylor, touching his opinions on the several measures referred to in the resolution adopted in thi Convention, and that thev nublish the commit- i mention when received for the enlightened uclioit of Hie peoplo thereon. Ueuig thus promoted, and. in addition, heinir as sured by .Mr. Wilcox that " the circumstances and the tune required of Jurii ti full expression " of his opinions on the subjects referred to, and Hint "under Ihe circumstances ' such a reply was cructtd of him " as eariy as practicable, Octi. i n; lor wrote us follows IlUAUqUAIlTKns, A KM V or Ol ci.TATlo, Camp near Monterey, Mexico, July !, r!7. Dear Sir : 1 have the honor to acknowledge the re eeipt of your esteemed letter of the l.'.th iiist., which Ins just reached me accompanied by certain resolutions entered into by a Democratic meeting of my fellow citizen 111 t.,i:irksvillo, i cuu , on the 7Ui ol June last, 111 relation to certain important matter and principles connected wilh Ihe management of our national at! lairs, desiring to know my views ami opinions in regard to the same, ns they might have an important hearing 011 their course, should my nume be before the country as a candidate for Ihe Presidency lit the com- election ; which 1 mmi beg leave to decline doiuz, for even if deposed lo do so. I cannot so are the tune from my ollicial duties to devote lo Ihe investigation of uiose su.iji eis wmcii llieir importance seem lo require, to enable me to reply to th"iii iu u way lhat would be satisfactory to myself, much less so to your honorable committee. 1 must therefore say in this instance what I have slated to others on like occasions, winch is, that i mu no politician, near lorly years ol my hfe have been passed in the military service of the Republic, most of winch in the field, the camp, 011 our western frontier, or in the Indian territory, and 1 may say with great propriety for the most part constantly on duty, the lait two in Mexico, or on it immediate borders, during which tune 1 have not passed one night under the roof of a house ; you may therefore, very readily tnij.. ...... I, u.,M..,..-( l !,,,. ),.,,( ,,, lie tunc to devote to the consideration or investigation of important political mailers, or to their discussion, nor navo 1 attempted lo do so, or ueeii mixed up with p d'tical men or matters in any way, not even having voted for one of our chief magistrate or any one else since I have been in the public service, having been stationed or serving fur the most part beyond Ihu limits of the Slates. 1 can say in all smrerity I have no anpiralions for the Presidency, mid if 1 am a candidate, or to lie one, it must be recollected I am or Will be made so by others, and by 110 agency of mine iu the matter; under tins state of tliinir should a majority of the go.d people of our country think proper to elevate mu to l!ie lirsl ollice 111 iheir gift, or I may say the first 111 tin world, I will feci bound t serve iheni, and will do so honestly, and faithfully to the best of jny abilities, strictly in conformity to the provisions of the Constitution, 11 nearly aa possible in the way it was acted on and construed by our fir it Presidents, two of whom al least participated in creating nnd puling in opera-torn that glonou instrument. Jtut many important change in our uli'urs al home and abroad may taku place belween ihts and the lime for holding the election t'u tilling said ollice, so much so, a to make it de-sin able for the general good, tint some individual other than myself should be selected as a candidate for tint station, and could he be elected, I will not say lhat I would yield my pretensions to thai distinguished position, for I have int the vanity to believe I have any, but 1 would not only acqmenee with pleasure in siieli an arrangement, hut would rejoice tint the lie. public had one citizen more worthy and belter qualified than I am, and 110 doubt there are thousands, to diicharoe the arduous and important duties appertain-ing t that high miice. He ihu as it may, should I ever occupy liie U hile House it must be by ihe spontaneous move of the people, and by no act of liiinc, so tliat 1 eonld enter up m the dulies appertaining lo the Chi"f Magistrate of the country unlr.imim led and unpledged beyond what I have previously stated as re. L'.trdH ihe Constitution, so that I could and would bo the President of the nation and Hoi of 0 party. For the interest you and old- r kind Irieoibi of the comimltec and those you and Ihey represent lake in my continued success agamst tho enemy while tins war continues, which 1 sincerely hope w ill soon be brou rhi to an honorable close, iu well as I fear for the loo tl altering manner you hive been please I to con-neet my name with the distui.ru;rihed ollice in tpica-tioii, and especially for Ihe haudiomc and complimentary manner in which they have been communicated, are duly appreciated, and I heir leave to ti nder to you and thr.iueli you to the gentlemen of the eommillcp, collectively Und individually, my most cordial thanks for the a ime. With coin. derations of Inheat respect and esteem, I remain, evnth men, Your ob't and devoted ucrv't Z TAYLOR, Major General IS S. Army. To Dr. C. L. WILCOX and other uf theCommit-lee. " S. R, Hosmcr. . W. Dennison jr.. H:t!l " Geo. James.... ICO " A. Sherwood. . . . 'A'Ai " L. Clnypool... :):W ' it. Duncan y;j(J For Danl. Marble, WHi voles. And fifteen votes scattering. And. bv the Insnect. or aforesaid, it wns thereupon declared that Messrs. Sturges, Hamm, Goddard, llosmer, James, Clnypool, Hrush, Sherwood, Duncan, Marble, McCoy, Ned, and Dennison, having received a large majority of the voles cast, were duly elected Directors of the Central Ohio Railroad Company, to serve, a such, for tho year ensuing, and the certificate thereof, in duo form of law, was granted. Ami thereupon, tho meeting of Stockholder! adjourned without day, DAN'L. CONVERS, Chairman. I. On.f.K, Secretary. "wTho Press along the proposed line of road, favor able to the enterprise, please copy. rrorerrihicft of the Itultiuioro nnd Ohio Itnil-roud Conipiiuy---Acccptuuco ul tho VuKiuia I.uw. We gave yentirday the proceedings ol the meeting of the stockholders of tho Raltiuioro and Ohio Rail, road, up to the hour of adjournment in tho morning. At four o'clock, P. M., tho meeting re-assembled, when Mr. B. Hoffman stated that Mr. McEany, tho Prcsidentof the Company, had prepared a paper, Belling forth his views upon the subject, which, with a number of documents and slatemenls bearing on tho question, he hud intended to read to the stockholders, lint soon after the ndjourniuent of the meeting in tho morning, Mr. McLano was taken suddenly ill, and still remained no much so that it would be impossible for him to attend upon the present meeting. Mr. Hoffman suggested that the paper prepared by Mr. McLane should bu received and madu a part uf tho proceedilijfs of the meeting. Some discussion ensued upon the suggestion, which was terminated by Mr. lloli'mau withdrawing tho papers.Mr. T. Parkin Hcott,onc of the Directors on tho part of the city, then offered a preamble and three resolutions. The preamble recite the fact that tho Legislature of Virginia bad, by an net passed on tha ?ih of March 1-17, nn theri zed" the JJaltimore and Ohio Railrond to construct, on certain conditions therein set forth, their road through that Slate, and hud al-lowed six months from the lime of the passage of tho act for the Company to accept it, and three years to commence the construction of the road and twelve to complete it and Ihe resolut.oiis resolved 1st. That the Jlaliiinore and Ohio Railroad Company do accept the act. iid. That Ihe fiict of the acceptance should be communicated by the President lo the Governor of Virginia.Hd. That in pursuance of (lie agreement made between the City of Wheeling and a Committee of the Hoard of Directors of the Couiiauv, the work of ma king the road should bu commenced at the earliest convenience. A division of the question was called for, and a vote taken by yeas and nays on the first two resolution accepting the Virginia law, i.nd they were adopted, wilh one dissenting voice. (ien. Tdghman, on Ihe part of the reprrsentntivei of the stock held by the Slat? of Maryland, then proposed resolutions as a substitute for the third one offered by Mr. Scott. Tho resolutions of Gen. Tilhmnn declared: 1st, th it the Company were not obliged and would not enter upon the construction f the law, until all the money, necessary to complex- the road to Wheeling, should be provided, unless it should be necessary lo do so to secure the law ; am: '.id, that a Committee of live should he appointed, none of whom should bu members of the Hoard of Director or officers of tho Company, except Directo- on tho part of ihe city, which Committee should be so constituted ns to represent the several parties iiitrested according lo the amount of slock held by tin 111, nnd whose duty it shall be to examine wilh the Chief Engineer of tho Company, the different roiitci-proposed for ihe road to Ihe Ohm River, anil report th result of their proceed-iiil'h at a meeting of the Stocl.holderof the Company to be culled for tho purpose. On (In substitute a long discussion ruined. It was supported by Gen. Tilghman, Mr. J. Glenn, nnd op. posed by Messrs. T. P. Scott, T. Swaun, McKaig, (of Cumberland,) R. Leimiion, and J. Nelson. The vo'.e wa (hell taken on the adoption of the substitute, and il was rejectee as follows : Yeas. Nays, Stale stock ;t.t,Ui)i) iliarea Raltunoro city stock .. IVV'OO share Private stockholders.. f20 l'.7H :t.V(i M.7H The third resolution proposed by Mr. Scott, ns given 1 1.1 .i,7i ayea, to 14 lliell S.I,., 1 noes. CeiUrul Ohio K ill ltonil rotupnnr I'linrr. iniMii at t 11 1: i 1 u s r m 1: 1, t 1 k n , Pursuant to notice, published in the newspapers printed 111 the Counties of Muknij:uni, Licking and Franklin, more than twenty dm previous, (he stock holder in the Central Ohio Rail Iwid Company, ns. I Mcmhled at Ihe Court Home in the town of iSovwuk,' on the "Jiiih day of August, . D. I-J7, for the pur-pose of organizing mud Company, by Ihe election of the idi'icers prcsenbed iu the Act entitled An Act to ; incorporate Ihe l eiitral Ohio lUdroud Comptuy," parsed February r-th 1-17. j The following persona, named in the fust section of said net were present, vix : I Dame ilru.'h. John Hamm. S doinon Stur ea. Dan. iel Con wr, nml Levi Clay pool of Ihu County of Muskingum, nnd l-rael Dille, Albert Sherwood, J,mn1i Glessm r, and Gen. W. Penney of the County of Licking. The meeting was raited to order at III o'clock A. M , by Daniel Converse, I'.-q., in Hie Chair, snd the appointment of I Dille, Esq, as Secretary. The several Hook of subscription were railed for, and presented to saot persona named in the first section nf aaii Act. hen it appeared that thrrt hun-drtd and trrtntu shares ol toe It. the anmo bennr in the ai-erei'ate amount of eighteen Ihousmid five hundred dollais, had been mibseriticd iu legal And proper form under stud charter. And thereupon tho meeting took a recess until ii o'eloek P. M. 7'tr.i oVWh, M At this hour the meeting again rami to order, and on motion, proceeded to the i lcc-d"ii of thirteen Direr tor, ns nuth rued by the r barter, Mc..rs, George J mu! D, II Lvman acted as Teller I'.r the collection of ihe ballot:i, ami M. ssts. Dtnicl Convers, I. Dille, S Sturm-i, D. Hnh, A oiierwood, John Hamm, (,. . Penny and L. Clay pod, olluialcd as in-peotor of the election Ami thereupon, the ballots having been collected and examined, it appeared that tlin e i i.. , nnd thirly-nmc flnresweie vol. d upon by the holdci t heruof, personally or by proxy, and lhat said voles had been eiit a follows : ForS. Stun-.- 5VH For I), ttru.d n- " John Hiimm... :t:w t W. McCoy... Ill" C. 11. Guddatd. :i;W Itobt, .Neil H'ei Air. Thomas Hwann then olf-red a resolution, that the President be requested lo furnish, forjiiibltcation, a copy of Ihe papers lie had prepared to be read to tho meeting whirh motion was then adopted; and thu meeting then adjourned sine d-c.llultimort 1'atriot. A I 'ntr Hit. Tho New Orlean National has not done more than justice, in the following imagmnry correspondence, to Ihe practice of writing letters to eminent public men, propounding all manner of unmeaning questions, and then publishing their answers. " tioii soir nn si At. v rrnr." HIGHLY IMPORTANT CUilULSPONIU'.NCF.. Piiosi'iu rii r.vn.i.K, June 7, 1-17. Drill Silt: As you are our candidate for the Pre, idency, so constituted by the people, you are, there-tore, open to all sorts of impertinent questions. Your privney is to be inradeil ami you are to suffer yourself to be daily examined, ns if you were a simple witness in the hands of an indefinite number of sharp lawyers. I am one of the people, ana, bein;i nn exceedingly small speritiu'ii, 1 have made it prat tice, for years past, for ihe sake of notoriety, In endeavor to fasten myself on the lad of some great man, who happened, for thu time, to be in the ascendancy, 1 am opposed lo your elevation to anv ollice, and would not vote for yon, were you, in ihe language of a late Lorofoco Senator of this State, " pure eti.uiirh to sit on the nelit hind of the Throne of Heaven." Vet I would be i-xceedniijlf delighted il you would answer the questions! put to you in this letter, not only for the purpose of Irtvm. them imblnhed 111'aiiist you, if they can be so used, in ease you are a candi date, but also tor the sake ol gelling my name before the people, a having done . toothing to assist in mis. representing your real sentiments. If accomplish thii, and you are defeated. nm sure of some small office as a reward for my ingenuous services. I wish to know, firstly, whether you are in favor of putting corn in both ends of a hair that ia sent to null on horseback, or do you believe 111 the modern system invented by Hob Walker, who used a lare-e stone in 0110 end lo balance the graiu in Ihe other? Secondly, are you in fnyor of mule hiving colts i Thirdly, sro you in favor id' crossing the nutmeg melon wilh tho ptii. !lnn t A p. ..pt snd definite answer to these questions will oblige your fellow citizen, Al GI STFS MONTAGl II SNOOKS. General '.. Tavloh. Cawi Kfc ut MoMri:nr.Y, July !), 1-17. Ri:rr.