Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1841). (Columbus, OH), 1847-09-15

              WEEKL Y 0 10 nn k nnrn 0 R.NAjJe VOLUME XXXVIII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15; 1847. NUMBER 3. VUULISHKD KVKHV V'.1)M;SI).V MOHMNO, BY WILLIAM 15. T1I1ULL. Office in tfie Journal Building, south-east comer ol High street unti Sugar alloy. TBKMS: Tmirr. Dom.ahs pkk annum, which may lie discharged by tli.) imyniont of Twit 1oj.i.ak hi advance, and Tree of postngH, nr of per rentage lo Agents or Collectors. The Journal in also published I Lilly ami Tn-Wuekly during the year; Daily, poruimwm. J7 ; Tri-Wuukly . i i. Vi:iNKSI)AY I'VKMNG, Septembers, IH47. Horticultural I 'air. Wo apprehend tlmt the people of Franklin counly, and probably a large portion of those of Columbus, are not fully aware of tho interesting character of Iho Exhibition now on hand in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Wo dropped in last evening, and were truly surprised at the degree of perfection to which tho cultivation of fruit has been carried hy ioino of our fellow citizens. We regard thonc who devote their attention to audi matters at public bene-factors. We have heard much, and know something of the excellence of the fruit produced by such elforts at Cincinnati, Wo ore upprised of the fact that the horticulturists of that city think they cannot be beat. But wo think, were they with us now, they would bo constrained to lower somowhat the tone of their pretension!.There are specimens of peaches, and liberal specimens in amount, thai hy fur surpass any thing in that lino that wo have ever before seen ; and this is said to have been an unfavorable season for that variety of fruit, in this locality. Then there are grapes of almost every variety, and in abundant quantity, the sight of which would excito tho wonder of thoBo who nay take tho trouble lo call and look at them. He-sides there arc apples, pears, plums, and various other fruits, the cultivation of which contributes so much to diifuse comfort and luxury through the whole community, that their propagation and improvement becomes a mailer of general interest. And there is another fact in iinmediato connection with this subject, and which imparls still higher interest to it; and thai is, thai such pursuits have a direct tendency to improve Ihe hearts of those engaged in them, and to make them belter men and women. It is almost impossible that it could lie otherwise. How can it Ac, that a rational mind should be lent to the contemplation of Ihe gills of God's providence, and watch their progress from the incipient germ, to the tender shoot, and thence through its various stages to the ripe fruit, without improving their moral faculties, and exerting a salutary influence upon their lives? Wo could not do justice to uu exhibition such as the one to which we refer, in a brief and hasty paragraph; and must content ourself with exhorting our friends and neighbors lo call and look for themselves, Jfut we ought nut, and cannot close this notice, without a pissing tribute to the taste of the ladies, displayed in the profusion and richness of tin plants and flowers brought together in this admirable collation. It is enough to lull into forgelfulnes for the lime being, the solicitude of tho politician, und tho cares of the outward world ; and make one " utmost persuaded " to believe that the hands which have nurtured these things and brought them to their present perfection, must be something more than merely hummi. Hut we are discoursing to deaf ears. Those who have " in unit! in their souls " will go and sec for themselves. Those who have not, will not appreciate nor heed our exhortation to go to the Uukticulilk.il Kami to-.night ! Strict Construction, Tho Locofocoa of Darke county are strict construe-tionists, as we infer from the published proceedings of their late county contention. They do not exactly resolve that they approve of Ihe war upon Mexico, though they said some ugly things of some Very good Whigs for not joining in the crusade. They did, however, as for themselves, resolve to "stand by thiir country" in Ihe prosecution of said war; und they are literally carrying out that resolution. While Ihe country is calling for volunteers and while no less thin three regiments have recently gone IromOhio to Mexico, these Darke county Locofocos are "standing hy their country" at home, and not lilting a finger to aid thai country in the prosecution of its "glorious " war ! While the Mexicans shall keep themselves wilhin their own country, or even upon tho "disputed territory," they will be in no danger from these Darke county heroes. Cent us of Hamilton County. TV recent enumeration in I Umillon County of the white male inhabitants over 'Jl years of age, is any thing but flattering in its results to those who have taken pride and pleasure in contemplating the rapid progress of the ' tjueen of the West." Fur instance, it shows a ftrcrrase in earh of the townships of Starrs, Colerain, Anderson, Whitewater and Miami. This is regarded as incredible. Tho Cincinnati Gazette, commenting upon the subject, lays : " It must ho evident to any one tit nil conversant with the city, that this return rannot be true. The whole increase in the county in four years is returned at 4,li"l. The increase in the city must be beyond that." The Gazette enquires how are these errors to be corrected ?" We know no remedy but to wait patiently for four years, and then look to it that more faithful or more competent agents are employed for this crvico. Whig Nominiitioiin. Sr. a Ton Athens und M igs Horace S. Ilnrlon. lU.PKi:tTATivi; Ath , Dr. It. G. McLean. Locofoco Nomimitions Kkprkskstativk Sandusky county, Jesso Cue. Maine. An election will he held in Maine on the Llth inst., to choose a Governor, members of the Legislature, and four members of Congress, lo fill vacancies.Ixiiaa. The State Journal publishes a complete list of the members of ihe next General Assembly of that Slate, hy which it is shown that the Senate stands .! to ' a tie. The House stnud ;"t4 Whigs to lli Locofocos being a Whig majority of eight. By Tt'logniiili, for I he Ohio Slalc Journal. "the maiiki'Th. 11111. WiM.I'IIU, Sept. 70 P. M. Ftot H Moderate sales at previous prices, and supply small. Cohs Not prime 71c. Market inactive. Poita $I.i,oO pr brl. I'lTTSMi nnii, Sept. 70 P. M. Fi.oi H The market is unsettled, and no sales. C'iikksk (iu7c. Ver i The Cutholic Npies" Agnfn. r unexpectedly, (says thy St. Louis Rcnubli- enn ol the "lh "It ) we have found in the " St Louis News Letter, Catholic paper published in this city, the editorial lustier of which, it may safely be presumed, undergoes the supervision of members of the church, deputed for Ihe purpose, a pretty free com-me n la ry upon the chnrgo made by Mr. MeCalla, and the denial which was insde on behalf of Ihe President. In this article it is said : " lie find it impassible to deride htliretn them, because the denial of the President through his organ is explicit; nor yet trill ire girt judgment ugaintt Mr, MeCalla, since the "Courier des Kuts Unis," speaks oi nun as a gentleman whose Tcracity is above us-picion ; and irAcn, mnreorer, we know tlmt just ajltr the dfpurture of the brarr and gallant Kearney, thr' rumor Aire was current, that the tiro Catholic chaplains who wrrs to accompany his rrpiilition inn hot no so, hreausrthrtj ascertained the President appointed them to he not only ehadains hat t.NTKIG U KKS. Hence, thrir refusal" Our readers will recollect the question of veracity pending between Iho President and Mr. MeCalla. The latter asserted that the President told boo "be appointed the two Catholic clergymen not wchapluins but as spies." The llinon, on the President's authority, denied ihe allegation. Mr. MeCalla reaffirmed it. So it stood until now, when the foregoing stntemetit, from such a source, certainly favors Mr. McCalla's side ul the question. Our opinion of Iho matter has alrrndy been given. Il is all a piece of demugoguerv. We suppose the President pretended to the Catholics, thai he appointed the in out of respect lo their religion, while the real object was to curry favor with our Catholic voters; and in the same spirit, when reproached for the act by a Protestant clergyman, he slanders the priests to curry favor with the Prosestsnls, Such an operstion is just worthy the author of the Kamk letter. tin. Atlas. How Mrm ts a uIIoksk Powr.u?" Wo have heard this question a great many limes. The Sei fntitic American " inys: What is generally considered as constituting a korst nairer is a power pulli-cienl