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; th b m i m m m m h T k FimuaBBc mammir Jfawmas, , . B^JO H W d p R E NTISa Tsaws-One dollar and fifty cents p«r anham by mail, in dame* or otherwise, payable in adtanee. Subscriptions thnt run a y«»r-without payment, will be c h a fed at two dollars.and tfotsum be invariably exaoted frona and after :lat July, 1845.' \ tlircciti8ertionB,and85cents»WeeK there after. A d vertizing per year, from »10 to WO. Legal, notices are regulated by tho statute rate's. SO\Cards atid Job Printingof all kinds, done neatly. Fiomlllickwood’, Uagaiioe. A MEDJTATIOSt. 1 Sojne hidden disappointment clings , J o a ll of man-^to all lus schemes. A n d life has little fair it briugs, Save idle'dreams. T lie peace that may be outs to-day, Scarce heed we, looking for themorrow: T h e slighted moments steal away, • A n d then comes sorrow, T h e light of promise that may glow >Vhere,life shines, iair i n bud or bloom, Ere fruit hath ripen'd forth to show, iis quench’d in gloom. The. rapture softest blush imparts, Dies with the bloom that fades away, •Ann glory from the wave departs A t close o f day, i_- Where we have garnered up our hearts, A n d fixed our earnest love and trust, T h e very life-blood thence departs, 5 And all is dust* 1 Then, Nature, let us turn to thee,- F o r ia thy countless changes thou 1 S till bearest immortality Upon thy brow. __ T h y seasons in-their endless round <5f sugshme, tempest, calm or blight, Y e t leave! thee like an empress crown’d W ith jewelsbright. T h e very storms are .ligh t tc thee; 'T i s b a t a s l e e p th y s e e m i n g d e a t h j W e see th e e w a k e in flo w e r a n d tre e A i sp r in g ’s soft, b r e a t h . Wet view the ruinbf our youth. Decay’s wan trace on a ll we cherish • But thoa m thy unfailing truth, * Canst never perish. USES.— BY SAMUEXitOvklt. Old Iiut^keep m _____ . , T h e Angels, then are near ; M For Heaven the sense bestoweth, : Our waking life to keep, Its tender mercy showeih, T o guard as in our sleep. T h e n w a tchyoaw e ll by daylight, By daylight you may fear, But keep Ho watch in darkness— The angels then are near. Oil ! watch you well in pleasure— Pot pleasure oft betrays, But keep no‘watch in sorrow, When joy withdraws its rays ; For iri the hour o f sorrow, As in the darkness drear, To'heaven entrust tlte morrow, For arigels then are near. Oli! watch you well by daylight, By daylight you may fear, ■ JBut k e ep rio watch in darkness— The arigelp then are- near. from tbe Home Journal. THE SCTILITOR’a LOVE.— BY GRACE GREENWOOD. The Sculptor paused before his finished work— A wondrous statue o f divinest mould. LikeByrherea’s were the rounded limbs, TheTtands, in whoee soft fulness,still and deep, Like sleeping Loves, the chiselled dimples lay, T h e hair’s rich Bill, the lip’s exquisite curve;— But most like Juno’s were the brow of pride, And lofty bearing o f the matchless bead, While over *11, * mystic holiness. Like Diam’s purest smile, around her hung, And hushed the idle gazer, like the air Which haunts at night the temples o f the gods. A s stood the sculptor, with still, folded arms, And viewed this shape oi rarest loveliness, No flush o f triumph crimsoned o?or h is brow, Nor g tew his dark eye luminous withjoy. IIcart-cm?hed with grief, worn -with intense desires, Arid wasting with a maa consuming flame, He w ildly gazed— liis cold cheek rivaling The whiteness of the marblo lie had wrought. T h e robe's iooee folds, wliich lay upon his breast, Tumultuous rose and fell, like oeean-waves ‘ I iphenvccl by storms beneath; and on his brow In beaded drops, the dew o f anguish lay, And thuss he Hung himself upon the earth, And poured in prayer his wild and burning words: \ Great Jove, to thy high throno a mortal's prayer In a ll the might o f anguish struggles up! •led by my hand— . ___________________ „ . day, it grew T o more than earthly b & u ty, till it stood The wonder o f themlorious world o f a r t T h e sculptor wrought not blindly.—oft there came Blest visions to his soul, o f forms d ivine; O f white-armed Juno.tn that hour o f love. W h e n fondling close the C u ckoo, tempest chilled, She a ll unconscious,in that form, did press The mighty sUfe o i the eternal gods T o her soft boaotn;— Aphrodite loir. A s first she trod the glad, enamored earth, W ith am a ll, white feet, spray-dripping from thc sea O f crested Dian, when her nightly loss Pressed down the eye-lids o f Eudymion— Her silvery presence m aking ail the nir O f dewy jCatmoB tremulous w ith love. \A n d now, (deem noi thy suppliant impious, 'O u r being’s source, thou Father of a ll Life,) A wiId, o*er-rna«ering passion fires m y soul, im a d lf few th t v>orkm\f hand hath wrought. Intoxicate, 1 t h r o u g h a ll the day, And mocking