( Trn Sin : Your very important communica lion ciiiie o hand in due course of mail ami bn.fgago wagon transpo'iatiori. I read il ivth profound pleasure. I was del. i( l Wih the independent expression of your sentiments, and lb,, laud ible motives that induced you to plnre them Ifelbre Hie in wntine. The Govern nt has kept me aoexeeciliiiely busy of Into in doing noihinj, thai 1 Imvo not bid lune to write you ns promptly ns I could hive desired ; nor ran I n explicitly, when I do sit down to the UA, as the import atieo of Ihe subject demand. Your first question 1 shill answer (hem nil i-angoricalivis one lhat involves a Inyonle system of exchange, w Inch would bo indi lieate for nie, iu my present portion, to enlaro up n ; hul 1 will say, in passing, dial it i In iter lo have a stone in one end el Ihe meal ling than in tho bladder. To your second question I nnwer, I am in favor of mules having rolls, provided it suits the mule, ntiil don't interfere Willi the vested rights of the pro pie. Your thud question involves a point upon which 1 have many doubts crossing the mi-Ion with tho pumpkin certainly enlarges the melon, but it w ill require a Inrije share of ilic attention ot philosophers to show that it don't turn the nutmeg. With high respect, I remain your most ob't servant, '.. TAYLOR. Al'OL'STl'l MnNTAi.l Sxookh, F.q. Kr.NATon Ut.tumV Ami: imr.iT to th Tnnr Mim.iox H11.1.. That the recollection id' our render may be fully refreshed as lo the purport of Ihe amendment ofli-red by Mr. IU mm to the bill appropriating three million dollars tor negotiating peace, we republish il, as follow : " Provided, always, and it is hereby dec h rrd to hn the trim intent and meaning of Congress in nuking this impropriation, tint th" war wtlh Mexico on," tit not to be prosecuted by this Government with any view to the dismemberment of lhal republic, or to tho acquisition, by conquest, of any pTtum of her tetn lory ; that this Government, ever desirous to iiininlain and preserve peaceful nml friendly relations with nil nations, nml particulsily with tho neighboring republic of Mexico, will always be rerdy lo ruler upon nu imitations w ith ft vow to terminate the prvacul unhappy cmilliet 011 d rills which shall secure the ju-t nubia nnd preserve uiviolnte the nutiminl honor o the Fluted Slates and of M Xico ; that ll is especially do-nimble, in order to maintain and preserve those amicable rclittiiiii wliicli on:;hl ahvavs to c,ul belweell nei.hbiring republics, thai ihe boundary of the Slate of Te tas th. mot be ib linilivelv settled, ninl Hul provision be inndf by thf republic of Mexico lor tho prompt nml eq-nlahlo ndin-loooit ,.f the pi-,1 claiin of our citizen un lhat npubhe." TUI HSDAV KYUNING, Heptombor 2, 1817. nj" Will our correspondent South Kno" unveil himself to us in propria persona, as he hai unveiled his feelings incognito? We will then comrnuno to-gcther upon the subject-matter of his note, which we tnko it was designed for our private use, and not for publication. Wilh suitable amplifications and modifications wo would not hesitate to allow 11 South End" to correspond with tho public through our columns. Wo think lit themo onu fruitful of interest to the reader; and if properly treated, of immense relief to the Fditor. Give 11 a call. Ohio Akkimi. Cuni-kukncb. Vc arc obliged to a member of the Ohio Annual Conference, now in acs-siou here, for a daily report of its transaction. Ftr.-Pr.AVT. Our friend Judge Cox, of Zaneaville, has sent lo our ollice a huge specimen of Rhubarb, or Pie-Plant, plucked from his grounds. Tho samplo is creditable to tho soil of Muskingum and its cultivator Thank you, Sir. Po iv tier Mill Illuwn. The powder mill of Messrs. Austin, on tho Little Miami, ti miles above Xenia, made a tremendous blow up of itself on tho morning of Monday last, causing perfect destruction nf the building, and a greater part of the machinery. James Kirkpatrtck, a young man employed in the establishment, wa instantly killed. Mr. George Linkhart had left the building two or three minutes before the explosion, and would havo relumed to it again in two or threo minutes after, wilh two or three other persons. Narrow escape, that! What caused the powder to ignito is not known ; the machinery wa standing, and no firo was about tho establishment. Tho editor of tho Torch Liirht was within 101) yards at the time, and musing upon Iho sub ject of an explosion, when the thing was suddenly de monstrated to him in all its reality. His curiosity was probably satisfied for once ! Notwithstanding this disaster, thu Messrs. Aust'-n w a large quantity of pow der now on hand, and no titter nipt ion of supplies need ho apprehended by their regular euntomers. Itlpley Hunk. A howl has been set up as to tho solvency of Iho stockholders of the branch of the new Bank at Ripley, nnd representations made that said stockholder had subscribed for slock greatly beyond their entire means. To counteract this, we suppose, u Tho lice," published in Georgetown, contains an advertisement, certified by tho Auditor of II row 11 county, showing that said stockholders are assessed and taxed upon tho dupli cate of that county, to an amount nearly four time as great as tho capital of the Htnk. This is un the part of the stockholders a work of supererogation, which wo imagine will be productive of little good. It will be a very easy matter for thoao who wished to make an unfavorable impression, to give currency to other injurious reports, or even to reiterate Iho ono now exposedand thus the stockholder might find their lime occupied in refuting idle stories, invented merely to to annoy, which time m-ght bo more profitably occupied. We suggest that th-y devote themselves to sustaining Iheir credit in the legitimate way, and leave gossipers to the undisturbed enjoyment of their vocation. Intelligent men will not heed llenr pratings and those who are not intelligent will rarely see tho exposure of it, Locofnco Nominations Feter II. Anlteny is nmuiiialed by tho Locofocos of Guernsey and Coshocton for tho Senate. Thi ia a' very decided Locufoco district, and Mr. A. will doubt-les be elected. Guernsey county William Morrow. Coshocton county Joseph Williams. Montgomery Peter F. Lowe and John Allen. By Tdi'grapli, for Hie Ohio Slate Journal. FiTrsDUHi.il, Sept. 23 P. M. Editor Ohio State Journal: j Tin; mail ia in at Richmond, Va.,butbnngsnonews from the Army. The Yellow fever continued to prevail at Now Orleans nn the lilith. Thirty-six deaths occurred on that day at tho Charity hospital, and 17 at tho villu-jc of Fayetteville. TH K H IKKI.TH. Nr.w Yokk, Sept. 1. Fi.otm Moderate sates at previous price market heavy. Com Prime white 7 do. Yellow, 7Go. Win: at (Juiet, Ltnn Western, HUc in kegs, :i;c. Cnrros Fplami, c. poiiK Prime Western ,ll,7."i. Gnoi i uii: No change. H te.Tivonr., Sept. 1. Fl.oi it Howard St., $Vifl ; City Mills f.'i'I. Win; t Prime white l,IU Red do. ijl.tlfj. Coiim Prime while 7'Jo. Oats :i-c. Whuktv 2"c. Hi mi In good demand. Pint un i riiM, Sept. . Fi.orn. Western for export $o,.7.Ja.ti,iHI. Win. t Prime red $1,JS new do. $l,ltial,2l). Cons Prime yellow, 70c. dull. Uat I'Ja loo. Hi i: 7oc. P no vi hons Nominal, (noci'tut: Nothing doing. Corro.i Nothing doing. Iti'Ti 1:11 Western, Ibio-i supplied. PlTTHIlRO, Sept. 1. Rivor 3 feet in channel. No change in the markets. WiMillli 1111U Poverty. We arc Acquainted With two men, residents of this city, who are fair types of human nature in general. I lie one has been blessed with all lhat wealth can be- slow; lives in luxury, takes his ease "in his inn," rules in coaches, and, in a word, "cut t grand flour i'h" in Ibis little world of ours. He is fond of contributing large sums to public enterprises, particularly worn ma 11 nine in uneiy 10 appear ill lilt papers in connection therewith boasts of his mihhc sniril and liber ality, and is punctual in his attendance at church on each Sunday, Rut wiltial, ho 1 proud, vain, haughty aim tmperioiia. ne iooks upon lliose less tavoretl by fortune, and beneath him in social hie, as unworthy of his attention, lie has not t grain of chanty in his soul. He would pass by a poor man, iu suilenng. wuuoui winning 10 look upon (iim. He never contributed, perhaps 111 all his hie, a dime to relieve the distresses ot the weak and Ihe suffering. Humble want, tho wail of the sons ami daughter of adversity, have no claim upon him. lie walk by thein with t po lupous step and unfeeling benrt. Tin other character 1 just the reverse of this both in condition and heart. Poor from childhood, ho has never known the moment when he wns free from want. IL means have been small, his wants numerous. Yei in poverty and in gloom, he ha endeavored io do what little he could lo relieve the miseries, nf his fellow suit' rers. Toiling incessantly for small wage, he has often divided the rowards of Ins labor Willi some poor needy widow. He has a smil a soul full of charily, of love and of truth. 1 1 is heart is as broad aa the want of humanity itself. Tin man is ncirleeied, unohced, 11 ne red for; while the other is the object nt adulation nml eulogy. U,w unequal, how unjust an- the rewards 01 tins world! Rut with all this, wo would rather bo that poor, neglected ninn, wilh Ins broad, ex-punsive, gushing ht art, than the haughiy aristocrat, wilh all his wealth, station and power. Cm. CAror. (JrirK Won. Many of our citizens remember the lime and lhal not very remote, when a journey from Cincimuili lo Detroit was looked upon as a great undertaking, requiring preparation for an absence ol weeks. Such is toil tho case now the space is overcome in a very short tune. We It ft Detroit at U'4 o'clock al night, on our way home, staid an hour in Sandusky the next morning, and arrived at Springfield in the evening ni t o'clock, only J1 hours from Detroit ! Could we have come directly down Irom Spring-field, the travelling tune from Detroit to Cincinnati would have been about '-hi hour ! ( m. Giiui". For the Ohio Statu Journal. TO COKVS DAGC'IIHOTYPE. Y KATK CAROL. Yes 5 'twas thtn! Imnee lloai.-rt by me now, Ttie t'iii.'iilrcse Htill Wi re turli-il bu. k, Front Urn biiih nr- lioii! of the nn.M'tli al. lir..w Like 1111 llllgi-l's Milieu Ntvrf-niti3 nVr 1 if,.',, trick 1 It cmiies lo me yet like 11 Bebb n wri nlli'd hM-, Or Hi" music uf senqilis when Iwililit wuvus swell. And well it m lull l, for all ! no ilrcnm of liveliness eVrflnnleil by IVtlii ll Hie ',( ivnives In fiis l-nuteoH rtinin f iHelii-lit Tlliill slnuie 'lleiitli tbe it et labile ul lliv dark blue ryu Thnt (..Id with what ln;'li gifN tby si.ui was fraiighij ' Tin' ro-v leaf never mMiih-iI 11 lip mere xWei I, Thu ris iiei js-airli neVr Ktuwed iqioii a softer check. Yet not nlnne for ttt;it, nUtnmib tt beauty owii'd tlio power, To rluiill the Kn,e with 11 li.-wili hilltf spell, Tho' eiirlhN priaiil ones may how tit its il ul htnr, Y t net alone tor Hint, ill, I mine iih.ii thee ihvill ; I km w n ri. ti.-r v il ,ix o'. rthy spuit Itiuig, Thnt an (.'el htndi hail iroin Uh allar leiiiK. Tliey lelil me thou wi rt beautiful, inr itioiifrht Hint I could trace, A tie ire (hull imly in the ulaiirc of (by dark eve ; The Blow t.f feel iim iv fiiwc pr I railinnce lit tby 'lace, Told of il soul wti'n" Iri4 wt rn kiinlled Irom on liil) Tobl Unit ttie iimset' vvmi;. liml o'er ihv sjiitit xwept, And lliu lair daoyliler ul amig Ity iu btilit waters nl.-pU Mi tlioimlit front thy liarpWfmnh full oft a strnfn ffitsli'd forth, Like tin- low rliniillim ol' Hie ve-eer In inn nt nv,,. Or the lililie 1 1 j r - iniiliiilil's prill uivrs li'irih. tn 11 white rubnl iw 1heirwp. h nroimd 11s wmvn) Hweel wif Hie lii'i tr- laniiiai Ifiiiie iiiiniie lir. atlieil It) me, And a kimhud spirit u avc iu weultli nl tovu to thee, Ami yet nr- thinks there Is 1 tlimijrlit throned oil thy brow, Ami a hull' dre amy j;nlne hieliiwed in Hone eye ; Sav, has 'nine ruthless i'i:iiiir, ihv In iiri imw Duet no UeW Mai Tell Ull'l III iN i.llnr tie Hay, b no s,.ft volro III Hone cur tirt iithed tones nf luvof An er;ii!i biail tu cat. li tby ri simiiMi Irom uliovo tVetl, bi'lt so; 1 Wollld not mil (Hie l.hl-dl, t-lito the chei-k wbi-re srvunli-i-n Hiiliiin.TS piny, Alny iib wii.i won Is- worthy of llei rirln xt nuli, That IY0111 tliv beiirrxile.'it lijiiiiiiiiu wimlH m ivnv 1 "' oimnii in .11 n r uieir rosy m Anil llo tloilll lllli) (lit! filll III lieu of III':' Tiip waosii Mam Heio. A younff printer named noyni;-ion, who served hit ttiuo in the ollice of the New llavi n I'alladium, wns hunif a lew years smee in Alabiuia, upon charge of havmir murdered acoin-ptnion with whom ho was travelling, lie protested his innoeeiiee to the last, but without avail. Ileeently the landlord in wl house Ihe murder was coiiimil- ted, conl'esKcd the nriieo on his death bed ! lioy tn )f-loll was a ynunc; man of tine talents nnd preposies-im appearance, whose uuilt wa deemed conehuive only from iH. f,,ei (bat he waa the Int person seen wilh the murdered nun. .Illnma '.rating Journal. tiiMoi's. 'I ho vote of tho cilotens of tho cor. por.Uioii, t.iken on 'rue.'.lty lst,on Ihe proposition of Ihe Town Council to subscribe .'.' HI to Hie capital slock of the Coliimhusand Xi iun llni'lrontl company, wns NiKiii.fniiHf 111 fnvorof the subscription, We hope llns tuny prove an niiL'iiry uf lh vole to he taken in Otlobvr. I'orth Ltght. nut lit tlini! biuk, sunny truck. And now fiircwell ; wh iiety not uiet-l lilt time shall ilt-al, Tile brjl!llte.-l IfliHS I'rrilH nil' Hie lf-,deli lllllf. Ihu tin- ni- in'ry el tby lev. Iiren xlmll lemiit me utilf, ' Lik" 11 Vlioii slriiv.'