lo raise one hundred and thirty pounds one bun. drvtl few I in out minute." Correspondent of the Ohio State Journal. Nnv Yitiik, September 3, 1H47. Jiidok Thhali. My lust letter was on the subject of Sheep husbandry, written among the green hills of Vermont, At the present rates of speed in travelling, it is but u step from that place to this populous city. Twenty-live cents pays your steamboat lure the whulu length ol Luke Chuuiplain ; and you muy come from Albany to iNew York at almost any price from twelve and a hull' cents upwards. Should you travel tho world over, you will pass through but few tracts of country where the varied scenery of mountains, rivers, hills and plains Is more sweetly blended. On my urrivul here, tho first object of iiitereut that met my attention vvas the, Gkkkk Si.avk, by Powers, now on exhibition; und, in having seen it, 1 suppose 1 have seen what is now, and what will always remain, ono of the marvels of high art one of tho wonders of the world! You are aware, but your render may not all be aware, that this statue represents a female, a Greek in slavery. She stands with her head averted towurds tho left shoulder, her right thigh supported by a pillar wound with drapery, the right foot a little back, so as lo llirow the main weight upon the letlleg, her arms easily thrown forward and chained to each other, bul with suilicient length of chain to leave them in an iiiinnnstraiueil attitude. The, figure is perfectly iiiade, and perfectly beautiful. On viewing it from the distance generally taken by spectators, each particular portion of the figure appeared full, natural and rich, even to voluptuousness. It seemed to me that the artist intended to represent her as in a reverie, or in that condition of mind commonly expressed by the word jitnsiee. She did not Beem to be decidedly unhappy. No feature nor mus:le is bo placed but that it seems in itself in perfect repose, and perfectly beautiful. Yet she Is not pleased. The condition is new to her, and although it seems as yet not to have suggested painful or repulsive llmmhDi, sho is wholly absorbed with it. With the apparent repose of Uio particular features and part, there is mixed a general and unilci'malile doubt a shadow of something or other Unit is not rest. Jiul viewing it from my first position, 1 did not seem lo myself to have appreciated tho design of the artist. A pure female euidaved, should, us it seems to me, inniiilcst some strange feeling ol discontent. - She should be nolentirely pensive. 1 upproached more nearly, and the expression of feeling which I suspected 1 ought to discover, diminished in proportion to my nearness. The features and parts seemed more luxuriantly soft mid beuutit'ul, and tho gem nil expression more nearly that of repose and happinexs. At length I took a position entirely behind tho other spectators, and as fur from the statue ns the room would permit. The light threw deeper hIkwIowb upon it, and threw shadouH where none before could be seen. From this position 1 thought 1 saw her as she was intended lo be seen. She was as beautiful tis before, but the effect of lijjht and shade was different. There, nppwircd throughout an instinctive shrinking from evil an alarmed female delicacy. Tin? expression did not uppear strong in any one feature or part. Her state nf mind seemed more distant from repose or happiness, but at ill it was txt so disturbed as to mar the perfection of her beauty. The shrinking of which I speak was Dot lumifeHlcd by thorio iiiumcIcb niont subject l 1 1 1- will. It was general and involuntary ; such as cuiibl Like pbu e only where the hthenl delicacy and hL'hiBt purity were linit'-d, nnd where (lie evils were yet unknown and undefined. Hut (he ex pfssioii ii nlrotr; and deep, nnd eiptnniands nvinp;ithy. When I speak of expression, I do not mean what we commonly call expression (lf countenance. 1 could not see that the fico itself, or any part hy itself, hail an expression at all ; but 1 mean Liu expression of tho whole work the drli.uto configuration of the marble to express the idea of the artist. 1 do not set myself up as a critic, capable of passing judgment on works of art, but to me it see inn uupossilde for art to go further. I can only judge of the effect produced on others by the deep ail. -nee with which lliey gazed. The first expression of countenance of those visiting tho room, seemed ft be llmt o entire curiosity; but ill every instance that observed, it elnmred with the first glance nt the statue into a deferential and uluu.it revere nlKil expresnioii of wonder ami delight. Scarcely a whi.-ipcr disturbed the general silence while I remained. And yet I could not see at the distance occupied by the spectators generally, Hint which, at a Terilcr distance, seemed to me toe crowning excel lence of tin work. Hut seen in any liifht, or at any distance, it is undoubtedly the most beautiful work of art, in that line, ever seen in this country, and 1 strongly suspect it lo be Ihe mobt beautiful ever seen in any country, I visited Hie exhibition of pictures belonging to the Arts 1'uiou, and winch ure lo lie distributed among the subscribers t Hie next drawing. Here airam I must dmi liiiiu nil pretension lo ability to criticise works of nrt Hut in this cnljei-tion, wh.le i saw many a-grecable ninl several excellent pictures, I saw but nuo that 1 should very much desire to own. Tins is a Land-cnpe, by Duraut, suggested by the two limes of Pope's Lssay " Lo t'le poor Ittdiin, whoo untutored mind, hecsGod ui clouds und bears lum in the wind." The fore ground of Ihe picture is a wild hill in ihe forest, abruptly broken by a ravine. Al the foot of tin.' hill and stretching away as far as the eye can extend, between picturesque shores lies a sheet of water, slightly nulled by the breeze. It n deep niirhl and the moon hand's f,ir away over llie waters towards the Iwzioii, ho mild as to be scarcely visible among the silvery clouds. An Indian stands on the shore when' the lull in broken by a ravine, and where a little cove or bay in formed, gazing al the moon, with his h inds outstretched towards it The tio-oii is bright enough lojriMllio waters with a sort t milky-way, but not fully to dispel the darkness. That mot Indian is the only living I limy in sight, nnd the very freiiiu of mouuligul tills llie scene. bLlOTO. .'Imrnptic 'i'eleurnph. Ilen-y O'Keillv, K-q., publishes in the Cincinnati Gazette of the 'M Hint., a notice offering a premium of 11 three hundred dollars lor the best essay on the progress of electric discovery, with reference to the telegraph system." He aNo iiys, "the unwarrantable attempt at monopoly in the telegraph enterprise I no assertion tlmt no improvement in telegraphing can bo used III the United States without "permission" from the controllers of a single pileut the denunciations fulminated against all who have dared to encourage improvement in this important enterprise, render it expedient that the public i-li ill have ample opportunities to determine winch of Ihe American telegraphs is the most nrii'iual in character and most valuable as relnhle menu of int-'rcoiiuiiuuienlion between remote points." lie concluded bin article by qymr, in this imp irtant enterprise it will probably lie found that pen-llr ( oM ihttiK is more potent than legislation or monopoly id extending and protecting that modi of tele-L'raplnng best caleuUti d to promote the greatest good of the greatest number." Thus referring Ihe rights secured by legislation," to a town meeting court, instead of the legjl tribmiils of the country. If Mr. O IL-rlly Ins anv confidence in bis pretended riahl lo use Pr--i sor Morse invention, why did he reluse lo suspend hn oper ilioim a few weeks, and submit Iho decision of the valadit y of his contrnct lo three of the most distinguished lawyers m this country, neleeted under the advisement of his associates , If Mr. t)'-Iteilly believes that his claim lo use Professor Morse's llegister is good, whv is he so anxious to secure other iiiventioiiH r U ith Murse'i telegraph, one hundrtd lit-ttrs can hr transmittal in a minntr ir-th crrtaintu, wh.rh is foster than one iiinn can c.