visions haunt my couch at'night; M y hehrt is fiint and sick with longings vain, A passionate thirst is parching a p m y fife. \ I call upon her arid she answers n o t; T h c fond love names I breathe into her ear A te met w ith xnadd’ningsilencc— when L clasp Thoae Meander lingers in iny fevered hand, T h e ir coldness chills me like the touch o f death ’ And pain my breast with love’s eweet agony, N o faintest throb that marble bosom atiral . “ O h , I would have an eye t j gaze m nund! A n ear to>Mcn for my coming step— A Voice o f lov«, with tones likejoy’s own bells, To ring their silver changes on uune earl A yielditrg hand, to thrfli within. mine own, Andlips o f melting sweetness, fall and warm! Wottldcfciange thisdeathlej®stone to mortal fleab, Arid barter immortality forlove! * “ I f voice o f earth,tri wildest prayer, may reach T o godhood, throned amid the purple clouds, ’■ rn_ iLla Skv^rt rintaMMtQBtntlf*. aix Whichfeedcth humatr life froiti^de to age. And fleets maud high Olympus. • Hear, oil Jove! Sertddownthe sky’s blnedeepe, ohfaiediwne, - - ■ ■ *— - f that benignant smile he laces 6f lhe gods, Hear, mighty Jove 1” Which glows upon And lightstjU heaven H e stayed hiB prayer, and on hTt statue gazed. Behold,* gentle heavirigsttrred its breast! O ’er all italorm a flush ot rose light passed— Along the limbs theiurare arteries throbbed— A gofdent lustre settled on the head. Am i g!0*med amid the meshes ofthe hair; The- rounded cheek grew vivid w ife » {jjjfek Ambrosial breathings cleft the curved i f * ' . And softly through the arched nostril stole T h e fringed lids quivered a « i * F ^ ; . » nf|nye3 Like Yiofcete w et w ith dew1* drank in the light* MoVetessshe stood, rintil her •wandering glance Upon thta:rapt face Of the sculptor feU; Bewildered a n d abashed, it sank beneath 8 8lllen(lia government, aupportedby powerful monopolies, and aristocratical establishments, that the people w ill find happmc33,or their liberties protection; \but in a plain system, void o f pontp, protecting all, and granting favors to VOLUJpi XXXIX.] none.—Andrere Jackson, COOPERSTOWN, OTSEGO COUNTY, W. Y., SATURDAY, JULY 17,1847. - A ’sMigfaiSweBtiKfBl o. — - - - - - Life’s vmoestjoy, m one delicious tide, Pouritd tirousih the Channels o f her new-bom heart, AndloVe’s firatsigh roee quivenng from h e r breast! She toned upon her pedestal, and smiled. And toward tbe kneeling youth bent tenderly. Herose, spiting forVfafa with^ajpassionate cry, Arid joyously outstretched h is tiirillins arins. : Ahd fo, the form he sculptaie'd fiom the stone, ;in»afatiiwfeBffo and radiant with » uIi „ A brettfang a in p e o f beauty, softandwarm , Oif mortad womanhood; all smiles and tears, In love’srsweettrance, upon his bosom lay. F eowbeb , o f aH created things, the most innocent- heaveitly. Flowers, tbat unceasingly e*P»n<b to J S M i f theiF taitej^l, snd to man then beautiful, iook-^psLrtnerS o f homan j o y j \ Vow rfcem b lem ofthe victort mumphs, ofthe young brides blushes ;• welcome to the crowded halls, and gtaceftd-'ripOn solilary graves! Flowers are to the volume o f nature j v h a t theexpresnon, God is Love, ' ■' i feast without a welcome. A re ih, and are riotour stars , ___ - cannot Took closely at k«ar*taX rwlrv/1 fi OEhHA nf tilC beaUtlfill tltlu gOOU. hdi^hfaiidfat .fiofo btean dlonej biittllri1 !l? #*“•: Rnpth^r tHaii animol iifo, « \Tbe Devil’s Half Aere. BIT WM, T. KhDGERS, JR. Across the wholo length pf New Jersey ex tends a chain,of broken, yet partially connected mountains, caJled the “ Blue Ridge,” a branch of the Alleghaniep. Through the county of Somerset runs a lateral spur of rocky and' iso- dated hills, covered for the most part with a sparse growth of chestnut, oak, and stunted cedars. . . Onthe very top of one of these, called “Shan- noch Mountain,” is a largo space, covering nearly three acres, barren of tree or shrub; the surface of which appears tobe formed ofa single rough stone. ’Tis called “ Thb Devil’s Half Acre,” Near the; centre is a ragged opening or pit, about 20feet in diameier,-which appears to penetrate into the very bowels of the eart h. It has been sounded to the depth of a thousand feet, and no indication o fa bot tom found. A stone thrown into “ the wpli,” as. it is called, can be heard rattling for a Icing time against the rugged sides, until with a ter-! rible arid unearthly reverbation it plqngos into the water. A noise liko that of a seething cauldron is heard, and sopn there issues from the mouth of the pit column of damp vapor, possessing an uncommon foetid smell. The vapor is somewhat inflammable, and that fact proves tho paesence of carburctted hydron-en gas, or what is called by miners, “ fife damp.” Although at a distance of three hundred feet from the surface, it has been proved