.i from n world I'iir mure 1'nr : And oh! wle n lit'.f lml I'.ide fiey I the mirktew sky, .May ni 1 r Kpiiu tnelier tlm ad Hie Mourning Ituwcrd un lilli. CidiimlniH, 0., Sept. I,' M7. I'or the Ohio Staia Journal. Jkitkuho!, Antr. Hfl, 18-17. Mr. Thuall 1 regret that wmiu of our lug Kd-ilors are denyinjr thu Wilmot I'm vise as il is called, nnd endeavor to narrow down the issue between tho Wlntrs and Mr. I'olk to the one point of oppoiing the extension of territory ; whilu others deny that opposition lo the extension of slavery constitutes any portion of the WIiii- creed. J regard the present timens most unpropitious to attempt any change of our polit-iial faith. Indeed 1 should regard a change in the fundamental doctrines uf our party at this time as fatal to its success. We are conscious lhat on Iho lh of August, 1HIH, Mr, Upshur, in his lelter of instruction to our Charge de Affairs, in Texas, put lorth tho doctrine that it im the. duty of the frdrr l gortrnmrnt to uphold and sustain the institution of slacrry; And to effect that object it was necessary to annex Texas. Annexation was merely tho means of attaining tho ultimate design of supporting slavery. Mr. Calhoun, his successor, tho champion of southern slavery, rc-aflirrned and enforced Ihr doctrine ; nnd still maintains it in the Senate and elsewhere, and is now unceasing in his etl'orls to establish it ; and in this he it supported by tho entire " democratic " party o (he South, while' the Whigs there dare not now meet Jtiiri on that issue. Not so in H (4, .Mr. ('lay, in his speech at Haleigh, took issue upon this doctrino. At the close nf lhat address he defined ihe position of the Whig parly and gave a vnonsisof principles, in lanininia' of no unequivocal iinnort, i-flc declared that "is preservation exclusively In the rrrerat. States of their aim local and peculiar in.ttfu lions," constituted the !Uh article nf taith contained in tho Whig creed. This summary of Whiif doctrino was published throughout the Cnited States by thu Whig press, and wns aimroyed by alt an far as tho knowledge of the writer extended. It is, however, true, lhat when tins speech of Mr. Clay was revised by him, alter his return to Lexington, ihe Bvnopsia of whig doctrine nt its oloso wag omitted. And when lhat edition appeared, Mr. Clay was written to enquiring the cause of the omission? He replied that II was entirely unintentional, and lhat ha would supply the omission at the earliest appropriate opportunity. Accordingly, on the &l of Septetn-her lollowing, in Ins letter In the Lexington Observer, he repeated " That thi; i isti:nc m a i kta ik fn c e Ann to. rifiUAm r. oi- that iss-muTins, ur.vT.nn rx- ci.usivr.i.r upos Tint pnwrn and autiioiutv or thf. sTATrs is which it is siti;atf.i." Mr. I'pshurand Mr. Calhoun insisted that tho federal Government was bound to support and extend slavery Mr. ('lay and the Whin party look issue on this point, insisting that it was a Slate institution, with which tho federal government hail no power to interfere ; ami this wan the exciting issue in I hio during that campaign. The legislature of every Whig stale north of Mason's and Dixon s hue passed resolutions against the extension oi (Slavery. Whig Ldilors, and Whig orators and Whig statesmen dwelt upou it as of transcendent im portance. I h annexation of Texas was opposed mainly upon the ground that it would extend ihe slave power. Thai the slaveholders of Texas would hold in Ihe federal government, a power and influence pro. portioned to the number of their slaves, counting five slaves etpial to three of our intelligent people of Ihe north, so that if each freeman there should held Ave slaves, his voice in the federal government would be equal to fmr of Dm frco electors of our own stnte :" These terms of Union were declared disgraceful to tho people 01 ine irert stales: lo consign our interests and our rights to the keetmij nnd control of foreien slave holders upon such unequal and degrading terms, constituted the main and principal objection to the an neialion ot lexas. Ami sir, when the attempt was made in the llmi-to of Representatives to attack tho condition of excluding slavery from the territory an nexed, every Wing uorih of Mason 'a and Dixon's line, promptly met the issue. The democrats " as a party maintained the doctrine of .Mr. Calhoun, and elected Mr. 1 oik, and annexed Texas with her slavery. Hut 1 oiiL'ht to say, that thu Wlntrs of no state met tho proposition of extending slavery more promptly and frankly thnu those ot Viuuinia ; or opposed it witu stronger arguments than were put tortli by tho Whig executive committee of that Slate in their Dub. hshed address. f:raiii, in August A. 11.. 1 H 17, at the time tho Threo Million bill was pending in the House of Kenn-iela- tives, Ihe subject was talked over by tho Whig members ol Congress, and copies of the Proviso." as it was olfered, was made by Whigs and delivered to " Democratic " members, for the reason that if oiler- tl by them it would be more likely to sucuavd than if lie red by a Whig member. Mr. Wilmot aucccedcd in obtaining the floor ami offered tho amendment. l.verv Wfug north ol Mason & Dixon line, sus tained it. Tne Wing press of t lie entire north annroy ed and applauded the vote. A gum the same question was presented at Hie last session, ami again every northern Whig, both of the Semite and House ol Representative sustained it and tho press and tho people npproved it. And are we now to be told that opposition to tho extension ul slavery is nt a W'tng measure? Are we to lace lo ihe right-about at tho biddino of the slave power ? Shall the Whig parly now change front, am abjure its former faith, for tho reason that southern Whigs dire not maintain tho doctrines of IIi.kiii ( i.av, ami ol the whole party in IriU i It wits this doctrine sodisiinctly avowed that carried our Slate for Mr. Clay. Without it ho would have had friends on the Reserve, or indeed in the frco Males, lie dared to assert and maintain our Constitutional rights in thu respect, and we dared to trust him and confide iu him, although a slaveholder; and wo would do it ng-iiii, a thousand times sooner than we would trust a northern servile, who dare not even mention our rights or support our interests where lavery is concerned. I would assure our friend that if our nartv remains tinned, such union must In based upon the issues made by us in 1-1 1. Tho Democratic " party, al least in majority of it still inaut upon tho extenioii of ter-ntoiy and of slavery. Thry havo not changed their 1 principles, although a portion of ihvin have coino over lo us. For ihe Whigs now lo surrender tint vital principle, must d 1 -hand our party. 80 deep and so strong is (he feeling among t0 U)ailPa nf our llirty in the frco Slatea actual further concessions to the sl.tve power, lhal Ihey never will surrender or aban-don their opposition to Iho extension of slavery. It wns thu feeling pervading tho puhlui mind, lhat induced a large portion of lli.i Democratic " parly of the tree Stales lo unite with us. Thev saw and clearly understood that political death would be thrir late if they advocnte the further exteutmu of slavery. They have therelorc been driven lo Ihe support of our measures by dire necessity ; and will continue wilh us, for public senlnnent is sltenglhening daily.nnd they dnro not run counter to it 1 wiah also to add lhat a largu portion nf both political parlies will adhere to this doe. trine, manure ihu efforts of politicians and of party leaders. The inassea of northern freemen will sustain this principles and although a portion ot each party go over to Mr. Calhoun's ilnmry, the people will, I am convinced, remain steadfast upon ihe d.Kilrine asserted by Mr. Clay. Rut it it said lint opposition lo the exleminn of territory will unite our whole party bulii North and South. Such was the ease in l-l I. Vo were well united until ton trial eamis (hen Southern Whigs deserted 111 and went over lo the enemy, and annexed Texas. Have we any surety that such will not bu Ihe rasa again.' Hut why talk of uniting on this point lias a single Whig of the free States ever licritaled to op pose the rxleiuiou of territory? No, neter. What then is meant by uniimg on ihts point i Why nothing more nor less, (Inn lhal wo should give up our npp.i. silioii to the extension of slavery. W hen Iherelore Icmtory shall be acquired, we iiii'ot inbuilt to the es-ten, u M' slavery without ob;eeli..u. Do wo believe that the po.qile will Miller themselves to be thus cheat ed out of their rights I lint it is liuiat. d that if we unite n-iiinl Ihe eM ll- -non ol territory, Ihero will bo no use for the Wilmot t royiso. Such may or may not bo the case. If on the assembling of Congress the Whig party shall unite in making appropriations to withdraw the army to tho Nueces, and refuse all further auoulies of mpn ...,) Rut let a bill be brought forward to furnish men nH money to continue our conquest in Mexico, and the proviso must then be proposed by wny of amendment, and will be adopted ; nnd every Whig and every Democrat will be compelled to show his hand. He must vote one way or tho other, To continue our army in Mexico, ami at the same time say we are opposed to the acquisition of territory would constitute a most palpable absurdity. To pass resolutions declaring that we will have no more territory, and at the same time furnish men and money to conquer it, and thereby enable the President to make a treaty which shall cede to us a portion of that country, would subject the Whig party to the contempt ond ridicule of all intelligent men. We can only preserve our party by maintaining our principle. It is no tune for changing our faith. Striko the Wilmot Proviso rrom our creed and wo shall disband our party. He that takoth from tho words of this book his1 namo, shall be tuken from " the catalogue of Whigs. It is not in the power of politicians lo move the masu-es from this most cherished doctrine. On the other hand, let the Proviso be adopted, and our nrmv will itt once bo withdrawn. If you wish to avoid the extension of territory, ndopt the Proviso and your object is instantly attained. Southern Democrats declared nt the last session, as wo saw in their public speeches, that if ihe Proviso waa adopted they would vole for an immediate withdrawal of the army. We see tho same teelmg declared through tho southern press at this tune. Rut while tho slave power is beginning to yield at the mere prospect of Congress adopting this Proviso, a portion of our northern Whigs desire that wo surrender our position without trial. Such policy ia inexplicable. Yours. Bio Further Acquisition of Territory I The Union announces that "the South cannot bo expected to acquiesce in any arrangement " which precludes slavery from territory to be acquired Ibis is probable. It is equally truo that the North will nut consent lhat slavery shrill bo established in such terri-tory. Here, therefore, is a serious issue. It involves the harmony and perpetuity of the Union. Tho sub- ject itself is one which appeals directly to the sympa- line- auu prejudices OI MIO people. lo TCStriCt UlO borders of slavery is deemed a moral and political duty, upon the onu hand ; and to continue and extend it, a Constitutional r,'v,f n the other. With theso opposite opinions deep seated, and with a fixed determination, on either hand, to maintain the in at all hazards, it requires no extraordinary knowledge of tho temper of our people lo predict a fearful crisis, if tho element of contention be not removed. Our own views have been often reiterated. If new territory is to be acquired, it must come in free from the plague spot of slavery. Upon this great question, wo can, in common with the mass of the people of tho North, listen to no compromise. To do so would bo to tamper wilh treason ujruinst our country andhumanity. Hut nn honnrablo compromise is aitainablo Th; delicate anil ngitatirig question may bo settled without the sacrifice either of principle by tho people of tho orin, or 01 r.oncoiveu riglil Dy llioso ol tlio South. The basis of this honorable oomnromise is contained in Iho following amendment which Senator llcrrcn, of (Inorgin, of retrod to tht bill appropriating three millions ni dollars for tho negotiation ot peaco : Provided, always, and it is hereby declared to bo the true intent and meaning of Congrens in making this appropriation, thnt tho war with Mexico ought not to he prosecuted by this (ioyernment with any view to the dismemberment of that republic, or to tho acquisition, by conquest, of any portion of her territory ; that this Government, over desirous to maintain and prescrvo peaceful and friendly relations with all nations, and particularly with tho neighboring rc- i"""": ...-;, win niwiiya ue re.uiy to enicr upon negotiations wilh a view to terminate the present unhappy conflict on terms which shall securo the just rights and preserve inviolate the national honor of tho Uuited Stales and of Mexico: that it is esnecinllv d- sirr.ble in order to maintain and preserve those amicable relations which ought always to exist between neighboring republics, that tho boundary of the Slalo of T exas should be definitively settled, nnd that pro vision ue mnue ay me repumic ot Mexico Tor tho prompt and equitable odiustinent of tho just claims of our citizens 011 that republic." 1 no au.ipimn 01 me principle or this amendment would supercede the necessity of tho Wilmot Proviso. and avert the disasters apprehended from tbe adoption or rejection of that exciting measure. This principle would be sanctioned by the Whips of the South; nnd it would meet wilh a cordial i. spouse from their political brethren of the North. Tho lone of the Whig press, North and South, justifies tho opinion that this principle will meet with universal acquiescence. Wo need no additional territory. Our irlorions Uni on is sufficiently extended. Il confined within its present borders, and if Iho dangerous spirit of con- (ii'-n i i:nci:B,eu m una icariui crisis 01 our national history, a long career of prosperity and happiness may be justly anticipated. Rut if tho spirit of conquest ia fostered if American patriotism is to be tested by tho teal with which now acquisitions ore urged if Ihe promotion of slavery ia to bo made the lcadinr object of our government if fire and sword are to bo invok ed to build up an institution at war with Immunity and freedom if tho free spirit of tlio people of the North is to bo crushed and contemned anarchy and civil strife, the overthrow of our Republic and an accumulation of calamines fearful to contemplate, awaits us. Rut we apprehend no' such dire results. The patriotism of the people will be found adequate to the rx-istmg emergency. A kind Providence which I in a thus far led uj, will cast over us ils protecting shield, by leading the public mind to -nidi conciliatory and just measures as will save the Republic by preventing the consummation of wrong.. HOamJ Jour. "Eirects of the Turitr." Under this caption, a Roaton paper states the fact that one of their Iron Works had given an order lor ott.tmu tons of Pic ton Cosl shout two and a half per cent, on tho probable nnihraciio trad" for the year If 17! A further scrutiny will show that the shove scheme of Polk, Dallas and Walker is now silently, but rapidly working Hie downfall of American indus-. try. Among Ihu items of flriiish imports, we find the single article of calicos, printed and plain, an inoreaso of :ti,0IHI,H()(l yards over those of lMli; being more than three told the entire quantity received last year, under the Tan if of lull Nor is this all. The laum suicidal act admits