-py. Why, (hen, should those having a leg il right to ue his inventions, seek for other iiitrumciifn t Mr. O'ltedly, like a prudent General, is preparing for defeat ; and when forced, as be soon will be, to itop Inn ille;,Ml usu of . force's invention, he hopes to avail himself of some other mode of accomplishing his object, and is willing to pay sJt.MO lo any one who will give him " aid and comfort" m his troubles. No mairiietin telegraph has erer brtn vsrd in this ountrij, publicly, except Profennor Morse's, and ilia eoiilid. nllv believed th il mt onr can ht usid. without nu open violation of his Patents, nod whenever Messrs. O'lleilly, A;. Co. think proper to try that ishiie, the proprietors of the Morse Patent will be ready to meet them, either before their favorite court " the public," or Iho legal tribunals of (ho countrv. J. J.SPKKD.Jr. For K. O. J. Smith. Titr. r!m:iTin!i adjourned on Tuesday noon. Many of' the membi rs remain in the city (Wednesday) I tor the purpose uf obtaining copies uf the Constitution to carry lo their constituents. The woik of the Convention is yel t0 1K. nc.tcj upon by Ihe penjile They are to vote upon it nn Ihe 1st I Monday uf March. They will have, therefore, suili , cieut time lo examine il, nnd compare its provisions i with the constitution now exisliuif. With nil its er rors, (nnd we tlo not consider it free from them,) wo think it superior to the present constitution, it eon-tains a provision for amending il, introduced by Mr. Kenner, whicli will enable the people, tdmuld limits prove to exist in the instrument, to correct them, with out the necessity or expense uf callnur another Con- veulioiv Sjtriupjiild (IK ) Jvnrn t, It is rather a Utighuhlv fnet that the Statesman commenced abusing Governor limn for not furnih l n ij the new llegimenl, before the Governor wns nllic-tally advised that the War Department had called for the Uegimeiit; and that, notwithstanding, the Slates-man says, the law does not authorize the Department to furnish Hipphes till the men nre m listen d into service, (he Department, nevertheless, did order them tn be supplied before they were mustered m. What nuicuious iigures some men cut when ihey yield themselves tip iho unscrupulous slaves uf party. Cinriiinan' Atlas. Jnmea Ann -I... l... i .. ;.. :.:i r.. i... " - i " J i limn- uitv on a rciiuisitioii from llie Coventor (' lliin ...i,nl. i... stands indicted for some penitentiary offence, was remcruny ei ai uueriy ny juuge l ownseml. lie was broiiL'hl befbre him una writ nf habeas corpus now su iiiucii perveneu nun ahusetl, as (o he familiarly known as the nine's writ. Ht. Louis iupub., 'id. From tho Petitisylvaiuan. Letter from Mr. IJuclmimii on the Wilinot 1'ruviMo Washinoton, Aug. &", 1H-17. G k n t M: m e x I hive been honored by tho receipt of your kind invitation to unite with the Democracy of old (Jerks, in their harvest home celelualioii, to be I held at Keaduitr, on Saturdav. the li-'th in&t. 1 should 'steeui it both u pleasure and a privilege to be present on that interesting occasion ; it is, therefore, with ro- gret 1 iiavo to inform you that my public duties during the present week wilt render tins impossible. rejoice to observe that the Hnnous Democracy of " Old Jterks " are buckliiiif on their armor, and lire- j paring for tiie approachinif contest. It is loiiir since any State election has involved such importuut consc iences (or the Democracy of the Union, as tho ap proaching election for Governor of Pennsylvania. On its result may probably depend the ascendancy of the uemocrney ol trie Union lor years to come. Hence our Democratic brethren of other Stales ure w iluessing I me contest Willi intense anxiety, llie Item is a lair i one; our candidates well-tried, able and honest; and 1 lie lias been regularly uominuted by the party. Should i tie be defeated the uttempt will be vain to explain the decision of the ballot boxes in any other manner than : by admiltiiiL' that the Wh'nrH have Uu; majority. Our candidate for canal commissioner is, also, uhoyo all reproach, both personally and politically,! is eminently qualified for the duties of that important otliec. ii, uuuer sucii circumstances, tuu Democratic Key stone should give way, there is great danger that the arch may tumblo into pieces. In this contest, cm- pnaiicuiiy, lie tlmt is not lor us is aoainst us. I no not apprehend defeat, unless our wily foe should first mil us into security by making no extraordinary pub lic efforts, and theu,ut the eleventh hour, quietly steal a march upon us, a Ihey have done in some other mates, uur vigilance oujrlii to be constantly en the alert, until the moment of victory. me question oi slavery, in one of its ancient aspects, h is been recently revived uud threatens to convulse Iho country. The Democratic party of the Union ought to prepare IhemsMves in time for the approaching storm. Their best security, in the hour of danger, is to cling fast to their time-honored princi ples, n sacrcu regard tor llie federal constitution ntiU lor the reserved rights of the States is the immovable basis on which the party cun alone safely rest. This has saved us from the inroads of abolition. Northern Democrats are not expected to annrove Hluverv in the abstract ; but Ihey owe it lo themselves, as they value llie Union and all the political hlcjsinirs which boun tifully flow from it, to abide by the compromises of the constitution, uud leave tho uuestion. where that instrument has b it it, lo the Suiea wherein slavery exists Our fathers have made this agreement with their brethren uf the South ; and is not lor the descendants of either party, in the present generation, to cancel this solemn compact. The abolitionists, by their efforts to annul it, have arrested the natural progress of emancipation, and done great injury to the slaves themselves. Alter Louisiana was acuuired from France v Mr Jefferson, und when the Stale of Missouri, which constituted a part of it, was about lo be admitted into the Union, the Missouri question arose, and in its progress tlireu'ened tho dissolution of the L'liion. This was settled by the men of the last generation, as other important and d:uiiferous iiueslious foive been settled. in a spirit of mutual concession. L'mler the Missouri compromise, slavery was forever prohibited " north of :itj deg. 'til iiiiu.: und south of thin parallel the mics tiou was left lo be decided by the people. Congress, in the admission of Texas, following in the footsteps of their predecessors, adopted Ihe same rule; ami, in my opinion, the harmony uf tho Slates, and even the uuriiy ol the Union lUelt, reninre that the hue of the Missouri compromise should be extended lo any new territory which we may acquire from Mexico. l suoiiiu enicrtniii Hie Name opinion, even if it were certain that this would become a serious practical question ; but that it never could be thus considered, must he evident lu nil win have attentively examined the subject. Neiiher the soil, flic climate, nor Ihe productions of that portion of California south of ;it deg. i'U nun. nor indeed uf any portion of it, north or south, is adapted to slave labor, nnd, besides, every facility would be there afforded for the slave to escape from his master. Such property would be utterly insecure in any part of California. Il is morally impossible, therefore, that a majority of the emigrants to that portion of the territory rouih of ;tti deg. :fo min., which will be ehielly composed of nor f llow-citizens from tho Eastern, Middle and Western Stales, will ever re-establish slavery within its limits. 1 ll regard to New Mexico, ei lof the Uio Grande, llie question has been already settled by the admission of Texas. Should we 'icqiliie territory beyond ihe Rio Grnnde ami east of Hie Kocky Mountains, it is still more improbable tint a majority nf the people of that region would consent to re-eslablish slavery. Tiny are themselves, in a large proportion, aclored population ; and a ug them the negro dues nut socially belong to a degraded race. The question is, therefore, not one of practical importance. Its agitation, however honestly intended, can produce no elfeet but to alienate the people of different portions of the Union from each other; to excite sectional divisions and jealousies ; and to distract and possibly destroy the Democratic party, on the ns-eeiiihmcy of whose principles and measures depends, as I firmly believe, the success of our grand experiment of self-government. Such have been my individual opinions, openly and freely expressed, ever since the commencement of Ihe present unfortunate agitation ; and of nil places in the world, 1 prefer to put them on record before the incorruptible Democracy of Old llerks. I, therefore, beg have to offer you the following sentiment : The. Missouri (ninproinisc-Hn adoption in'lr'id saved the Union from threatened convulsion, lis extension in l-l-, to any new territory which we mav acquire, will secure ihe like h ippy result. lours, very respectfully, JAMi;S 11UCIIANAN. Charles Kessler, Esq., President, and George r Sp.iyd and Jacob Liveugood, Ksqs, Secretaries, Ac. tVc. Tho ryrumid nf l lmlulii. Pi i iii.a, Mi lieu, August -I, lii-17. Kin. Delta: The city of Pucbh, tho second in importance in llie Republic of Mexico, in point of wealth and populism, is situated in one of the most interesting patts of this truly interesting counlry. It is within a few hours' ride of the Ciiahnche, the Pepoealepetl.the Ilaccihuatl, Chofola, Tlascal, all of which objects teem with the romantic and classical reeolleetioiia of Hernando Cortes and the Conquests. Cholula, the limit interesting of all these places, is wilhui the fthorl distance of six miles of Ihe city, nnd is a sort of shrine, lo which our o dicers and soldiers make frequent visits. 