by experi- 1 ments witii quadrupeds that life can be sus tained. The incident I am about to relate occurred some time after the passage of Gen. Washing, ton with his arrpy across New jersey, in the spring of 1777. . j The infamous cruelties of the ;maraudin<r parties by British .soldiers, had awakened every- feeling of resentment, and aroused in every bosofti an impartial hatred, which only the ex- termination ofthe irihuinan monsters could al- lay- - f . -, Taking advantage pf the abserico o f their natural protectors, a party of demi-brutes under the command of Captain Smith, had committed outrages upon the unprotected females, which would shame the very rianie of man. Every able-bodied man, and many who were not scarcely able, had flocked to tlie standard of W ashington , and had .gone to accompany him in his victorious expedition, leaving their wives and daughters, their homes and property, to the protection of tho aged men and boys. At length, a cowardly assault upon a family, composed of an aged widow arid her three lovely daughtors, who, after being cruelly out raged by the brutal soldiers, werp beaten near ly to death, and the old widow and gray-head ed negro killed and thrown into the “well” of the “ Devil’s Half Acre,” so exasperated tho youtigjnen.that they resolved upon vengeance. A secret meeting was held, and they resolved to meet next evening at the foot of the rtdge, to puntish the cowards, who wore encamped, in fancied 60 ctlrity, about' a quarter of a mile from tho scene o f the outrage. Tho groater part o f the day was spent in moulding* bullets, and preparing their weapons, which being accomplished, they awaited with feverish anx iety the appointed hour. The one chosen to command them was a sturdy youth of 18, strongly built and athletic; he-carried a long rifle, and was clad in a plain rustic suit of gray \homespun.” At length , tho party, numbering 15, were all assembled; j the ages of none exceeded 18, while lho m a-' jority wore still younger. Theorder to march; was given, arid the young band followed their loader in profound silence. Twaa a noble sight l those-bravo young (spirits setting out to avenge tbo wrongs of their mothers and sisters, at the risk of thoiT lived, arid against fearful odds of numbers and experience. The British numbered 20, and were all wrapped in profound slumber. Slow ly and stealthily tliey neared tlio enemy, but not a word escaped their lips: their calcula- tioris had been well made, and they continued to advance cautiously, until within about 30 feet o f the red coats, when a gesture from their leader brought them to a stand. Each boy singled out his man—the command wns given, in a low tone, and the sharp report o f 15 rifles broke upori the stillness of the night, and ech oed along the lirlis rind crags of Sbannocli;— instantly, under the cover of the smoke, they rushed in upon tho survivors, and pinioned them ere they could recover froift tlio sudden surprise! The aim of the boys had been finally true-—fifteen soldiers, ambng Wliotri Was Captain Smith, jay weltering iri their blood, groaning and mingling curses aud execrations With thoir departing breath! The five persons, securely bound, were marched at once to the copse from which the youthful band Bet out; arid there a consultation was held to decide thetr. rifle* Some who bad individual-Wrongs to avenge were desirous to hang them at once upon the nearest tree: other.-, more lenient, wished to allow thrim a soldier’s death, Many and va rious were tlie opinions and methods proposed —hut they all agreed to be guided by the de cision of thoir leader, Dari Lonnt. During the whole affair Dan had scarcely spokemexceptto give the necessary commands, and now, vflien appealed to, to decide the fate of the prisoners, he merely said “ To the Devil’s Half Acre!” A responsive “ aye” burst simultaneously from all, and in a few minutes they stood near the mouth ofthe “ w e ll!” “ In With them,” cried the excited hoys ; “ here thev buried the widow Gale and old Pomp! In with t h e m a n d in spite o f the struggles of tlie captives, they were already upon the very verge of the yawning pit,' when their leader exclaimed, “ Hold !” “Notyet, boys,” said Dan; “ I wish to say a few words, before you throw them i r i a n d when the prisoners had beon led back a few feet, he continued with a voice trembling with emotion—“ You all know tlie widow Gale— you know her lovely daughters—blithesome, amiable,,light-hearted, happy girls. You know them, but not as I do; you love them,, but not as I. The eldest is my affianced bride. My whole soul is wrapped up in her—she is tny guiding star; I love her better than Hove my life, and the wrong sho suffered stings my very soul 1 Before you, you see the guilty perpetrators, Look at them; are they fit