so ninny foreign fabrics, such as alpacas, nioust-lines dc lame, ginghams, tVc, Iu interfere with the products of our own mills, for the special benefit of tho millionaires of Manchester, lhat it is rapidly driving our small mnnul'uciurers out of the home market, and lessening the number of operatives employed in the larger establishments. Again in iron o ' light draught," (small sizes, whose value consists cluelly in labor) tho import of New York alone, last spring, was o'J.OiH) tins, being an inerense of ;tiH) per cent; thus destroying tho home insnufaelory of tlmso indispensable articles. But for the railruad mania now raging in Kngland, by which rails are kept at a very high price thern, so as It) permit our own manufacturers lo retnin the homo market f.r lint article at present, the iron tradonf tho Tinted Stales must have suffered the fa to so clearly demonstrated in our columns last year, by Mr. Crrs-son, in Ins L iter to Hon. T. Butler King, of Ocorgis,. Krom tin? united oteralion of excessive importations (the two items just alluded tn adding fivo millions to the imports nf r I") and Ihe Hub-Treasury, Ihere ia but too much reason to apprehend the near approach of aiioiherrrisis, similar to that from whirh we wero so happily relieved by Ihe Wine; tariff of IMii, Kroiii " the present complexion of ihe United Slates Senate, there 11 nu hopi- (hat a repeal of the ruinous policy of the Plarqiicmiue President mid his satellites could bo successful, even if carried by ihe Wing House ,f Representative. Let, then, every sincere natrtnt evince a determination to sustain home industry, by ;.....; ML.M.iu .ieieience IO WIO prOUUClS OI ItlO American loom. Wo have lately seen many beautiful peciuieiia of ihe various American fabric of cotton, wool nnd silk, which for cdor, tlnili and durability wdUucessfulK- compare with the best manufacture of Kurope. Lvcn the rabul politicians of iho South will, ere long, thank us for such consistent patriotism-, for we observe by lale adrices, thai Kngland, deter mined at the curliest .rjnt i vr,iV0 K.r ,yjy horrP for .immcun slavery, is projecting new nehem of eolnnitalmn, with the avowed nurnoso of emludin-f from her market "the blood stained products of Ib'i guiliy South." Where then will our cotton growin-f neighbors find nnlo for their great slaplr, if, m their hostility to the "cotton lords of Lowfll" as Mr. McDuilie sneeringly culls their best rust nners they destroy their homo market ; V. .. (iauite, A Pnr.iurnov. The "Sp-fia Washington," in hn letter lo the New York i'ourier.'repeats his former prediction, that then will Uf. hard lighting on tlio way to, or in, the city nf Meneo, and thai peace is ni. m i im,.y to (..Mow the yfoxt Hireling of the Aineri-can and the Mexican t'or-a ; and the recent dispatch es from (inncrnl Sell, U nays' "are uoi only important, but in conformity lA the above " prediction, and the following rl itemcjg ; ll will not be a HeiT! battle, and there are, at ibis moment, s!rori! iets'inAp .wj.ve there will be no iniuie ai an. rvin.e nl Die most l-romiitrnl men m lei.-o are exceedingly anxioinA 4jiat lien. Scott -.lioul. I enter Ihe city of Mexico, and i I verily Believe lint Sinla Anna hiinseli ho a, inevitably, but vcrv tew o:eetioiis to ll. It hatlta Ann CirWeludei a peiv .Mexico, ami ns nr ns nat goes, astroii' ffoj. men 1 wmcii, suotim mih Anna Ihi sincere, iuih comprehend his own interest, would render thu pcuco pcriiittiici.l.'' J r 1
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Full Text | WTO WJjjJjj Y o o Kr A TO 0 MAT, VOLUME XXXVIII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1847. NUMBER 2. iTULISIir'.D I'.VKItV UI'.llM'.jllAY MOIiNl.Vi, SY WILLIAM B. THRALL. Office hi tho Journal Building, south-east corner of llili street anil biignr alley. T KRMrt: TitliKr. TIoi.i.atis pf.lt akntm, which may bo discharged by the pivineiit of Twu Dnt.l.Alls in nilv.iriro.niul free of JOHiajiC, Or Kl 1IT e'lll.e;r HI ui i "ri- i.i-'i". The Journal is also published Itaily nnd Tri-Weekly during the year j I tally, per milium. $1 ; Tri-Weekly. Jjf i. U t:iNKMIA.Y KVllNINC, September I, 1H17, Our Jiditoriul llrethrun. Wo are no stoic, that we should he unmoved by the opinions ot' our contemporaries ; and we make no pretensions to that philosophy which would render us insensible to tlio favorable regard of those whoso good opinions we would cherish next to the approval of our town conscience. Within the last few weeks wc have Received many kindly and approving expressions from our nreiiiren ot we wnio press; mr wnicn tney nave our most grateful acknowledgements. Wo may he paidoiied tlio apparent vanity of copying from the Cincinnati Uazctteuf yesterday, what may be taken as a sample of similar expressions to which wo huvo nl-lusiou, because, not only of the Haltering terms used toward our humble efforts, but more especially on ac-count of the sngtfrsiion with which it closes ; a sug-gesl ion pardon our saying it which lays very near mr waistcoat pocket ! Thu Gazette says : The Ohio State- Journal, since the completion of the telegraph to Columbus, has been published daily. It ia conducted with marked ability and decorum under tlio supervision of Mr. Thrall, and justly enjoy a the "mlidencc of the Whig of the Stale. The cnminer- ! interest of Cululilbus, wo trust, utanda by it stead- F hilt upon the subject (for wo do not often in-ige in our own personal matters) wo may say that j are daily receiving, through channel other than ieudly newspaper notices, the most cheering evi- .ence of the confidence of the indomitable Whigs of )hio. It shall he our ambition to deserve and retain continuance of that confidence. And in view of mr i.irlmiiii. nl llwi .,. :.llt i ne r.. -ed eroeri,.,. nf Vp',, P 11(10 w'ln electricity in gathering nnd diffusing e latest intelligence, wo confidently appeal to the public, and especially to the Whigs oi tbu fatute, to istain our enterprise by a liberal patronage. The Lebanon .liccting Wc noticed brielly in our paper of yesterday, the iroceediiig of the people of Warren and the adjoin-ng counties, assembled in Convention on Saturday Inst. The official account of Hint meeting has not yet mine to hand; but enough id known ol it to show ouclusively that I hero ia a spirit abroad among the people, which is not to be awed into silence by Kxe- ulivo trow in, nor made to quail before Kxeeutive tower. We have thy resolutions adopted at (hat meeting, as given by the Cincinnati Atlas, whose I'M !y Tfltraj'h, fur tlio ;hio Stale Journal. -LATER I noil Tin; ARM. Richmond, September 14 l. M. Etli'ur Ohio State Journal : Tlio New Orleans Picayune Kxtra, contains a Ja-bipa bulletin of the (ith of August. A letter, purporting to be from tho U. S. War Department, is published, directed to Gen. Scott, which says the Department very much fears (en. Scott will be compelled to atay where he is now located ; and that the fa to of (Jen. Taylor depends upon his remaining. It also expresses the fullest confidence in tho skill nnd judgment of lien. Scott; but that embarrass-men Is in tinnnciat matters prevent supplying tho troops att demanded by Gen. Scott but that lie must quiet the Mexidnns with propositions of peace, and in tho mean lime neutralize the guerrillas who annoy him. The yellow fever continues (o rage at New Orleuns. Richmond, Sept. 13 P. M. Editor of Ohio State Journal : New Orleuns papers of the &UI1 August arc received, but bring no Inter news from the Army. There had been 41t deaths of yellow ever in the 24 hours ending at 1) o'clock on the morning of the !Mth August and 1 at the Charity Hospital, on the evo u'mg of the pumc day. Tlio heat is intense, and no signs of abatement of the epidemic. Co rro spou Jeiico of the Ohio Stnte Journal. Lkhanon, Augusts, J 47. IV. ll. Thrall, Est. Dkaii Sm : We have just closed an interesting Whig meeting (Joy. Muiiiniw presided. Mr. Ste-vumojn of the Cincinnati Atlas addressed the meeting in the morning, in an able, earnest speech, which made a strong impresson upon the audience. After tho close of .Mr. Stevenson's speech, the meeting adjourned lor dinner. In the evening Mr, Kciiknck, in an interesting and impressive speeeii of moru than two hours, gave an account of his stewardship, and the proceedings of Congress upon tue war bills. He was followed by Mr. Con iv in, in a most impassioned and eloipient address upon the war nnd its consequences, ami the duties of the people of the United Slates in reference to the war. 1 have had the pleatmre of hearing Mr. Convin frequently, but never did I henr come from his lips any thing that excelled this speech. Ilia hr.ld, eloquent and burning exposition of the wickedness of the war, and the horrors which are attendant upon its prosecution, Jiaa not been exceeded by any npeech which he ever inde. Mis appeal to the neople to arise in their milit and arrest the mad and wicked p-ilicy which Ins plunged the iidlion into this war of aggression, invasion uitcl conquest, moved all hearts. I reler you to the resolutions which were enthusiastically adopted, jt-r tin? sentiments of the W ho's of arren and the S'lioiumo' counties winch were reore- sented at tins melting. These resolutions, 1 beleive, speak the sentiments of the W hig of Ohio, and I trust ti will ive tti -in your hearty endorsement. It ia time lb K the Whin ofother Siates slmitld know where torw.snn-ent.andnarticmled.n iu dehher.ti.ms : 1 ll,t'. V ol Oj.io slaud. I he ,,gs of Warren 1 ' ; in tho mu utimisu them Without waiting nr the olhcial ac aunt oi the meeting. They are bold, energetic, and o tho purpose. We li ivo no doubt they will meet vitli a hearty response from the Whigs of Ohio; and hat is sullieieut to secure for their declarations a re-pclful and attentive coiiHideralioii throughout the utire country. They are as lollmva ; 1. Ili soln it, That the usurpation of power br the 'resident ol' the United Stales, and the wanton abuse y Ins administration of sound moral and political iriiicipb-s, have involved the country in nn alarming risis, which threatens the permanency of our Nation-il Union, and the perpetuity of our republican instilu- lOllf. U. Hffithtdy In the lanjnae of Henry Clay in his let 'T on the aniiexalion of Tuxns, Tiiat we regard all Mits as great calamities to lie avoided if p i.isihb, and loiiorable peace an the widest and truest policy of the ojulry. What tln United Slites inoal need are nioii, Peace, and Patience." 3. Vnxulrttl) That we view the existing war with !rsieo ns the result ol a most II igr.iut violation ot rJfCoiialitulion by tho Kxerutive uncalled for by i; iniu iiui ii'iL hi ii'Pimi iii mi: couoiry , oisniiiroiis, 111 in ils immediate mid ultimate cousetiuences, to iu bet interests of the nation, and if mil arrested, riiiiiialin in a tpieslion Inch must distr ict and uis-ver the Union. 4. tit mil rid, That we regard the anru'Aatiou uf Ti-a-b oe primary came ot the war, and the march ot the any from Corpus Cbnsti to Hie Kio tiranue as the wnriltaU cause, and adopting the lanuae. ul hen- or llenlon, we denounce il, 1st. "An nn U'ljmtl war. 1. That it is a war unconstitutional!' made. ltd. hat it is a war upon a weak and groundb ss pretext." f. Hisiilrrtt. That the predicliniil of Wliiif states- en that the annexation of Texas would involve us i war, and would he the precursor ot further attempts r the acquisition of territory, are frlly verified by the m ami the e Hurts of the party in power to acquire ' conquest a part, if not Ihu whole of tho Mexican m pi re. 6. ItfMttlrtili That wo solemnly declare to the world .at from high moral principles, as well as from our of sound National Policy, we are unch liigc.ihly qtosed to the annexation ul any territory to this n. on, either directly by conquest, or indirectly as a lymeiil of the expenses f tho war ; but, if nddilioual rritory be forced upon us, we will demind that ihere shall neither be slavery n r involuntary sit tude therein, other wise than for the puuisiimeiit of hues " 7. iUsvlred That we are implied to an improper in-rference wilh the question ot' Slavery where it conditionally exists, yet we solemnly molest against its irther exi.'n.Hion. i. Itrj'ilrat, That inasmuch as the war with Mexi-was commenced in violittoti of law ami without adequate cause is conducted at a vutt sacrifice i u ma n hie and an eiiormom cxniiditiire of the rituntry's true ;:l ry and prosperity, we regard tt 'ilie nup -ralive duly ot loe n--l C ongress in ad ipi itiiunry measures to restore peace by requiring the .esident "to call home our armies and bring them once w it In n our own acknowledged limits." ' Collar your insane love of false ej..ry ami you will con-ler a peace." !i. lirsntml. That we have abiding fiith iu the car ml principles and measures contended fur tv the ' lug parly in (he coniesU of I - 111 and 1 J 11Pr-dec-oi lo Aovriean Industry A Sound and Uniform urreucy Internal Improvements Upoiitjoi) to the lu-Treannry Scheme, and eternal retst.iuce U li ve-ilive Usurpations. Til it Wnrn.ixn lliuin. k The Times of Aug. 2-th ys, an eiiL'iueer is now engaged in staking out the oiilid for (lie bridge nerohS the Oliio. 'I he p.iu, us Ic am from him will be exactly l.illl feet from cell-lo centre of Uu abutments. The stone will Ik-.ii lloat down to the required point in a lew days, ttiiOiiin Ui:oiMi;?ir. Tne Cniriimati Alias ofTues 'V, snys, the couipauiea named helow are llow at imp Otiio, above the city, under the cu mud of eut. Co, Irwin : Taylor (luards, of Cincininti, Ca'pt. Hiii-hes. (ueen City I'udets, t'apt. Niles, Columbus Cadets, Capt. J.athmn. Ml. Vernon company, ('apt. Carle. Chiilieothe, " ('apt. MrtJiniits. Cireleville, (,,,t. ,,li. Lancaster, Capt. Ferguson, Thomas W. Dorr died at Providence U. I ,()n Tliuri-v last. The reader mil remember him a t the hero the attempted reb- lhn in his native Slate mid us a ui to whom the ultra Democraey of 4eiv llanip. re recently, by mi act of the State Le.ml Unre, cave privilege of eUizenship He ha. h tl a name ruth. in he reiiieiitbered than revered Vit.. n.,.:,,, -,- lollowing by a vote ot ! to 4 1; The Legislature shall at its first session under (he tendril constitution, nasi such laws ns will etl' etu- ailiomitiir counties which were represented this mcetiiio, have inscribed these principles upon their banners. We- nsk n response from the Wliis of every county in Lie State. We appeal lo every Whig paper ill I tlno to unfurl its banner Willi the iineriplioti of nn At qt i-ii nn of Ti-Kiu touy "o km t.sion ok si.Aimiv si i' AMiu.it ruoort e rmN or this ini-a molh w a il. Vouni, A.