1 was one of a numerous party who visited it the other day, and I propose to make you a participant of the pleasure I enjoyed on that occasion, by giving you a short inscription of our pic inc. All Ihe mornings of this elevated region, even in the rainy season, are bright and charming; Ihe sun rises in unclouded splendor, gilding one uf the most uiagiiiliceut hndscipes the imagination can conceive, whilst the atmosphere is so puru and elastic that it is a posiiive pleasure to breathe it. On such a morning, in company with the -lib regiment of artillery, netmg ns infantry, and a squadron of fione, we sallied from the city through the ganta (uty jf.ile) of Cholula, and soon found ourselves in the extensive plain skirling Ihe base of the volcanoes of Pucbla, (Popocatepetl and Uuccihuail.) He fore us glittered m the morning's sun their snow-capped summits ; on our light rose the Chalinehe lliu Storm Mountain witli its craggy crest partially enveloped in a wreath of mist ; whilst behind us, in tho far distance, rose the indistinct form of Ihe Oiuuba thai well known landmark of the seaman, that serves to guide him in cnlm uud inform, hundreds of miles uhoig the .Mexican const. The nearer landscape was us sott and picturesque ns its more distant teuton s were grand and sublime. A green meadow or prairie extended around us for some imk s ill every direction, dotted Willi villas uud haciendas, and relieved by occasional patches of cultivation, and avenues and clusters of the beautiful shade willow. Herds of cattle mid horses graieil as quietly on the surrounding estates, as though gnm-visaged war " had long since " smoothed his wrinkled front," uud our military escort, as it wound its way over Ihe I air i.-.utiscape, wim guttering nrms and glancing banners, ncelii'-d more like a ledydny procession than a baud of stem veterans so recently from the conflict. und so soon to enter it again. A ride of nn hour and a quarter, w Inch our homes, as they snuifed the morn- ing hrceite, mm sceut d llie Iresh grass of the meadows, seemed lo enjoy as much as their riders, brought us to the base nf this fur. famed pyramid, which, inde pendently of its historical recollection, and Ihe great tnie re si iiuncncu in n as a work oi art, Inrmsoiio of the most picturesque features of the landscape. Al a short distance it presents (lie appearance ol a uulutul uioiiud, covered uitli a luxuriant growth of trees and shrubbery, and is surmounted by a Gothic chapel, whose b ifty lowers some eiuhty feet above the pyramid. A road winds round the. pyramid from base, lo summit, up which we p medou horseback. This road is eul into the pyramid, in some places, six or eight feet, and here one sees the first evidence of the urli. tic i ul construction of the hitler, it is built of utfoArj, or sun dried brick, interspersed with small 1'iugmenLs of stone porphyry and limestone. Its deniensions as stated by Humboldt, nre: base 1,'Hiil, elevation UrJ feet ; but its altitude is much greater. On the day of our visit, Lieutenant Semines, of the navy, who h'nd provided himself with a pocket sextant and lape-hue for the purpose, determined its altitude to be lMo feet. As this measurement differed so widly from Hum-holdt, Lieut, Semmes requested Lieut. Reauregard, of Ihe engineers, who visited the pyramid a few days nf-lerwards, ta test his observations ; which Lieut. II , uiug a longer base, did, making the altitude l t:t feet. These two observations, from different points, with different bases, nnd both with the sextant, show conclusively that Humboldt, who most likely used the barometer, is in trior. Tho mean uf the twoiiliuj foet, which we may henceforth regard as the true height of this extraordinary monument being nearly half as great as the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt! Tho pyramid of Cholula is quadrangular m form, and truncated the urea of the apex being Rift feet square. On this area formerly stood a heathen temple, now supplanted by the Gothic church of our Lady Loretto. The temple on this pyramid was, in tho days of Cortes, a sort of Mecca j to whicli all the surrounding tribes, far and near, made an annual pilgrimage, held a fair, and attended the horrible human sacrifices peculiar to their superstition, Besides thisgreat temple, there were, ns we learn from the letters of Cortes to Charles V. and also from the simple diary of his doughty old Captain, Denial Dins, some 401) others in the city built around the base of the larger. The city itself contained 40, 1 100 householders, and the whole plain was studded with populous villages. The plain is now comparatively a deserl.und two or three thousand miserrble leperos build their mud hills and practice their thievish propensities upon the cite of tho Holy City, it was here the famous massacre of (j,00tlof die natives was perpetrated by Cortes, on his way lo the city of Mexico an undoubted slain upon his character, although his apologist make a plausible story in his delence, of a contemplated rising and massacre of' his forces on the port of tho natives. Las Cusas, who visited the country soon after the conquest, nnd who had ample means of information, condemns Cortes in the most unqualified manner. Whilst on the summit of this vestige, at the same lime of the semi-civilization and barbarism of by -gone generations, it was a curious and startling picture to liace, in the imnginntiou, the ohiftiu? scenes of its history. Three hundred and twenty-eight years before, Cortes and his five hundred armed Spaniards looked forth upon this plain, then a much mure glorious prospect thnn now. Three centuries of Spanish despotism followed. Then came the bloody und t urbulent scelieB of the revolution scenes stained with treachery, murder, and rapine followed by Ihe short-lived despotism of Ilurbule, which was succeeded, in turn, by a scries of years of internal faction and discord. And now the Anglo-Saxon race looked forth fiumthe same s;ot, upon marly the same errrtttsting fntturis of nature but how great the moral change ! Spain fallen from her high estate; her once rich colonics forever lost, and a nation not dreamed of in the time of her glory, following in the footsteps of Cortes to the Imperial City of tit) Aztecs ! Aew Orleans Ihlta. Pared v,h, A correspondent of fbu New Oilenns L.iPalru sny$ that Pamirs left Vera Cruz a quartern!' an hour alter his arrival met '"oil guerillas a short distance from Iho walls, who travelled with him to Mexico expected is be there on the J Till. Tho Delta says that if he gen there in Hint time he will make the most extraordinary trip on record. Paretics staled to an individual ttlio recognized him in the streets of Vera Cruz, uc. cording lo tiie correspondence published in the Patna, that Ins sole object in reluming to the land of his birth was to assist in defending it uud repelling the eueuiy fr the gates of llie capital. The Vera Cruz correspondent of the New Orleani Times says uf Gen. Paredes' arrival and escape from Vera Cruz: Three hours afterwnrds, when he was some fifteen miles on his road from the city, his Excellency, Gov. Wilson, ordered tlm gate to be shut, and the troops lo load their muskets with ball calridges. This reminded mo of the old story of locking the stable after lire horse was stolen. According to iho laws of nations this steamer is a lawful prize-, as il was current tu Havana (us letters will prove) thai Gen. Paredes was to leave, under the name ol Martinez, in Ihe Knlish Hieumer. England has always, acted in every case ng.'iinst onr country's kindness and generosity, .Now for Ihe sequel : I will venture to say the steamer Will go scot free, ami nothing inuru be said of tiie mailer. It is now a matter of interesting speculation what political coitrsu Paredes will adopt. An inveleraio eneniy at once to Santa Auin and the American, it is by no means a question that his " voice is still for war." He will hardly smother his personal animosity so far ns to accept an otliee under Saula Anna, nor is il possible that the two lions can occupy the same forest. 