to live I” “ No, no 1” exclaimed each and every one. “Then, my friends, ihey are iiot jilto diel W e have already spilled blood enough for one night, and the death of these mon will not rd- pair the wrongs already -cotumitted. What say you 1 W ill it .not be nobler by far to spare their lives 1 Lqt us -leave further ven geance to tho laws, or tb him who said “ .Yen- geanco is mine !” Fifteen have alroady for- feited thoir lives; may we not spare these five!” ^ Though every heart was still burning with revenge, the example shown by poor Dan, who had suffered more than any present, softened their hearts, and they allowed themselves to be ^Tho^prisonors were led down the mountain side, and the next morning taken to Somerville, and delivered to a party of Continontals,. who were stationed there. ‘ The actors in this scene have all passed to that “ bourne from whence no traveller re- turflsi” blit the recollection of old Daniel Lount arid hismatron.ly wife, is btillfresli-ip the tnetti' ory of the writer. ~ The Pmiieiit in Maine, W e copy below, from the Boston Post, the address of Gov. Dana ofMaine, on welcoming the President to that State, and the reply ofthe latter: Ms. P resident —Permit me, as the organ of 'the Constituted authorities o f Maine, to ten- der to you itscourtesiesand hospitalities,.We tender them to yon as lhe Chief Magistrate of a Reppblib.Whose yout hful energy and progress glvciure promise that in her approaching maturity she must exercise -a- controlling in fluence oyer tfie destinies of the world, • We tender them to you personally, as one honora bly identified with and giving direction to evehts which in their momentops consequences may mark, the term bf your administration as one of the most important periods in our na tion’s history. W e beg you, too, as the rep resentative of the whole Union, embracing in stitutions iti many respehts dissimilar, to re:' gard your cordial welcome as an evidence that Maine, in her sympathies, knows no geograph ical limits—as a pledge that she never will per mit her patriotic attachment to every portion of the confederacy to be Weakened by appeals to sectional prejudices,jind local jealousies. In judging of the capabilities of our State, wo would, with pride, direct your attention to our commercial, fishing, lumbering, mineral, agri cultural arid manufacturing resources, and ask you to count, if you can, their value and im portance, or fix upon the date of their exhaus tion, Permit me again, in behalf of our-citi. zerie, to bid you a. most hearty and cortlial wel- como“to the State. President Polk then made the following reply : * S ir —It seldom happens that the course of any man’s life is marked by so distinguished a reception as has been accorded to me toiday. I have been met not only by the cordial hospi talities bf your citizens', but have now received, through you, their'constituted organ, a wel come equally generous, from the highest au thorities of your State. While, with all my heart, I teri'ter to you, and to those whom you represent, my grateful -thanks for the honor vvhich has been thus conferred upon me, I feel that I can in no sense qppropriate' it to any considerations merely personal to myself. It is a homage paid to the institutions under which vve live, and I receive it, therefore, only as the servant of the people, railed upon by their suffrages to -administer for a brief period their own government. In such a capacity, more than in another, I am proud and rejoiced to meet you on >this interesting occasion, and to oxehange with you and with my fellow citi zens here assembled, those hearty congratula tions vvhich it cannot fail to suggest, both upon the prosperity of our people, and the continued existence and success of our invaluable system of free government. In other, countries, the monarch rules, and the people are required to obey; but in this country, thank God, there is. no monarch but tbe people themselves; noal- legiancc but to the constitution and laws which they approve, and n « political power wliich thoy do not give, and Which they cannot take avyay. While, tbereforeT I occupy, by their choice, tho high ofiico of chief magistrate of tho Union, I feel that I occupy it only as tlieir representative, selected to execute thoir will; and it.is my great ambition so as to discharge the elevated duties which they have confided to my care, as; at the close of my public career, to receive the rich reward of their cordial ap probation. This sentitnent is tn strict accordance with tlie whole theory of our free institutions. Up on tiio sovereignty of the people, and*the je- sponsjbilfty to them bf their elected aghkts, was constructed by our fathers, the great fab ric which they havo transmitted to ps, of a fego and united confederacy of independent