-C. I tl to rest i ui; Details. We extract Urn following pir.igraphs from the editorial correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune : h mii.a, Mi: tiro, August :i, 1-17. Intelligence ha jiM heeii receivt d tliat dipt. Hull", wilh a squadron oi' cavalry, h is given the guerillas a severe drubbing at San J ihu de Ins Kbitim. Ccn. P. F. Smith, leurniiq; on his arrival at Ujo do Agua that a party of th-se -e ntleiueti u( the road b id a rendez-vous at the fonmr place, despatched Capt. U. with orders to surpris them if possible. The expedition was successful in every way the guerillas were surprised Itelore the hud lime to reach their horses, and at mice tnnU refuse in a church and in two or three stone house! adjMnug. Into these our men at unco charged, the Mexicans recoiled in dismay, ami after ft shorl struggle were entirely defeated, with a loss of between thirty anl forty killed mid some (i fly wounded. A priest and eun said to have been iu some way connected wilh the1 guerrillas, were taken prisoners. Such is the report of the otlair at present current; I h.tll probably lem io tm .f .t i,efr.. I r,.I(, UliiS lelter. August G, 1J17. (ien. Pierce artived tills miming, his men, though much jaded and travel-worn, iiiaking a most soldierly appearane(. The !hh regimeiu in pirttcuhr the New Kugliud re.'riui'-nt commanded by Col, Ransom niiractnl much attention from the crowds assembled to see lac new lev es enter. Notwithstanding nil the tileries told in the Mexican pipers it seems tint (ien. Pierce has brought his com maud throned thiml losing a ihhi, and with but three or four wiumled. He was nttacked several times by guerrilli parties, yet by prompt measures succeeded in noitnig them on every occasion. A good story is t dd of Cipt. II idii-di, who commands one of the .Now Knjliiid compiue-s a reg'tlar lumberiimn an I bridge-builder from "way down in the State of Maine." Arrived at Plan del Km, what did they li-id but that the h.-idgf had been destroyed ; y, t Capt. It. hid Ins ankeu iigeiitnty about him, and in a few hours the entire amnuand w..s taken safely over, by means of a new rtml which b himself cut. A Van-kee will be a Yankee, transpl nt nsyon will. Tile oil'ieers witl Capt. ltutf, at the time lie rented the guerrillas at Sm Juan de los I, aims, were Lieut. Waker, of lie own c iiiipmy, ami l.ieiu. Ilawes, with a coiiip uiv of the id dragoons The defeat was com pbte. C ontrary to all expectation! the train which came up to-day did not bnug any money, and hence the poor providers for the abs diite wauls of tie- army are worse etf th in evir. .. A'gwis Jilnn pre trnt h it hrrn m,,! la.J.r.i tiuinfij tit thfroij thf tip-nuts e','. sh.irt uhin h J'rxm tn'.i to .1' rVo, iim tmt uf thi liidtl-rrjt htrr nrr, trnt t.'njnin f.r tihtun! Such are the straits to which our quarieriuasteis and commissaries, abandoned is they haie been by the (iovem-uient ul home, ,mi driven. N -r ia el tilting brought, nor are any of th i m-eessanes tor the itdl-heiug of the arm-, to any ihiii j of ihe romforl ; and hfiico all bei to be puriljued at rat en, which amount to ruinous extortion. I pive you fids which every man here knows com icnls in ly iit'ovst tliemselveii. I lininh l!ni b-tttr in buie, mid late nt in.'ht. To-morrow miirtimg, (ien. Tw.g f moves wilh his division, as I have already stated. Reports continue lo come in, th it llrt'e bodies of the enemy are mov mg in the iie';.'lih(rli.t" 1, and just now we hear lint t'rooi -ill! to t: )il uei-riilerost w!io have been tb. (i.n. Pier.e, wero seen ti.:s Riteriiomi til Kl Pint!. The ro g f.irtiilii will emue trt us burdened wilh news, and whelbci il be .d peace or war to the knife, I shall yive you l!),- iuttH.euee u early as pomade. c. w. k. ! Caliliiruiti In the Cililorniin, a paper printed at Monterey, on the 'Jltli ol Ard lit, it is stated, that 1 1 new' mail arrait.emeiit has 3.11c into etl'ect." and that the lirst arrival hnur;ht a mmber of letlert and pajn-rs. The iuailerma .n rs at "he several m.litary posls were constituted Pottma-t- ij, ni, J ,t Wa e-.pcdrd that, where there was lio unltUry poiti, ll,e Alcaldes wmiid perform the duties of the otiieo. M-mterey is iiuii .iitig it is sii I rapidly. Several American famil.i hue sellb d there. The hoii-,e are nil occupied. The editor says, tint, bring com telled lo gue Up the (iuve rmnciit I loii.e, to m ike room for a portion of C,.. SteveiHi.n's regiment, he was ohlx'ed n.,,. s uliialy hndl shed, i,ii Hie eor-uerot Dr. Sloke prd. "A small paper, a small press, but rather a itifjt'nj editor." 4t ti " m Among the iidveiliseiiniils, we n-tliee a great sale inn.- I he Illinois Male I nnrentmn has adopt- of nlv lols," hud .nt 1 11 a pretty extravaouit scale iollowin-' he a Vote nt !l'to 4 1: TI... l'. . -..1- tV.... ..' . 1 . . . ' - ",' 1 ii'-ni, 11111111114 mien nineiv- six rani. The v.i is called Fraueisen. In frnnt 'of it. there n Miid In lv i1.iiiiii.,.li,,ud i-.,. ;.. .).. ..I. t V prohibit free persons of color l'rlll iintneTatoor 1 hundred nI...h numl, 1,1 -.,..1.,,- m . snd selllmg in (his Slate; and lo ill. dually pre I Vallei.iaud il. S Im.U-. bile ie' Illinois, .re'lho or.il it (he owners ot slaves from the introduction of nneters. ves into this Slalo for the purpose of netting them e; Vnirulitl, that w hen this constitution is submit. I lo the people of this St tie tor their adoption or ceiKin, ine lorej-omg Mian in- sultmilteil to tlieiii to voted on separately as a section of saul rtuistilu- n, anu 11 a majority ot all the v.-les east ..r ni.d or nuthordv iu bun vested, mist thesnmo hhall be for it adoption, then, in that constitute John A.i-'ntler 1 e, the same shall form a seelioii of the new nui.l,. I on and near the S 0 rtioeiilo and loll '. llllt if a ItlsiontL- Hll-tll lb. n.,...-l it- .l... I. ..111... .1 ., II the sauiPtlull be rejected. " ' v a mi 1 si Tim. Aiur yr. Fivr T1101 sanii MTt Oiinriini Oi r. I lenru from a authority tliat the President has issued a rrqui on for live more rei'tments of volunleers two from nneec, two from Keiitm ky, mid one Irom Indiana e design of the liovern nt is said to bo to have rty Ihousand men under Cen. S. otl by the close of oteniber, Hiiit. Shu. t the comm. necmenl of Ynle College, last week, degree of A. It. was conferred on one hundred and iity-four young genii, men the hrgct clans ever .duated at this or any other College in the l uioii. IV tolal amount of Ihe debt o (lie aeverul States (" nion, according lo Hie American Almanac ia rri-ii Mr mr Srr.tn.n Camiiiiia. We bnrn 11 the CuMnm House that the aiuoiiut of specie re-, td by thu Cambria was $:j!,ittiu. TnmtUr. Onn man adverltes that he is eonstsntly supplied with " that prectoiy Ueverajre, sparkling cold water,'' which he nits at tl rate of two reals per week fr each family. two proclamation of 1. en. Kearney, 'by virluo and isHiinl m Ann! last. KUb n'eut for the Indians Joa.iuui rivers. ' uad Don .M.truiio tl. Valli ju similar a-eiit in auotber ureeiion. 'Ihe schooner "r.-ceiiily condemned in the Court oi Adminilty,' with her caro, coui.,titig of a hundred and iiehly bales (at I 'JliltllJ pounds of Mexienn stiuar.) lhui pickaxes panache, and ono bale of xarnpi. s, msnrli d, wasutlveitmcd lo bo sold at auction, on (he VI tit ot April. Two or three of tho pipers are tiiled Willi the judicial decision of Judee Waller Colt.m, in tins eiwe. Another s:le of Nt-, in the i.nvti of Francisco net the one above nain.l-i n Iverti'i i bv " lei win Itry nt, Alcalde antl Chief Magistrate ..f the town and d istlict.il' San Fraw.sco.' Tfie r.d..Ti. to Ihu sale i so curenn, 111 it to must yite il in the words and figures of the aih erlhicr : Ity (he following sYcree of his F.xecllenoy, (Jen. H W. Kearney, Coventor of California, till "the lii-bt, title and interest of the dm d States, and ot the Territory of California, to Ihe heiteh nnd water lot on Ihe rast li.ml of the town of ISan Kmucisco, have been jfrnnled, conveyed and reb asi d lo ihu m ..ir, or corpoiulu authonlies uf said town. liECItr.K or OOV. KKAltM'.V. " f, Brig. Gen. S. W. Kearney, Governor of California, by virtue of authority in mo vested by the President of thu United States of America, do hereby grant, convey, and release unto the town of San Fran cisco, the lie 00 It;, or corporate authorities thereof, all the right, title and interest of the Government of the united States, and of the Territory of California, in and to the beach and water lots on the east front ot said town of San Francisco, included between the points known as the Hi neon ami Fort Montgomery, exceiitmir such lots as may be selected tor the use of the United Slates Government by the Senior Otlicers 01 me army and navy now there; provided, the said ground hereby ceded shall bo divided into lot.!, and sold by public auction to the highest bidder, after three months notice previously given the proceeds of said sale t'i be for the benetit of the town of San Francisco. Given at Monterey, capital of California, this 10th fay of March, 1M 17, and the seventy-lirsl year ot the iimepenueiice 01 tue united states. S. W. KEARNKY. Itritr. Gen. and (Joe. of California The sale is made in pursuance of ths decree, and ine silo ot the town is said to he tho 11 most command' ing commercial position on tho entire western ooast 01 Hie i'acilic Ocean, St. Lout Hip. Jlug. V,7. Lust Letter frum Umu Taylor. The following, ayu the Cincinnati Gazette, is the yesterday. It was written iu reply to a communication of C, L. Wilcox, Esq., transmitting to thu Gen eral a copy ol the prooeu dings ol ft Lucoloco meeting, held in Clarksvillu, Tennessee, on the 7 tit June hist. These proceedings wuru chiefly in the form of a series or resolutions, vyliie.li declared nguiust a iNatioual ttank, a Protective Tarilf, Internal Improvements by the General Government, mid the distribution of the proceed uf sales of the public lands, and in favor of the Independent Treasury, the right of Texas to annex herself to this Government, and, in general terms, 111 favor of the obligation of the United States nowto protect and defend her territory. The preamble and resolution under which immediately Mr. Wilcox acted iu addressing Gen. T.iyior, were as follows : il hrrciij, ihe Whig parly, through their parly press, and through public tueeliugs, have aoheilcd Gcu. Taylor to become ft candidate for lh Chief Magistracy of this Union, and have, ut various times ex pressed a desire that he should give no expression of his political principle ami opinions ; and trherms, the democratic party, eulert aiuing the highest respect aim graiiiuiie lor Hie distinguished services of General Taylor, cannot, nevertheless, uive their siitinorl to any man foi the ollice of President, without tirsl ascertaining his political principles and opinions, therefore, Ucwlrrd. That thu nllicers id this convention be. and they are hereby instructed, to respectfully ad-dress Gen. Taylor, touching his opinions on the several measures referred to in the resolution adopted in thi Convention, and that thev nublish the commit- i mention when received for the enlightened uclioit of Hie peoplo thereon. Ueuig thus promoted, and. in addition, heinir as sured by .Mr. Wilcox that " the circumstances and the tune required of Jurii ti full expression " of his opinions on the subjects referred to, and Hint "under Ihe circumstances ' such a reply was cructtd of him " as eariy as practicable, Octi. i n; lor wrote us follows IlUAUqUAIlTKns, A KM V or Ol ci.TATlo, Camp near Monterey, Mexico, July !, r!7. Dear Sir : 1 have the honor to acknowledge the re eeipt of your esteemed letter of the l.'.th iiist., which Ins just reached me accompanied by certain resolutions entered into by a Democratic meeting of my fellow citizen 111 t.,i:irksvillo, i cuu , on the 7Ui ol June last, 111 relation to certain important matter and principles connected wilh Ihe management of our national at! lairs, desiring to know my views ami opinions in regard to the same, ns they might have an important hearing 011 their course, should my nume be before the country as a candidate for Ihe Presidency lit the com- election ; which 1 mmi beg leave to decline doiuz, for even if deposed lo do so. I cannot so are the tune from my ollicial duties to devote lo Ihe investigation of uiose su.iji eis wmcii llieir importance seem lo require, to enable me to reply to th"iii iu u way lhat would be satisfactory to myself, much less so to your honorable committee. 1 must therefore say in this instance what I have slated to others on like occasions, winch is, that i mu no politician, near lorly years ol my hfe have been passed in the military service of the Republic, most of winch in the field, the camp, 011 our western frontier, or in the Indian territory, and 1 may say with great propriety for the most part constantly on duty, the lait two in Mexico, or on it immediate borders, during which tune 1 have not passed one night under the roof of a house ; you may therefore, very readily tnij.. ...... I, u.,M..,..-( l !,,,. ),.,,( ,,, lie tunc to devote to the consideration or investigation of important political mailers, or to their discussion, nor navo 1 attempted lo do so, or ueeii mixed up with p d'tical men or matters in any way, not even having voted for one of our chief magistrate or any one else since I have been in the public service, having been stationed or serving fur the most part beyond Ihu limits of the Slates. 