1 have couscqutully but little doubt that wo shall have an early pronunctami ntu and soon after find Paredes at Hie li' iui of the nation. The army if not previously destroyed by Gen. Seott, will pictty certainly pronounce for him, nnd Santa Anna will probably throw himself upon his friends of the A tncriciiil Government for well merited protection. I cannot close this without mentioning the conduct of Senor Atocln, who, 1 nui credibly informed, sunt Gen. Paredes, and yet he, fostered ns hy is by the United States Government, held up from and defended against wrongs (whether real or imaginary I cannot say) iutlieled upon bitii by his own LMverooii'iit, yel, 1 s iy, he never litomrht proper to give the least information to the nuthoritiea here of (lie proximity, nay, me very presence ol llie man who lias been thu instigator of tins war, ami Ihe man who, had he never been the instigator, never lost an opportunity, whilst he had the power, of pressing it onward. Miminu. We are informed lhal Mr. Robert Fleteli. er, of this city, has been missing since Sunday morning last. Mr. Paul, his employer, who has (rone east on business, had left him in charge of his leather store, on Main street, above Fourth, to which he hid nssid. uoiisly devoted his attention up to the In ue mentioned. From his correct moral habits, anil uniform ul-tention to business, it is feared by his friends lhal some misiortuiic must have Ik-fa Hen him. Any information with regard to .Mr. F. will be thankfully received by his brother, Jlenjamin Fletcher, on Franklin street, east of ilroadway. fin. tiautte. Smit I. ah Coisr nn:ei;. -ft is mentioned that Siin-ta .lima was "passed" into Vera Cruz on Ihe l-lth of Autfust, - hi, and lhal on the same day, in the pre-sent year, Gen. VarUs "slipped" into the same port. If Paretics gives our Government as much trouble during the mining year as Santa Anna has done during the past, we shall have an awful addition In the sacrifice of hlo and an immense national debt. ,orth .lintrienn. FlUMl OiifooH. A letter from Oregon tn a gentle-man in St. Loiih, dated J:ld May Inst, slates that the election for Governor was to come oil' on Ihe first Monday M' June, tint Geo. Aberinthy, (WhigUnd A. L. Love joy (Locefoco) were the principal candidates, but tint these divisions had no elfeet in the contest; tint Abernnthv, who has been Governor for two nr three years, is opposed to the " License Liw," and vetoed it when passed by the Legislature; that iho latter is tn favor of it, and assisted in carrying it through the Legislature in despite of the veto; that the only is. sue is " Liquor or no Liquor," nnd that the No Li-qiior" candidate would be elected by a triumphant iiinjomiy over the "red noes." Whnt lint 1'eoplo Mcun The Memphis l'.alet speaking of the large Whig majority in that city, holds the following language : " Tin.' Volu of our city is a proud ami glorious achievement. Not ui a mere partisan Inumph do we proudly recur to it, but as a stern rebuke of an honest, dissntiitlicil, chagrined nntl indignant people, who have frowned nn uu Administration ami its rulers whom Ihey helped toclevale,i'rAVinV.riifror-iug tlm nation in a prolangttl, liftand-trrasurc-irnst-ing lt'art wholly uncalled or, and disastrous tathcttrst intrrmts of tttr nation, in eeiry rinr that ran he taken of it, as well as for their insol'-nt, despotic nnd infamous course in denouncing all as traitors who dared to doubt the wisdom and justice nf the war. We do rejoice that Memphis has so nobly rebuked the Presidenta sou though he be uf her own State soil." Hev. F.lisha !lihhard,died at his residence in Lucas counly, Ohio, on the I Ith of August, in the .Villi year of his nge. Mr, llibhnrd was formerly a uiemlicr nf the liar in Alliens, then a minister in the Church of the United llrethren in Christ, hut for the last few years a minister of the .New Jerusalem Church. His illness wns short, and bin death sudden and uucxH-cl. ed, thereby the more seriously Mllicling to his friends. A IU: actii i i. m hh: r. On a beautiful summer's day a clergyman wns called lo preach in a town in Indiana, to a young Episcopal congregation. At (ho close uf his discourse, he nddrcssed the younger hearers, in such words us these: " Learn that the present life is a preparation for and has n tendency to eternity. The present is linked to the future throughout creation, in the vegetable in the animal and in th.' moral world. As is the seed so is the liuil ; as is the ivr, so is the (owl ; as is the boy so ib llie man; as is Ihe rational being in this world, so will he be in the next. Dives estranged from God here, is Dives estranged from God in Uio next; Enoch walking with God here, is Enoch walking with (iod in a calm and lie tier world. I beseeuh you, live then, for a blessed cicrmty. Goto the worm that you trend upon, ami h am a lesson of wisdom. The very eutterpillar seeks Ihe fond lhal fosters it for another and similar stile, and moro wisely than man, builds its own sepulchre from whence ui time, hy a kind of resurrection, it comes forth a new crenture in al uio jt nngelie form. And, now (hat which crawled, flies ; and that which fed on comparatively gross food, sips tin dew thai revels in Ihe rich pastures an emblem of the paradise where flows the river of life. Could the calterpillnr have been diverted front its proper clement and modes of lite, if it had never attained the butterfly s splendid form ami hue, hud perished a worthless worm.' Consider her ways nnd ba wise. Lei it not be said that ye arc more negligent than worms, and that your reason is less avndabhr than their instinct. As often as the butterfly flits across your path, remember that it whispers in tU tlihl " Live for the future." With (his the preacher closed his discourse; hut to deepen the impression, a butterfly, directed by Iho Hand which guides alike llie sun ami an atoui'iii its course, lluttered througlf the church, as if commissioned by Heaven to repent the exhortation. There was neither speech nor language, but its voice wns heard, saymj; to the paling audience " Live for tho future." TI1X KNDAY UVUNING, September U, In 47. Grnuu Masonic Meetings Tho Delegates lo the Grand Masonic meetings to be held in this city on Tuesday next, are beginning to arrive. We notice Col. l'KiM'EH,oije of the Delegates from the State of Indiana, and leurn that Gov. Whit- comb, and other Delegates from that State, will be here in a day or two. The New llegiinunt Gov. Bebb A short time sinco Iheru wcro doleful wails from the Locofoco press of this State, on account of the alleged delinquency of Gov. Ilebb, in neglecting lo perform a part of the duties of Secretary of War, and provide supplies for a regiment of United Stales troops which had been recruited in Ohio, under au-. thority derived directly from the War Department, and destined for the Mexican war. The sequel proves, what we had never doubted, that the courso of the Governor was precisely right, and the complaints of those who censure bun, without the least validfoundation. In tho first place, the regiment was raised without any the least referenco to the Governor ; why then should ho be called upon to furnish supplies ! In the next place, this War with Mexico is a Pre sidential, and not a Gubernatorial affair. Congress has made all the supplies asked by the President, for its prosecution; but not a dollar has been placed at tho disposal of Gov. llcbb for any such purpose. In the third place, the State of Ohio, by the unan imous vole of her Representative, protkstki) against tho annexation of Texas, out of which this War had its origin. The Stale has not yet receded from its original position ; uud ought not tube asked lo furnish supplies for prosecuting the War. In the fourth place, there was no manner of neces sity for calling upon the Governor, ns these locofoco wiseacres have abundantly shown. For when it was seen that the Governor knew exactly what was his duty, and was determined exactly lo do it, and nothing elscf they applied to the proper quarter, and re ceived their supplies out of the fund appropriated for that purpose by Congress. This is what they should have done in the first place; and if they did not know it, they should thank Gov. ilebb for putting them in the way of finding it nut. And so it is a great merit in the War Depirmcnt, in that it has performed its simple duty when called on ; but it is a sore grievance nnd dereliction of duty on Ihe part of Gov. Ilebb, that he did not step out of tho line of his duty, and do thai which he had no oulln t'i do, and (tut whicli it had been made the express duty of others to perform. The whole matter resolves itself into this: 1 hat Gov. Ilebb, being culled on for pecuniary aid in behalf I of U. S. troops, and having no legal authority to ren dcr such aid, declined assuming tho responsibility for which he is denounced by the Locofocos. And thereupon Ihe War Department was properly applied to for the same purpose, and promptly and very pro perly rendered it, which was its simple and plain duty to do and these same Locofocos can hardly find language to express their admirution of the said War Department for so doing. Npeuking Out. The Cincinnati Enquirer is spiaking out on the sub ject of the approaching election; and the considera tions which that piper urges to stimulate its partisans o exertion, should surely not be lost upon the Whigs in inducing them to a full performance, uf their duty. Tiie Enquirer says : "A majority m Ihe next Legislature depends upon a few exceedingly close counties and districts." This is true and the argument dcducible from the fact is just as appropriate to the Whigs as their opponents. Let our friends in the ' close counties ' bear this in mind ; and constantly recollect that it is to these "close counties" that the locofocos are direct, iug their efforts. The Enquirer continues ; " A u. that wis HAvr to no to cauhv tub Si:-A T 11, IS in MAKK Tilt PKOPEII. EFEOltTS M Ross AMI llolKINO." Du you hear that, ll'hiii nf Hut and HorLtng f And will ym purchase a farm, or try your oxen, or marry a wife, or do any other tiling which shall keep you from the polls on the second Iuesday of October ? Hcim-mbcr, yours is one of the " close districts and il seems the very one selected hy your opponents for I the trial of their " efforts." You may guess the nature of these "efforts." It is your part to meet those fforts by vigilance, in watching their every movement, and countervailing every attempt to bring you under locofoco rule. Whigs of lUssl Remember that your district was once carried by your opponents by iikoi.k voti:, when there were hundreds in your own county resting supinely, in inglorious security I Remember that "an ill-omened incubus" rests upon your State's esc utc li on to this day, as the consequence of that false secu rity I Shall this thing bo rejieated ? I orbid it, Whigs of Ross and Hocking! For a majority in the House of Representatives, our author directs his anxious attention to the counties of! Highland, Jefferson, Montgomery, Pickuwny, Darke, Shelby, and Helmont. Our friends in those counties will thank him for the suggestion, and garcrn them- sclres accordingly. He thinks that " all it needs," to secure a Locofoco majority," is for tho Democratic press to publish the votes upon Rank taxation and tho other prominent topics before the people.'' Let the Locofoco editors to their task. Let them publish votes and every lime they agitato the question of currency and taxation let them be met by the facts. Our Legislative Journals for the last live years are a rich mine of historical facta upon these topics, which if properly applied will greatly diminish the number of " close counties nnd districts," and entitle our ancient adversaries to our best thanks. AtmiVAi. or EMHiHvNrs. Tho total number of emigrants entered at thu New York custom house, during the month of August, was seventeen thousand two hundred ami sixty four. Of this number there were from Great Rritain eV-'ll, Franco 4,17i, Bremen I,!G, llelgium 1,11 1, Ac. It ii staled as a fact worth relating, that af the immense emigration this year larger number coino with money, and immediately go to Iho West, than ever before. Ta f if Editor Ohio .State Journal : There is evidently something wrong in regard to your receiving tho latest news by Telegraph. The news of the arrival of the two last steamers, was reported to us ono day sooner, through the Cincinnati Gazette, than through your city papers; ami we frequently receive- the reports of thu Eastern Markets one day earlier via Cuiciinmli than Columbus. Why this should be so wo cnunot account for. There must be some gouging going on with tho reporters of the Telegraph line, as it is very evident Cincinnati has now tiie decided advantage, You may or may not be awaro of these fuels it would be well to look into it. A SUIISCIUHER IN CHlLLlCorilE. Cun.i.ti ortIK, Sept. 7, H17. Wo are hut too painfully conscious of the evil to which A Subscriber " refers; and are constantly and anxiously looking for the time when the true cause shall bo made manifest, and the appropriate remedy be applied. That time wo are (tersuaded is not for distant; and in iho moan while wo shall not slacken our elforls In remove the en usu of complaint. M hls; Nmiiiimtloiis l.nnu Co. Itrpresentatirc Elan Park. Wvaspqtt Attu Chawioiid It'prescntiUtM John E. Fuuko. Locofoco Nomination. Ririn.AMt Co. Suvitor lliniahus Hums. Ilearesentutirrs Joseph Musgrave, Daniel Hrewcr. Williams Co. Ueprtstntutirc N itlun M. Lamlis. A Mi.MouiAt.. Mr. Stevenson of the Cincinnati Allan, has presented to Opt Culler, of Covington, in behalf of Henry Clay, a gold ring, sel with a precious stone and enclosing a braid of the hair of his lamented son, the lute Lieut. Cm. Henry Clay, Jr., as a memorial of gralilude for the generous otliee Capt. C. rendered bun in his lust moments on the bloody field of liueiia Vista. M uivi.ANi). The llaliiuiore Patriot speaks cheer-ingly of iho Whig prospects in Maryland. It says, llie result of our iiilbrmitiou is, that Mr. Goldsbo-rough will be elected Governor by a very large majori ty lhal the Whigs willcarry live certainly, if not the whole six members of Congress; and lhal two-thirds of the members of tho Houso of Delegates wilt be Whigs. Hai r or Lash. The Wyandotte lands in this Slate are advertised to be offered for sale on the Ish of October nexl, and continue two weeks. The price is -Vitl per acre, independent of tho improvements on Uio lauds. Okkstes A. Urownson is disclaimed by his brother Locofocos since he penned tho article in the Democratic Review. The democracy of evory man, it appears, must be measured by the Polk guage, and to differ from tho President in opinion is treason to the country and democracy. Tho Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot says: Of one thing lam positively assured to-day by a geutlemnn high in oflice and in the full confidence as much so as any man can well be of Mr. Polk, and that is, that the Administration has resolved upon subjugating tho whole of Mexico every square foot of it? Her mountains and v alleys, her rivers, lakes and ocean harbors, her mines, her temples and her altars, are all to be made conquest of ! Senator Dix. The New York Evening Post is authorized from a responsible quarter to say, that the statement in the Herald to the effect that Mr. Dix, Senator in Congress, is about to resign his scat, is un true. tO Tho Town Council of Xenia have unanimous ly voted to subscribe lnOO to the capital stock of the Columbus nnd Xenia Rail Road. At the annual election next month, a vole will be taken upon the proposition for the county to subscribe to the same ob ject. Alonzo A. Skinner, formerly of Knlida, Ohio, has been elected Circuit Judge of Oregon Terrilory, for tho term of two years, at a snlary of jSHOO per annum. D" The receipts n t the New York Custom House during the month of August amounted to about three millions and a half of dollars. From the Cincinnati Gizctto. Acquisition ol' Territory--the Provisos We have often expressed our opinion iigainst the acquisition of territory by conquest or purchase In this respect we concur with our cotemporary of the ,ouisville Journal, luai " our country is already la nre enough many think it hy fur too large; and why Hlioulii llio people wisli lo mnKe it still larger at thu imminent risk of civil war, nnd the disruption of their glorious confederacy." While thus expressing our own convictions, we admi that there is a diversity of opinion in the country on the subject, which is nut con lined to any one political party. Congress will be under the necessity of taking same decided action on the question : and tint action will, in a greater or less degree, involve the question of permitting slavery lo be introduced into territory which may be acquired either by conquest, or purchase, or the more summary modern method of extending over borders by a mere act of nniiexalioii. Several propositions bearing on these questions have been submitted, which are now under discussion aoioug the people. Among these are the so culled Wiluiut Proviuo, and the Rerrien Proviso, Let us occupy a few moments upon these questions. Wh.