1 can say in all smrerity I have no anpiralions for the Presidency, mid if 1 am a candidate, or to lie one, it must be recollected I am or Will be made so by others, and by 110 agency of mine iu the matter; under tins state of tliinir should a majority of the go.d people of our country think proper to elevate mu to l!ie lirsl ollice 111 iheir gift, or I may say the first 111 tin world, I will feci bound t serve iheni, and will do so honestly, and faithfully to the best of jny abilities, strictly in conformity to the provisions of the Constitution, 11 nearly aa possible in the way it was acted on and construed by our fir it Presidents, two of whom al least participated in creating nnd puling in opera-torn that glonou instrument. Jtut many important change in our uli'urs al home and abroad may taku place belween ihts and the lime for holding the election t'u tilling said ollice, so much so, a to make it de-sin able for the general good, tint some individual other than myself should be selected as a candidate for tint station, and could he be elected, I will not say lhat I would yield my pretensions to thai distinguished position, for I have int the vanity to believe I have any, but 1 would not only acqmenee with pleasure in siieli an arrangement, hut would rejoice tint the lie. public had one citizen more worthy and belter qualified than I am, and 110 doubt there are thousands, to diicharoe the arduous and important duties appertain-ing t that high miice. He ihu as it may, should I ever occupy liie U hile House it must be by ihe spontaneous move of the people, and by no act of liiinc, so tliat 1 eonld enter up m the dulies appertaining lo the Chi"f Magistrate of the country unlr.imim led and unpledged beyond what I have previously stated as re. L'.trdH ihe Constitution, so that I could and would bo the President of the nation and Hoi of 0 party. For the interest you and old- r kind Irieoibi of the comimltec and those you and Ihey represent lake in my continued success agamst tho enemy while tins war continues, which 1 sincerely hope w ill soon be brou rhi to an honorable close, iu well as I fear for the loo tl altering manner you hive been please I to con-neet my name with the distui.ru;rihed ollice in tpica-tioii, and especially for Ihe haudiomc and complimentary manner in which they have been communicated, are duly appreciated, and I heir leave to ti nder to you and thr.iueli you to the gentlemen of the eommillcp, collectively Und individually, my most cordial thanks for the a ime. With coin. derations of Inheat respect and esteem, I remain, evnth men, Your ob't and devoted ucrv't Z TAYLOR, Major General IS S. Army. To Dr. C. L. WILCOX and other uf theCommit-lee. " S. R, Hosmcr. . W. Dennison jr.. H:t!l " Geo. James.... ICO " A. Sherwood. . . . 'A'Ai " L. Clnypool... :):W ' it. Duncan y;j(J For Danl. Marble, WHi voles. And fifteen votes scattering. And. bv the Insnect. or aforesaid, it wns thereupon declared that Messrs. Sturges, Hamm, Goddard, llosmer, James, Clnypool, Hrush, Sherwood, Duncan, Marble, McCoy, Ned, and Dennison, having received a large majority of the voles cast, were duly elected Directors of the Central Ohio Railroad Company, to serve, a such, for tho year ensuing, and the certificate thereof, in duo form of law, was granted. Ami thereupon, tho meeting of Stockholder! adjourned without day, DAN'L. CONVERS, Chairman. I. On.f.K, Secretary. "wTho Press along the proposed line of road, favor able to the enterprise, please copy. rrorerrihicft of the Itultiuioro nnd Ohio Itnil-roud Conipiiuy---Acccptuuco ul tho VuKiuia I.uw. We gave yentirday the proceedings ol the meeting of the stockholders of tho Raltiuioro and Ohio Rail, road, up to the hour of adjournment in tho morning. At four o'clock, P. M., tho meeting re-assembled, when Mr. B. Hoffman stated that Mr. McEany, tho Prcsidentof the Company, had prepared a paper, Belling forth his views upon the subject, which, with a number of documents and slatemenls bearing on tho question, he hud intended to read to the stockholders, lint soon after the ndjourniuent of the meeting in tho morning, Mr. McLano was taken suddenly ill, and still remained no much so that it would be impossible for him to attend upon the present meeting. Mr. Hoffman suggested that the paper prepared by Mr. McLane should bu received and madu a part uf tho proceedilijfs of the meeting. Some discussion ensued upon the suggestion, which was terminated by Mr. lloli'mau withdrawing tho papers.Mr. T. Parkin Hcott,onc of the Directors on tho part of the city, then offered a preamble and three resolutions. The preamble recite the fact that tho Legislature of Virginia bad, by an net passed on tha ?ih of March 1-17, nn theri zed" the JJaltimore and Ohio Railrond to construct, on certain conditions therein set forth, their road through that Slate, and hud al-lowed six months from the lime of the passage of tho act for the Company to accept it, and three years to commence the construction of the road and twelve to complete it and Ihe resolut.oiis resolved 1st. That the Jlaliiinore and Ohio Railroad Company do accept the act. iid. That Ihe fiict of the acceptance should be communicated by the President lo the Governor of Virginia.Hd. That in pursuance of (lie agreement made between the City of Wheeling and a Committee of the Hoard of Directors of the Couiiauv, the work of ma king the road should bu commenced at the earliest convenience. A division of the question was called for, and a vote taken by yeas and nays on the first two resolution accepting the Virginia law, i.nd they were adopted, wilh one dissenting voice. (ien. Tdghman, on Ihe part of the reprrsentntivei of the stock held by the Slat? of Maryland, then proposed resolutions as a substitute for the third one offered by Mr. Scott. Tho resolutions of Gen. Tilhmnn declared: 1st, th it the Company were not obliged and would not enter upon the construction f the law, until all the money, necessary to complex- the road to Wheeling, should be provided, unless it should be necessary lo do so to secure the law ; am: '.id, that a Committee of live should he appointed, none of whom should bu members of the Hoard of Director or officers of tho Company, except Directo- on tho part of ihe city, which Committee should be so constituted ns to represent the several parties iiitrested according lo the amount of slock held by tin 111, nnd whose duty it shall be to examine wilh the Chief Engineer of tho Company, the different roiitci-proposed for ihe road to Ihe Ohm River, anil report th result of their proceed-iiil'h at a meeting of the Stocl.holderof the Company to be culled for tho purpose. On (In substitute a long discussion ruined. It was supported by Gen. Tilghman, Mr. J. Glenn, nnd op. posed by Messrs. T. P. Scott, T. Swaun, McKaig, (of Cumberland,) R. Leimiion, and J. Nelson. The vo'.e wa (hell taken on the adoption of the substitute, and il was rejectee as follows : Yeas. Nays, Stale stock ;t.t,Ui)i) iliarea Raltunoro city stock .. IVV'OO share Private stockholders.. f20 l'.7H :t.V(i M.7H The third resolution proposed by Mr. Scott, ns given 1 1.1 .i,7i ayea, to 14 lliell S.I,., 1 noes. CeiUrul Ohio K ill ltonil rotupnnr I'linrr. iniMii at t 11 1: i 1 u s r m 1: 1, t 1 k n , Pursuant to notice, published in the newspapers printed 111 the Counties of Muknij:uni, Licking and Franklin, more than twenty dm previous, (he stock holder in the Central Ohio Rail Iwid Company, ns. I Mcmhled at Ihe Court Home in the town of iSovwuk,' on the "Jiiih day of August, . D. I-J7, for the pur-pose of organizing mud Company, by Ihe election of the idi'icers prcsenbed iu the Act entitled An Act to ; incorporate Ihe l eiitral Ohio lUdroud Comptuy," parsed February r-th 1-17. j The following persona, named in the fust section of said net were present, vix : I Dame ilru.'h. John Hamm. S doinon Stur ea. Dan. iel Con wr, nml Levi Clay pool of Ihu County of Muskingum, nnd l-rael Dille, Albert Sherwood, J,mn1i Glessm r, and Gen. W. Penney of the County of Licking. The meeting was raited to order at III o'clock A. M , by Daniel Converse, I'.-q., in Hie Chair, snd the appointment of I Dille, Esq, as Secretary. The several Hook of subscription were railed for, and presented to saot persona named in the first section nf aaii Act. hen it appeared that thrrt hun-drtd and trrtntu shares ol toe It. the anmo bennr in the ai-erei'ate amount of eighteen Ihousmid five hundred dollais, had been mibseriticd iu legal And proper form under stud charter. And thereupon tho meeting took a recess until ii o'eloek P. M. 7'tr.i oVWh, M At this hour the meeting again rami to order, and on motion, proceeded to the i lcc-d"ii of thirteen Direr tor, ns nuth rued by the r barter, Mc..rs, George J mu! D, II Lvman acted as Teller I'.r the collection of ihe ballot:i, ami M. ssts. Dtnicl Convers, I. Dille, S Sturm-i, D. Hnh, A oiierwood, John Hamm, (,. . Penny and L. Clay pod, olluialcd as in-peotor of the election Ami thereupon, the ballots having been collected and examined, it appeared that tlin e i i.. , nnd thirly-nmc flnresweie vol. d upon by the holdci t heruof, personally or by proxy, and lhat said voles had been eiit a follows : ForS. Stun-.- 5VH For I), ttru.d n- " John Hiimm... :t:w t W. McCoy... Ill" C. 11. Guddatd. :i;W Itobt, .Neil H'ei Air. Thomas Hwann then olf-red a resolution, that the President be requested lo furnish, forjiiibltcation, a copy of Ihe papers lie had prepared to be read to tho meeting whirh motion was then adopted; and thu meeting then adjourned sine d-c.llultimort 1'atriot. A I 'ntr Hit. Tho New Orlean National has not done more than justice, in the following imagmnry correspondence, to Ihe practice of writing letters to eminent public men, propounding all manner of unmeaning questions, and then publishing their answers. " tioii soir nn si At. v rrnr." HIGHLY IMPORTANT CUilULSPONIU'.NCF.. Piiosi'iu rii r.vn.i.K, June 7, 1-17. Drill Silt: As you are our candidate for the Pre, idency, so constituted by the people, you are, there-tore, open to all sorts of impertinent questions. Your privney is to be inradeil ami you are to suffer yourself to be daily examined, ns if you were a simple witness in the hands of an indefinite number of sharp lawyers. I am one of the people, ana, bein;i nn exceedingly small speritiu'ii, 1 have made it prat tice, for years past, for ihe sake of notoriety, In endeavor to fasten myself on the lad of some great man, who happened, for thu time, to be in the ascendancy, 1 am opposed lo your elevation to anv ollice, and would not vote for yon, were you, in ihe language of a late Lorofoco Senator of this State, " pure eti.uiirh to sit on the nelit hind of the Throne of Heaven." Vet I would be i-xceedniijlf delighted il you would answer the questions! put to you in this letter, not only for the purpose of Irtvm. them imblnhed 111'aiiist you, if they can be so used, in ease you are a candi date, but also tor the sake ol gelling my name before the people, a having done . toothing to assist in mis. representing your real sentiments. If accomplish thii, and you are defeated. nm sure of some small office as a reward for my ingenuous services. I wish to know, firstly, whether you are in favor of putting corn in both ends of a hair that ia sent to null on horseback, or do you believe 111 the modern system invented by Hob Walker, who used a lare-e stone in 0110 end lo balance the graiu in Ihe other? Secondly, are you in fnyor of mule hiving colts i Thirdly, sro you in favor id' crossing the nutmeg melon wilh tho ptii. !lnn t A p. ..pt snd definite answer to these questions will oblige your fellow citizen, Al GI STFS MONTAGl II SNOOKS. General '.. Tavloh. Cawi Kfc ut MoMri:nr.Y, July !), 1-17. Ri:rr.( Trn Sin : Your very important communica lion ciiiie o hand in due course of mail ami bn.fgago wagon transpo'iatiori. I read il ivth profound pleasure. I was del. i( l Wih the independent expression of your sentiments, and lb,, laud ible motives that induced you to plnre them Ifelbre Hie in wntine. The Govern nt has kept me aoexeeciliiiely busy of Into in doing noihinj, thai 1 Imvo not bid lune to write you ns promptly ns I could hive desired ; nor ran I n explicitly, when I do sit down to the UA, as the import atieo of Ihe subject demand. Your first question 1 shill answer (hem nil i-angoricalivis one lhat involves a Inyonle system of exchange, w Inch would bo indi lieate for nie, iu my present portion, to enlaro up n ; hul 1 will say, in passing, dial it i In iter lo have a stone in one end el Ihe meal ling than in tho bladder. To your second question I nnwer, I am in favor of mules having rolls, provided it suits the mule, ntiil don't interfere Willi the vested rights of the pro pie. Your thud question involves a point upon which 1 have many doubts crossing the mi-Ion with tho pumpkin certainly enlarges the melon, but it w ill require a Inrije share of ilic attention ot philosophers to show that it don't turn the nutmeg. With high respect, I remain your most ob't servant, '.. TAYLOR. Al'OL'STl'l MnNTAi.l Sxookh, F.q. Kr.NATon Ut.tumV Ami: imr.iT to th Tnnr Mim.iox H11.1.. That the recollection id' our render may be fully refreshed as lo the purport of Ihe amendment ofli-red by Mr. IU mm to the bill appropriating three million dollars tor negotiating peace, we republish il, as follow : " Provided, always, and it is hereby dec h rrd to hn the trim intent and meaning of Congress in nuking this impropriation, tint th" war wtlh Mexico on," tit not to be prosecuted by this Government with any view to the dismemberment of lhal republic, or to tho acquisition, by conquest, of any pTtum of her tetn lory ; that this Government, ever desirous to iiininlain and preserve peaceful nml friendly relations with nil nations, nml particulsily with tho neighboring republic of Mexico, will always be rerdy lo ruler upon nu imitations w ith ft vow to terminate the prvacul unhappy cmilliet 011 d rills which shall secure the ju-t nubia nnd preserve uiviolnte the nutiminl honor o the Fluted Slates and of M Xico ; that ll is especially do-nimble, in order to maintain and preserve those amicable rclittiiiii wliicli on:;hl ahvavs to c,ul belweell nei.hbiring republics, thai ihe boundary of the Slate of Te tas th. mot be ib linilivelv settled, ninl Hul provision be inndf by thf republic of Mexico lor tho prompt nml eq-nlahlo ndin-loooit ,.f the pi-,1 claiin of our citizen un lhat npubhe." TUI HSDAV KYUNING, Heptombor 2, 1817. nj" Will our correspondent South Kno" unveil himself to us in propria persona, as he hai unveiled his feelings incognito? We will then comrnuno to-gcther upon the subject-matter of his note, which we tnko it was designed for our private use, and not for publication. Wilh suitable amplifications and modifications wo would not hesitate to allow 11 South End" to correspond with tho public through our columns. Wo think lit themo onu fruitful of interest to the reader; and if properly treated, of immense relief to the Fditor. Give 11 a call. Ohio Akkimi. Cuni-kukncb. Vc arc obliged to a member of the Ohio Annual Conference, now in acs-siou here, for a daily report of its transaction. Ftr.