-t is tlm Wilmot Proviso? It is an explicit declaration, tlialuny terrilory lu be added to the United States, Slavery, or involuntary servitude shall not be permitted except in punishment for crimes. It is a literal transcript of Ihe ordinance ot 17r7, prohibiting Slavery in the Northwestern Terrlinry. The his. lory uf that clause in Ihe ordinance of 17d7, is briefly this. In 177 a committee was raised in the Congress of the old Confederation, to report a plan for the government of tho Northwestern Territory, then the only territory claimed by the United States. As most uf this territory had been Required by cession from tho Mate oi v irgima, Mr. Jeliersuii from tli.it commonwealth was, very properly placed at the head of that committee. Mr. Jefferson, in behalf of ttie committee, reported, that the territory should be formed into Slates, with a view to iheir ultimate admisiion into the Union. The following is one uf the regulations reported by him, viz : "That after the year lsOO, of the Christian Era, there sh til be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, in any of said Slates, otherwise than in punishment of crimes whereof the parly shall havo been duly convicted to have been personally guilty. As the rules of the old Congress required, on such questions, a vote of two-thirds, the proposition failed of success, because a two-thirds vole could not be obtained in its favor. In 177 the ordinance in relation the Northwestern Territory was passed in the old Congress. The provision in relation to Slavery was moved by Nathan Dane, and is in these words : Aur. li. Theie shall be neither slavery nor involun-try servitude in siid Territory, otherwise than in the punishment ol crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Vroridtd uiri, that uny person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully chimed in any of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service, as aforesaid. The principle of this clause is the same with that offered by Mr. Jefferson, but the proviso, for the reclamation uf fugitive slaves was added. This ordinance, be it reuiemlKTcd, was pissed by a Congress, the majority of the members uf which were from slave stales and themselves slaveholders. In 17"i!l tho provision received Ihe sanction uf the first Congress under tho Federal Constitution, Mr. Madison standing out a prominent supporter of il. It has ever since been acknowledged as law without opposition, lis beneficial influence upon the settlement and prosperity of the counlry, is matter of history known to every one. Living nnd undoubted witnesses of its power and influence are found in our own Stale of Ohio, and In Indiana, lllmoM, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The rapid growth of these Stales, and their equally rapid advance in civilization, and in everything contributing to comfort and happiness, aro without parallel in the history of tho world ; mid are mainly attributable to the influence of the anti-slavery clause of the Ordinance of 17h7. The Wilmot proviso asserts the same principle, and in almost identical laugunge,as the Ordinance of 17H7. It was ell ered in the House of Representatives as proviso bi the bill granting iJii.iMHi.liiiO to tho President, to enable him to make pence with Mexico. It fuled in the Senate, and the House finally needed, afler no little disgraceful dodging and dough faced-nes, on the pari of some ol the northern members, and the bill pascd without the proviso. Can Ohio abandon the great clause of iho Ordinance of I7c7, to which she is more indebted for her prosperity than any other one cause ? Hut little need be said nf the Missouri compromise. It prohibited slavery in the territory acquired in Lou-isiann, north id' latitude '.Ui deg. ItU min., except in the then formed State of Missouri, and has since been applied to Texas in the law, although we suppose not in practice. Rut it has been relaxed in order to admit slavery in territory since added to the State of Missouri, nnd clearly embraced within the prohibition ot the compromise. Eirly in the last session of Congress, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, un able nun and an excellent Whig, introduced into the House a proposition declaring against the acquisition of any territory by conquest and in favor of pence. This was voted down when first offered, ami aUo at several subsequent periods during the session when the olfor was renewed. Pending this question in the House, Mr. Rcrrien of Georgia, also un nble man and a sterling Wing, ntfcr. ed the following amendment to the Three Million Uill : "That the war with Mexico ought not to be prosecuted by this Government with any view to thu dismemberment of that Republic, or to the acquisition bv conquest of any portion of her territory ; that this government ever desires to maintain and preserve peaceful and friendly relations with all nations, and particularly with the neighboring Republic of Mexico, will always bo ready to enter upon negotiations with a view to terminate tho present unhappy conflict, on terms which shall secure the just rights nnd preserve inviolable the national honor of the United States and Mexico; that it is especially desirable, in order to preserve and maintain those amicable relattoni which ought always lo exist between nei.rlibormg Republics, tint the boundary of the Slate of Texas should be definitely settled, ami that provision be made by the Republic of Mexico for the prompt and equitable adjustment of the just claims of our alliums on that Republic.This amendment declares against the dismemberment of Mexico by thu conifutst nf territory, and in favor of friendly negocititioiis for peace, and of (he equitable adjustment of iheclaimsof our cilixens, and of tho boundary between the two Republics. Observe, (Ins amendment makes no declaration against the acquisition of territory, in any oilier way than by conquest. Acquisition by purchase or by annexation is left nn open question, as is the introduction of slavery into new territory, n whatever way acquired. How far this amendment will go tn satisfy tint feelings of the people of tho nun-slavi-holding Stales, ami what etfeel it can exert to prevent the ex-lennioti of slavery, are questions deserving very scri otM consideration, nnd we hope the people will consider them seriously. We ate not disposed lo enlarge on this subject now. The questions involved are of vital importance. Let them be well weighed and deliberately dcuidcd. We repeat, that we are against the acquisition of any ler-lory, and think, as we said months ago, that the annunciation of that determination by Congress, will restore peace lo Ihe country in a very short time. Rut if we are to have new territory, whether or no, then Itt $la-rrru be excluded from it jfiirrrr r, and let soUnn declaration to that rjftct precede und accompany the acqui' stiUm. The Army in Mexico. The public solicitude respecting the operating division of our army in Mexico increases with thu lapso of every day which passes withoutnewa from it. Our last advices from Gen. Scott's headquarters at Puebla are just one month old to-day, and as he was then preparing to advance, the conjectures which arise only servo to sharpen our anxiety as to the important events which have in all likelihood taken place within these four weeks of silence. On the (ith ultimo we know that Gen. Rcott wns on the eve of taking up the line of march for the city of Mexico; thnt on the 7th Gen. Twipg's corps was to ndvance, to be followed Iho next day by Gen. Whitman's, by Gen. Worth on the itth, and Gen. Pillow on tho 10th. The army having very heavy artillery trains, it wbb intended to mako easy marches, and no resistance wns anticipated short of tho capital. Rut there it is believed that the preparations for defence wcro extensive and fully matured ; and, being the last stand which tho enemy could expect ever to make against our arms, and their all depending on the issue, inn ueieace niigni ue expected to be proportionately desperate, and, "gathering resolution from despair, it might bo such as became a people fighting for their country, their homes, and Iheir altars. The accession, too, of so able a chieftain as Pahkdf.s. at so critical a juncture, adds an ingredient to the interest of what we are impatient to learn; and although, if the brave and skilful veteran who went forth in command lived through the day, we have not the slightest misii vines as to the issue, and belicvo that all the obstacles opposed to him would only add to his glory, yot there was enough in the prospect which lay before our army, when it moved from Puebla, to cast anxiety over tho future; and, though we fear nothing for tho fortune oi mo aay, we know that a conftict such as was anticipated must at all events be fatal to many a brave ueari on uoiu sines, ami clothe many a house in our laud in mourning. JYuthmal Intelligencer. Scraps of Curious Information bv x. OLIIHIT. The mercantile shipping of the civilized world a-mounls to about H,(HW,IH)0 tons ; and nets, clear of ex. ne rises, interest and insurance IU percent, or AV.I.OOO.- UU0 per annum The appropriations to the Rritinh navy for the current year is t,yuO. Is not tlmt a scrap ol curious information r Tho American Hoard of Foreign Missions has be. come almost a wonder of the world for its extensive operations nf Christian philanthropy in heathen lands. Since its institution it has received and disbursed more than 'Uiul),iM0 for the promulgation of the gospel. iiio notary Academy at West 1'oint fias received from the Government more than $1,1(011,00 ! Is not that a 1 scrap of curious information ?' The nnVersuf the U.S. Navy receive as salary over $'2,1100,000 per annum. The ministers of the Gospel receive nn average nf jSi.HH) each, Then tho pay of onr naval officers (l.VJI in number) equals that received by more than 4000 ministers for all their lnbors of love, in season and nut of season. And is not that a 1 scrap of curious information V from March -1th, 170!', to June 30th, IK4. our Gov ernment expended on the War Department.ti(:i,-i:W,-H.'il. For civil purposes, comprehending the expenses uf the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, tho post oiuce, iigiiiuoiises, anu intercourse witn foreign nations, sjt!(il,l,o,ll4. A 'serup of curious information to thu curious truly.' Tho Whig Governor, jNcil S. Mrown, is elected in Tennessee by a majority of over 1HI0. Pearl Street House, N. V., was sold yesterday at auction hy Mr. A J. blocker, fur jl00,eo0. "A Nkw wav to Mr Oi.n Drbts." Tho Shaw-neetown (Illinois) Democrat, commenting upon the speech of Ixird P ilmkiisto, on foreign debts due to itritish subjects, proposes tho following mode of liquidating the liabilities of Illinois, in particular : "The Suckers with the fair understanding that if they flogged this army of hungry, Unions tho debt would be cancelled would up and at 'em ! and, pro Sol ilunir his golden beams upon tho western hills, Illinois trere free from d'M! Murder will out ; and we are hold to sny, that, although there is an ardent desire on the part of our peoplu to meet their just liabilities, still, were it possible to cancel tho heavy debt hanging over our Slate by a resort to the bristling panoply of war, the Suckers would cheerfully fight out the whale fourteen millions it six cents a day. That is just their game! " Lowell. It is stated lhat lOO.OOO yards of cot-ton cloth arc made at Lowell, Massachusetts, every week, amounting to ilfji 10,000 yards per year-enough to extend twieo around the entire world! Sixty-five thousand hales cf cotton are worked annually. Of printed calico, there are 14,000,000 yards per year. In these manufactures ono million of pounds of starch are annually used. Important Uvkitios. The grand desideratum of applying steam nnd water power to propel common stocking looms, on which vast sums of money and much tune have been iiusuccesfully spent in England, has at length been d'scovereil and three common looms, with slight vunatiuns, are now in successful operation in this town, anil operate better than tho most sanguine expectations of the inventor had anticipated. W e have been fovored with a view of the od- erstion, which is not yet oen for public examination, and think the improvement of vast importance to tho community, and a fortune to the ingenious inventor. On Wednesday last, ono girl attended the three looms, and teuding much of her time in sitting to watch the operation, she presented at night 'i pairs of stockings and '21 pairs of drawers, as the result of her day's work. Twelve pair of stockings isa girl's day ' work on the common baud looms. Some idea of the saving bv the new invention mav bo formed from the fact that the expense of knitting hy it on Wednesday was lest than a dollar, while thu same worn ueriormeu uu baud looms would cost over live dollars. We learn that any hand loom may he fitted for operation by power at an expense of $:U) or j-ll). Now looms can be mado for this purpose at about three-fourths of the exense of hand looms. Tho inventor is Mr. John Pepper, a young man of about S;l yoars of age, son of Mr. Daniel Pepper, of this town, a stocking weaver. Tho young man commenced his trade as a stocking weaver about twelve years ago, in Newbury port, stmu after removed to this town, and has exercised much thought when at the looms an I at his home, for several years, in the way of applying other than hand power for knitting Portsmouth (.V. ) Journal. Wool M.IHKF.T. In Springfield, 200,000 pounds of wool have been sold this season. In Wilmington, Clinton county, 7o,0iH) pounds have been sold. We are glad to find that thu attention of our farmers has been strongly turned to Ihe growth of wool, Tho lands of this Slate rich as they are are found to be admirably adapted to this purpose. The prices of Wool are remunerating, although not at all high. Tiie variety, as well as abundance of agricultural resources, in Ohio, is rapidly making itthe richest State in the Union. This is all well. An industrious ami prosperous people, may bo happy and virtuous, if Ihey will; and what they lack in either virtue, knowledge, or happiness, may bo alrributed to themselves. Cm. Chronicle, Serpnsr.n Mi'iinrii Cyrus Ray, of Wayne county, Ohio, has been arrested on a charge of having murdered John Campbell, in Franklin county, Pa., sometime in Juno last. Roth wero youngters, aged about H, and went east together as assistants with a drove of catile. They were discharged together in Franklin counly, Pa., and left for llarrisburgh, since then Campbell has not been heard of, and young Ray bus told so many conflicting stones relative to the matter as to excite strong suspicion that he took tho life of Ins companion. Ho was committed to await the requisition of the Pennsylvania authority. Amrhicam lUu.HOiu InoN. Tho Philadelphia American says that there will be sixty thousand tons of Railroad mm manufactured in this country during Ihe present year, which will be equal in quality to any imported iron. The value of tins quantity at present selling prices, will be upwards of tour millions of dollars. The American adds that Pennsylvania furnishes one half of the Pig, and more than one half of the railroad iron made in tiie United States. This important branch uf manufacture Is rapidly cxteiiding.as is evident to every one who has noticed the increase of rolling mills in various parts of tho country, especially in Pennsylvania. Aw Ikciiiknt. Chagrin Falls ii a thriving village in Ohio. It is nf course, of recent origin. The corner stone of a building designed for a library, Ac, lias just been laid. The building is to be erected, and furnished, by ahistahi lies Cn Mrion, of Rochester a gentle man of exemplary munificence, who is doing a great deal of good in a quiet way. It appears that a lew years since, no was exploring the country in the neighborhood of Chagrin Falls, when he lost his way, and spent the night in the forest upon tho spot upon wnicn, ny ins iineraiiiy, mis edilico is nuw to be erected. Albany Journal. A Goon Oi.n Wnm A correspondent of tho Knoxville (Tenn ) Register, writing from Sullivan county, says : " On Thursday last, John t'tn Hooter, of this county, who is one hundred and fourteen years old, went one and a half miles to the place of holding cieriioiis, mm voicu uio wnoie wlitg ticket, tie fins voted at everv Presidential election tlinl lina lwii b.l.l in Die Linled Htntea. He wort a Wing in the revolution and is a Whig now." Mnvittn. The curiosity of the public was excited at lloston recently, by the novel process of removing a brick building, (including the cellar and cellar walla winch are oi rough stone) upon a temporary railway, by means of jack screws. The building subjected to tins process was the store of Mr. Gilbert, at the corner of Trenmnt and llroomtield streets, which fur the purpose of widening the Initer slrect, has been shoved back. The contents of the store in tho meantime remained in it, and the ordinary business of it continued without interruption.