-Pr.AVT. Our friend Judge Cox, of Zaneaville, has sent lo our ollice a huge specimen of Rhubarb, or Pie-Plant, plucked from his grounds. Tho samplo is creditable to tho soil of Muskingum and its cultivator Thank you, Sir. Po iv tier Mill Illuwn. The powder mill of Messrs. Austin, on tho Little Miami, ti miles above Xenia, made a tremendous blow up of itself on tho morning of Monday last, causing perfect destruction nf the building, and a greater part of the machinery. James Kirkpatrtck, a young man employed in the establishment, wa instantly killed. Mr. George Linkhart had left the building two or three minutes before the explosion, and would havo relumed to it again in two or threo minutes after, wilh two or three other persons. Narrow escape, that! What caused the powder to ignito is not known ; the machinery wa standing, and no firo was about tho establishment. Tho editor of tho Torch Liirht was within 101) yards at the time, and musing upon Iho sub ject of an explosion, when the thing was suddenly de monstrated to him in all its reality. His curiosity was probably satisfied for once ! Notwithstanding this disaster, thu Messrs. Aust'-n w a large quantity of pow der now on hand, and no titter nipt ion of supplies need ho apprehended by their regular euntomers. Itlpley Hunk. A howl has been set up as to tho solvency of Iho stockholders of the branch of the new Bank at Ripley, nnd representations made that said stockholder had subscribed for slock greatly beyond their entire means. To counteract this, we suppose, u Tho lice," published in Georgetown, contains an advertisement, certified by tho Auditor of II row 11 county, showing that said stockholders are assessed and taxed upon tho dupli cate of that county, to an amount nearly four time as great as tho capital of the Htnk. This is un the part of the stockholders a work of supererogation, which wo imagine will be productive of little good. It will be a very easy matter for thoao who wished to make an unfavorable impression, to give currency to other injurious reports, or even to reiterate Iho ono now exposedand thus the stockholder might find their lime occupied in refuting idle stories, invented merely to to annoy, which time m-ght bo more profitably occupied. We suggest that th-y devote themselves to sustaining Iheir credit in the legitimate way, and leave gossipers to the undisturbed enjoyment of their vocation. Intelligent men will not heed llenr pratings and those who are not intelligent will rarely see tho exposure of it, Locofnco Nominations Feter II. Anlteny is nmuiiialed by tho Locofocos of Guernsey and Coshocton for tho Senate. Thi ia a' very decided Locufoco district, and Mr. A. will doubt-les be elected. Guernsey county William Morrow. Coshocton county Joseph Williams. Montgomery Peter F. Lowe and John Allen. By Tdi'grapli, for Hie Ohio Slate Journal. FiTrsDUHi.il, Sept. 23 P. M. Editor Ohio State Journal: j Tin; mail ia in at Richmond, Va.,butbnngsnonews from the Army. The Yellow fever continued to prevail at Now Orleans nn the lilith. Thirty-six deaths occurred on that day at tho Charity hospital, and 17 at tho villu-jc of Fayetteville. TH K H IKKI.TH. Nr.w Yokk, Sept. 1. Fi.otm Moderate sates at previous price market heavy. Com Prime white 7 do. Yellow, 7Go. Win: at (Juiet, Ltnn Western, HUc in kegs, :i;c. Cnrros Fplami, c. poiiK Prime Western ,ll,7."i. Gnoi i uii: No change. H te.Tivonr., Sept. 1. Fl.oi it Howard St., $Vifl ; City Mills f.'i'I. Win; t Prime white l,IU Red do. ijl.tlfj. Coiim Prime while 7'Jo. Oats :i-c. Whuktv 2"c. Hi mi In good demand. Pint un i riiM, Sept. . Fi.orn. Western for export $o,.7.Ja.ti,iHI. Win. t Prime red $1,JS new do. $l,ltial,2l). Cons Prime yellow, 70c. dull. Uat I'Ja loo. Hi i: 7oc. P no vi hons Nominal, (noci'tut: Nothing doing. Corro.i Nothing doing. Iti'Ti 1:11 Western, Ibio-i supplied. PlTTHIlRO, Sept. 1. Rivor 3 feet in channel. No change in the markets. WiMillli 1111U Poverty. We arc Acquainted With two men, residents of this city, who are fair types of human nature in general. I lie one has been blessed with all lhat wealth can be- slow; lives in luxury, takes his ease "in his inn," rules in coaches, and, in a word, "cut t grand flour i'h" in Ibis little world of ours. He is fond of contributing large sums to public enterprises, particularly worn ma 11 nine in uneiy 10 appear ill lilt papers in connection therewith boasts of his mihhc sniril and liber ality, and is punctual in his attendance at church on each Sunday, Rut wiltial, ho 1 proud, vain, haughty aim tmperioiia. ne iooks upon lliose less tavoretl by fortune, and beneath him in social hie, as unworthy of his attention, lie has not t grain of chanty in his soul. He would pass by a poor man, iu suilenng. wuuoui winning 10 look upon (iim. He never contributed, perhaps 111 all his hie, a dime to relieve the distresses ot the weak and Ihe suffering. Humble want, tho wail of the sons ami daughter of adversity, have no claim upon him. lie walk by thein with t po lupous step and unfeeling benrt. Tin other character 1 just the reverse of this both in condition and heart. Poor from childhood, ho has never known the moment when he wns free from want. IL means have been small, his wants numerous. Yei in poverty and in gloom, he ha endeavored io do what little he could lo relieve the miseries, nf his fellow suit' rers. Toiling incessantly for small wage, he has often divided the rowards of Ins labor Willi some poor needy widow. He has a smil a soul full of charily, of love and of truth. 1 1 is heart is as broad aa the want of humanity itself. Tin man is ncirleeied, unohced, 11 ne red for; while the other is the object nt adulation nml eulogy. U,w unequal, how unjust an- the rewards 01 tins world! Rut with all this, wo would rather bo that poor, neglected ninn, wilh Ins broad, ex-punsive, gushing ht art, than the haughiy aristocrat, wilh all his wealth, station and power. Cm. CAror. (JrirK Won. Many of our citizens remember the lime and lhal not very remote, when a journey from Cincimuili lo Detroit was looked upon as a great undertaking, requiring preparation for an absence ol weeks. Such is toil tho case now the space is overcome in a very short tune. We It ft Detroit at U'4 o'clock al night, on our way home, staid an hour in Sandusky the next morning, and arrived at Springfield in the evening ni t o'clock, only J1 hours from Detroit ! Could we have come directly down Irom Spring-field, the travelling tune from Detroit to Cincinnati would have been about '-hi hour ! ( m. Giiui". For the Ohio Statu Journal. TO COKVS DAGC'IIHOTYPE. Y KATK CAROL. Yes 5 'twas thtn! Imnee lloai.-rt by me now, Ttie t'iii.'iilrcse Htill Wi re turli-il bu. k, Front Urn biiih nr- lioii! of the nn.M'tli al. lir..w Like 1111 llllgi-l's Milieu Ntvrf-niti3 nVr 1 if,.',, trick 1 It cmiies lo me yet like 11 Bebb n wri nlli'd hM-, Or Hi" music uf senqilis when Iwililit wuvus swell. And well it m lull l, for all ! no ilrcnm of liveliness eVrflnnleil by IVtlii ll Hie ',( ivnives In fiis l-nuteoH rtinin f iHelii-lit Tlliill slnuie 'lleiitli tbe it et labile ul lliv dark blue ryu Thnt (..Id with what ln;'li gifN tby si.ui was fraiighij ' Tin' ro-v leaf never mMiih-iI 11 lip mere xWei I, Thu ris iiei js-airli neVr Ktuwed iqioii a softer check. Yet not nlnne for ttt;it, nUtnmib tt beauty owii'd tlio power, To rluiill the Kn,e with 11 li.-wili hilltf spell, Tho' eiirlhN priaiil ones may how tit its il ul htnr, Y t net alone tor Hint, ill, I mine iih.ii thee ihvill ; I km w n ri. ti.-r v il ,ix o'. rthy spuit Itiuig, Thnt an (.'el htndi hail iroin Uh allar leiiiK. Tliey lelil me thou wi rt beautiful, inr itioiifrht Hint I could trace, A tie ire (hull imly in the ulaiirc of (by dark eve ; The Blow t.f feel iim iv fiiwc pr I railinnce lit tby 'lace, Told of il soul wti'n" Iri4 wt rn kiinlled Irom on liil) Tobl Unit ttie iimset' vvmi;. liml o'er ihv sjiitit xwept, And lliu lair daoyliler ul amig Ity iu btilit waters nl.-pU Mi tlioimlit front thy liarpWfmnh full oft a strnfn ffitsli'd forth, Like tin- low rliniillim ol' Hie ve-eer In inn nt nv,,. Or the lililie 1 1 j r - iniiliiilil's prill uivrs li'irih. tn 11 white rubnl iw 1heirwp. h nroimd 11s wmvn) Hweel wif Hie lii'i tr- laniiiai Ifiiiie iiiiniie lir. atlieil It) me, And a kimhud spirit u avc iu weultli nl tovu to thee, Ami yet nr- thinks there Is 1 tlimijrlit throned oil thy brow, Ami a hull' dre amy j;nlne hieliiwed in Hone eye ; Sav, has 'nine ruthless i'i:iiiir, ihv In iiri imw Duet no UeW Mai Tell Ull'l III iN i.llnr tie Hay, b no s,.ft volro III Hone cur tirt iithed tones nf luvof An er;ii!i biail tu cat. li tby ri simiiMi Irom uliovo tVetl, bi'lt so; 1 Wollld not mil (Hie l.hl-dl, t-lito the chei-k wbi-re srvunli-i-n Hiiliiin.TS piny, Alny iib wii.i won Is- worthy of llei rirln xt nuli, That IY0111 tliv beiirrxile.'it lijiiiiiiiiu wimlH m ivnv 1 "' oimnii in .11 n r uieir rosy m Anil llo tloilll lllli) (lit! filll III lieu of III':' Tiip waosii Mam Heio. A younff printer named noyni;-ion, who served hit ttiuo in the ollice of the New llavi n I'alladium, wns hunif a lew years smee in Alabiuia, upon charge of havmir murdered acoin-ptnion with whom ho was travelling, lie protested his innoeeiiee to the last, but without avail. Ileeently the landlord in wl house Ihe murder was coiiimil- ted, conl'esKcd the nriieo on his death bed ! lioy tn )f-loll was a ynunc; man of tine talents nnd preposies-im appearance, whose uuilt wa deemed conehuive only from iH. f,,ei (bat he waa the Int person seen wilh the murdered nun. .Illnma '.rating Journal. tiiMoi's. 'I ho vote of tho cilotens of tho cor. por.Uioii, t.iken on 'rue.'.lty lst,on Ihe proposition of Ihe Town Council to subscribe .'.' HI to Hie capital slock of the Coliimhusand Xi iun llni'lrontl company, wns NiKiii.fniiHf 111 fnvorof the subscription, We hope llns tuny prove an niiL'iiry uf lh vole to he taken in Otlobvr. I'orth Ltght. nut lit tlini! biuk, sunny truck. And now fiircwell ; wh iiety not uiet-l lilt time shall ilt-al, Tile brjl!llte.-l IfliHS I'rrilH nil' Hie lf-,deli lllllf. Ihu tin- ni- in'ry el tby lev. Iiren xlmll lemiit me utilf, ' Lik" 11 Vlioii slriiv.'.i from n world I'iir mure 1'nr : And oh! wle n lit'.f lml I'.ide fiey I the mirktew sky, .May ni 1 r Kpiiu tnelier tlm ad Hie Mourning Ituwcrd un lilli. CidiimlniH, 0., Sept. I,' M7. I'or the Ohio Staia Journal. Jkitkuho!, Antr. Hfl, 18-17. Mr. Thuall 1 regret that wmiu of our lug Kd-ilors are denyinjr thu Wilmot I'm vise as il is called, nnd endeavor to narrow down the issue between tho Wlntrs and Mr. I'olk to the one point of oppoiing the extension of territory ; whilu others deny that opposition lo the extension of slavery constitutes any portion of the WIiii- creed. J regard the present timens most unpropitious to attempt any change of our polit-iial faith. Indeed 1 should regard a change in the fundamental doctrines uf our party at this time as fatal to its success. We are conscious lhat on Iho lh of August, 1HIH, Mr, Upshur, in his lelter of instruction to our Charge de Affairs, in Texas, put lorth tho doctrine that it im the. duty of the frdrr l gortrnmrnt to uphold and sustain the institution of slacrry; And to effect that object it was necessary to annex Texas. Annexation was merely tho means of attaining tho ultimate design of supporting slavery. Mr. Calhoun, his successor, tho champion of southern slavery, rc-aflirrned and enforced Ihr doctrine ; nnd still maintains it in the Senate and elsewhere, and is now unceasing in his etl'orls to establish it ; and in this he it supported by tho entire " democratic " party o (he South, while' the Whigs there dare not now meet Jtiiri on that issue. Not so in H (4, .Mr. ('lay, in his speech at Haleigh, took issue upon this doctrino. At the close nf lhat address he defined ihe position of the Whig parly and gave a vnonsisof principles, in lanininia' of no unequivocal iinnort, i-flc declared that "is preservation exclusively In the rrrerat. States of their aim local and peculiar in.ttfu lions," constituted the !Uh article nf taith contained in tho Whig creed. This summary of Whiif doctrino was published throughout the Cnited States by thu Whig press, and wns aimroyed by alt an far as tho knowledge of the writer extended. It is, however, true, lhat when tins speech of Mr. Clay was revised by him, alter his return to Lexington, ihe Bvnopsia of whig doctrine nt its oloso wag omitted. And when lhat edition appeared, Mr. Clay was written to enquiring the cause of the omission? He replied that II was entirely unintentional, and lhat ha would supply the omission at the earliest appropriate opportunity. Accordingly, on the &l of Septetn-her lollowing, in Ins letter In the Lexington Observer, he repeated " That thi; i isti:nc m a i kta ik fn c e Ann to. rifiUAm r. oi- that iss-muTins, ur.vT.nn rx- ci.usivr.i.r upos Tint pnwrn and autiioiutv or thf. sTATrs is which it is siti;atf.i." Mr. I'pshurand Mr. Calhoun insisted that tho federal Government was bound to support and extend slavery Mr. ('lay and the Whin party look issue on this point, insisting that it was a Slate institution, with which tho federal government hail no power to interfere ; ami this wan the exciting issue in I hio during that campaign. The legislature of every Whig stale north of Mason's and Dixon s hue passed resolutions against the extension oi (Slavery. Whig Ldilors, and Whig orators and Whig statesmen dwelt upou it as of transcendent im portance. I h annexation of Texas was opposed mainly upon the ground that it would extend ihe slave power. Thai the slaveholders of Texas would hold in Ihe federal government, a power and influence pro. portioned to the number of their slaves, counting five slaves etpial to three of our intelligent people of Ihe north, so that if each freeman there should held Ave slaves, his voice in the federal government would be equal to fmr of Dm frco electors of our own stnte :" These terms of Union were declared disgraceful to tho people 01 ine irert stales: lo consign our interests and our rights to the keetmij nnd control of foreien slave holders upon such unequal and degrading terms, constituted the main and principal objection to the an neialion ot lexas. Ami sir, when the attempt was made in the llmi-to of Representatives to attack tho condition of excluding slavery from the territory an nexed, every Wing uorih of Mason 'a and Dixon's line, promptly met the issue. The democrats " as a party maintained the doctrine of .Mr. Calhoun, and elected Mr. 1 oik, and annexed Texas with her slavery. Hut 1 oiiL'ht to say, that thu Wlntrs of no state met tho proposition of extending slavery more promptly and frankly thnu those ot Viuuinia ; or opposed it witu stronger arguments than were put tortli by tho Whig executive committee of that Slate in their Dub. hshed address. f:raiii, in August A. 11.. 1 H 17, at the time tho Threo Million bill was pending in the House of Kenn-iela- tives, Ihe subject was talked over by tho Whig members ol Congress, and copies of the Proviso." as it was olfered, was made by Whigs and delivered to " Democratic " members, for the reason that if oiler- tl by them it would be more likely to sucuavd than if lie red by a Whig member. Mr. Wilmot aucccedcd in obtaining the floor ami offered tho amendment. l.verv Wfug north ol Mason & Dixon line, sus tained it. Tne Wing press of t lie entire north annroy ed and applauded the vote. A gum the same question was presented at Hie last session, ami again every northern Whig, both of the Semite and House ol Representative sustained it and tho press and tho people npproved it. And are we now to be told that opposition to tho extension ul slavery is nt a W'tng measure? Are we to lace lo ihe right-about at tho biddino of the slave power ? Shall the Whig parly now change front, am abjure its former faith, for tho reason that southern Whigs dire not maintain tho doctrines of IIi.kiii ( i.av, ami ol the whole party in IriU i It wits this doctrine sodisiinctly avowed that carried our Slate for Mr. Clay. Without it ho would have had friends on the Reserve, or indeed in the frco Males, lie dared to assert and maintain our Constitutional rights in thu respect, and we dared to trust him and confide iu him, although a slaveholder; and wo would do it ng-iiii, a thousand times sooner than we would trust a northern servile, who dare not even mention our rights or support our interests where lavery is concerned. I would assure our friend that if our nartv remains tinned, such union must In based upon the issues made by us in 1-1 1. Tho Democratic " party, al least in majority of it still inaut upon tho extenioii of ter-ntoiy and of slavery. Thry havo not changed their 1 principles, although a portion of ihvin have coino over lo us. For ihe Whigs now lo surrender tint vital principle, must d 1 -hand our party. 80 deep and so strong is (he feeling among t0 U)ailPa nf our llirty in the frco Slatea actual further concessions to the sl.tve power, lhal Ihey never will surrender or aban-don their opposition to Iho extension of slavery. It wns thu feeling pervading tho puhlui mind, lhat induced a large portion of lli.i Democratic " parly of the tree Stales lo unite with us. Thev saw and clearly understood that political death would be thrir late if they advocnte the further exteutmu of slavery. They have therelorc been driven lo Ihe support of our measures by dire necessity ; and will continue wilh us, for public senlnnent is sltenglhening daily.nnd they dnro not run counter to it 1 wiah also to add lhat a largu portion nf both political parlies will adhere to this doe. trine, manure ihu efforts of politicians and of party leaders. The inassea of northern freemen will sustain this principles and although a portion ot each party go over to Mr. Calhoun's ilnmry, the people will, I am convinced, remain steadfast upon ihe d.Kilrine asserted by Mr. Clay. Rut it it said lint opposition lo the exleminn of territory will unite our whole party bulii North and South. Such was the ease in l-l I. Vo were well united until ton trial eamis (hen Southern Whigs deserted 111 and went over lo the enemy, and annexed Texas. Have we any surety that such will not bu Ihe rasa again.' Hut why talk of uniting on this point lias a single Whig of the free States ever licritaled to op pose the rxleiuiou of territory? No, neter. What then is meant by uniimg on ihts point i Why nothing more nor less, (Inn lhal wo should give up our npp.i. silioii to the extension of slavery. W hen Iherelore Icmtory shall be acquired, we iiii'ot inbuilt to the es-ten, u M' slavery without ob;eeli..u. Do wo believe that the po.qile will Miller themselves to be thus cheat ed out of their rights I lint it is liuiat. d that if we unite n-iiinl Ihe eM ll- -non ol territory, Ihero will bo no use for the Wilmot t royiso. Such may or may not bo the case. If on the assembling of Congress the Whig party shall unite in making appropriations to withdraw the army to tho Nueces, and refuse all further auoulies of mpn ...,) Rut let a bill be brought forward to furnish men nH money to continue our conquest in Mexico, and the proviso must then be proposed by wny of amendment, and will be adopted ; nnd every Whig and every Democrat will be compelled to show his hand. He must vote one way or tho other, To continue our army in Mexico, ami at the same time say we are opposed to the acquisition of territory would constitute a most palpable absurdity. To pass resolutions declaring that we will have no more territory, and at the same time furnish men and money to conquer it, and thereby enable the President to make a treaty which shall cede to us a portion of that country, would subject the Whig party to the contempt ond ridicule of all intelligent men. We can only preserve our party by maintaining our principle. It is no tune for changing our faith. Striko the Wilmot Proviso rrom our creed and wo shall disband our party. He that takoth from tho words of this book his1 namo, shall be tuken from " the catalogue of Whigs. It is not in the power of politicians lo move the masu-es from this most cherished doctrine. On the other hand, let the Proviso be adopted, and our nrmv will itt once bo withdrawn. If you wish to avoid the extension of territory, ndopt the Proviso and your object is instantly attained. Southern Democrats declared nt the last session, as wo saw in their public speeches, that if ihe Proviso waa adopted they would vole for an immediate withdrawal of the army. We see tho same teelmg declared through tho southern press at this tune. Rut while tho slave power is beginning to yield at the mere prospect of Congress adopting this Proviso, a portion of our northern Whigs desire that wo surrender our position without trial. Such policy ia inexplicable. Yours. Bio Further Acquisition of Territory I The Union announces that "the South cannot bo expected to acquiesce in any arrangement " which precludes slavery from territory to be acquired Ibis is probable. It is equally truo that the North will nut consent lhat slavery shrill bo established in such terri-tory. Here, therefore, is a serious issue. It involves the harmony and perpetuity of the Union. Tho sub- ject itself is one which appeals directly to the sympa- line- auu prejudices OI MIO people. lo TCStriCt UlO borders of slavery is deemed a moral and political duty, upon the onu hand ; and to continue and extend it, a Constitutional r,'v,f n the other. With theso opposite opinions deep seated, and with a fixed determination, on either hand, to maintain the in at all hazards, it requires no extraordinary knowledge of tho temper of our people lo predict a fearful crisis, if tho element of contention be not removed. Our own views have been often reiterated. If new territory is to be acquired, it must come in free from the plague spot of slavery. Upon this great question, wo can, in common with the mass of the people of tho North, listen to no compromise. To do so would bo to tamper wilh treason ujruinst our country andhumanity. Hut nn honnrablo compromise is aitainablo Th; delicate anil ngitatirig question may bo settled without the sacrifice either of principle by tho people of tho orin, or 01 r.oncoiveu riglil Dy llioso ol tlio South. The basis of this honorable oomnromise is contained in Iho following amendment which Senator llcrrcn, of (Inorgin, of retrod to tht bill appropriating three millions ni dollars for tho negotiation ot peaco : Provided, always, and it is hereby declared to bo the true intent and meaning of Congrens in making this appropriation, thnt tho war with Mexico ought not to he prosecuted by this (ioyernment with any view to the dismemberment of that republic, or to tho acquisition, by conquest, of any portion of her territory ; that this Government, over desirous to maintain and prescrvo peaceful and friendly relations with all nations, and particularly with tho neighboring rc- i"""": ...-;, win niwiiya ue re.uiy to enicr upon negotiations wilh a view to terminate the present unhappy conflict on terms which shall securo the just rights and preserve inviolate the national honor of tho Uuited Stales and of Mexico: that it is esnecinllv d- sirr.ble in order to maintain and preserve those amicable relations which ought always to exist between neighboring republics, that tho boundary of the Slalo of T exas should be definitively settled, nnd that pro vision ue mnue ay me repumic ot Mexico Tor tho prompt and equitable odiustinent of tho just claims of our citizens 011 that republic." 1 no au.ipimn 01 me principle or this amendment would supercede the necessity of tho Wilmot Proviso. and avert the disasters apprehended from tbe adoption or rejection of that exciting measure. This principle would be sanctioned by the Whips of the South; nnd it would meet wilh a cordial i. spouse from their political brethren of the North. Tho lone of the Whig press, North and South, justifies tho opinion that this principle will meet with universal acquiescence. Wo need no additional territory. Our irlorions Uni on is sufficiently extended. Il confined within its present borders, and if Iho dangerous spirit of con- (ii'-n i i:nci:B,eu m una icariui crisis 01 our national history, a long career of prosperity and happiness may be justly anticipated. Rut if tho spirit of conquest ia fostered if American patriotism is to be tested by tho teal with which now acquisitions ore urged if Ihe promotion of slavery ia to bo made the lcadinr object of our government if fire and sword are to bo invok ed to build up an institution at war with Immunity and freedom if tho free spirit of tlio people of the North is to bo crushed and contemned anarchy and civil strife, the overthrow of our Republic and an accumulation of calamines fearful to contemplate, awaits us. Rut we apprehend no' such dire results. The patriotism of the people will be found adequate to the rx-istmg emergency. A kind Providence which I in a thus far led uj, will cast over us ils protecting shield, by leading the public mind to -nidi conciliatory and just measures as will save the Republic by preventing the consummation of wrong.. HOamJ Jour. "Eirects of the Turitr." Under this caption, a Roaton paper states the fact that one of their Iron Works had given an order lor ott.tmu tons of Pic ton Cosl shout two and a half per cent, on tho probable nnihraciio trad" for the year If 17! A further scrutiny will show that the shove scheme of Polk, Dallas and Walker is now silently, but rapidly working Hie downfall of American indus-. try. Among Ihu items of flriiish imports, we find the single article of calicos, printed and plain, an inoreaso of :ti,0IHI,H()(l yards over those of lMli; being more than three told the entire quantity received last year, under the Tan if of lull Nor is this all. The laum suicidal act admits so ninny foreign fabrics, such as alpacas, nioust-lines dc lame, ginghams, tVc, Iu interfere with the products of our own mills, for the special benefit of tho millionaires of Manchester, lhat it is rapidly driving our small mnnul'uciurers out of the home market, and lessening the number of operatives employed in the larger establishments. Again in iron o ' light draught," (small sizes, whose value consists cluelly in labor) tho import of New York alone, last spring, was o'J.OiH) tins, being an inerense of ;tiH) per cent; thus destroying tho home insnufaelory of tlmso indispensable articles. But for the railruad mania now raging in Kngland, by which rails are kept at a very high price thern, so as It) permit our own manufacturers lo retnin the homo market f.r lint article at present, the iron tradonf tho Tinted Stales must have suffered the fa to so clearly demonstrated in our columns last year, by Mr. Crrs-son, in Ins L iter to Hon. T. Butler King, of Ocorgis,. Krom tin? united oteralion of excessive importations (the two items just alluded tn adding fivo millions to the imports nf r I") and Ihe Hub-Treasury, Ihere ia but too much reason to apprehend the near approach of aiioiherrrisis, similar to that from whirh we wero so happily relieved by Ihe Wine; tariff of IMii, Kroiii " the present complexion of ihe United Slates Senate, there 11 nu hopi- (hat a repeal of the ruinous policy of the Plarqiicmiue President mid his satellites could bo successful, even if carried by ihe Wing House ,f Representative. Let, then, every sincere natrtnt evince a determination to sustain home industry, by ;.....; ML.M.iu .ieieience IO WIO prOUUClS OI ItlO American loom. Wo have lately seen many beautiful peciuieiia of ihe various American fabric of cotton, wool nnd silk, which for cdor, tlnili and durability wdUucessfulK- compare with the best manufacture of Kurope. Lvcn the rabul politicians of iho South will, ere long, thank us for such consistent patriotism-, for we observe by lale adrices, thai Kngland, deter mined at the curliest .rjnt i vr,iV0 K.r ,yjy horrP for .immcun slavery, is projecting new nehem of eolnnitalmn, with the avowed nurnoso of emludin-f from her market "the blood stained products of Ib'i guiliy South." Where then will our cotton growin-f neighbors find nnlo for their great slaplr, if, m their hostility to the "cotton lords of Lowfll" as Mr. McDuilie sneeringly culls their best rust nners they destroy their homo market ; V. .. (iauite, A Pnr.iurnov. The "Sp-fia Washington," in hn letter lo the New York i'ourier.'repeats his former prediction, that then will Uf. hard lighting on tlio way to, or in, the city nf Meneo, and thai peace is ni. m i im,.y to (..Mow the yfoxt Hireling of the Aineri-can and the Mexican t'or-a ; and the recent dispatch es from (inncrnl Sell, U nays' "are uoi only important, but in conformity lA the above " prediction, and the following rl itemcjg ; ll will not be a HeiT! battle, and there are, at ibis moment, s!rori! iets'inAp .wj.ve there will be no iniuie ai an. rvin.e nl Die most l-romiitrnl men m lei.-o are exceedingly anxioinA 4jiat lien. Scott -.lioul. I enter Ihe city of Mexico, and i I verily Believe lint Sinla Anna hiinseli ho a, inevitably, but vcrv tew o:eetioiis to ll. It hatlta Ann CirWeludei a peiv .Mexico, ami ns nr ns nat goes, astroii' ffoj. men 1 wmcii, suotim mih Anna Ihi sincere, iuih comprehend his own interest, would render thu pcuco pcriiittiici.l.'' J r 1 |
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