Stales. It. is a trust, not only for ourselves and our de scendants, but for the future welfare o f all mankind. W e caftriot,'therefore, too deeply appreciate its value, or too earnestly srek tb preserve and to perpetuato it to tho latest time. During my visit to this section o f our common country, and my observation of its condition, its pursuits, its great and varied Interests, and its enlarged prosperity, I have become moro than ever sensible-bf the‘inestimable advant ages of our confederate Hnlon. Under the broad shield o f our constitution are embraced flourishing and equat States of various climates, varied pursuits,.differing habits, anct dissimilar institutions, and there is no greater triumph of human wisdom Jhan lhat which successfully achieved one common government for so many different States. Itwas the work of a eonven- England? to-wori? out their own happiness, and lb- add to the common prosperity of their coun try;, They carry with them, as the children of other States bring here, affections and attaqh- feents which, rising superior to local views, contribute tp strenghten in no ordinary hieas- urje the bands of .our invaluable Union. You fiaVe reminded me, that law the fifet President of the United Ssates who has .visited your citizens since Maine became a State. I rejoice that so great an, honor has been permitted, under Providence, to nre, arid that I tbits have the opportunity to recommend here, as I would\ recommend in all parfa of our beloved country, •cultivation of that feeling of brotherhood and mutual regard, between the North , arid the South and the East - and tlio West, without vvhich vve may not anticipate the perpetuity of our Tree institutions. It was this feeling which tlie venerated Washington sought to inspire when he warned his countrymen against yield- ing to sectional divisions or local jeaolusies, and it vvas .this sentiment, which another chief magistrate proclaimed to tbe World, when in a crisis of peril arid -excitement, he made the memorable declaration,—\ Our Federal Union —it must be preserved.” What man can adequately estimate the fatal consequences vvhich must attend its fall! I pray for the per- petuity qf our institutions,,, oofronly. .because upon then; must rest our own prospects of free dom and happiness, but because they admin- ister also to the welfare of mankind. By the aid of steam we are brought already into the c lose—neighborhood -of Europe,-ja»d-foreign communities are beginningtofeeHhqjnfluence of our system, and to receive' from us liberal ami enlightened views- Animated by, our ex ample and the successful working of our gov- ernment, the suffering and oppressed people qf the old world - begin now to understand their own rights, and to claim the enjoyment, as vve enjoy them, of freedom of thought, freedom pf speech and freedom of conscience, ‘Thisjesson has been recently forced upon-them *jvith peT culiar power; and the satneships Which have borne fa the starving millions abroad the plente- ous supplies of our, abundant harvest, have carried to them at the samfi time the tidings of our freedom, prosperity. and glory. They see us, as it were, the favored people qf God, covered with plenty, and rejoicing in happiness, and tbeir hearts yeatro for the same great blcs;- ings which, in our country, sprung from the constitution arid are hallowed by the Union.— Not only, too, do vve thus benefit the world by tbo great light of our example, but we open here the only free asylum. Tor the oppressed which can be found-ea c^rth- Opr fathers, when they framed our government, invited them to our shores, snd we still welcome the honest and industrious emigrant to participate in our abundance and unite with us in increas ing the prosperity of our country. Wosffyto him, “ Come freely among us, act as an honest man, and you shall be protected in all your rights.” The magnitude o f onr national destiny it is difficult even for the imagination to appreciate. When this Union was formed neither your State nor mino had y et it separate existence. My destiny in my youth vvas amidst the wild erness, outof which has since grown a State vvhrch ia now tho home o fi' prospcrous, enter prising and energetic population. Aaimilar, success has attended the growing fqrtupea of Maine, anffl am rejoiced to -witness your pp_id advancement in agriculture, iri navigation, in tho fisheries, and in all the various interests which go to mako up tho aggregate of your prosperity tind'your woolnf. The1 same giant growth is tobe serin in all our territory, arid is destined, if we are faithful to our duty as citi- zens| to continue with increased rapidity through the lapse of years. In this view who can anticipafa thefuturo greatness of our re public, and who can estimate its influence upon the affairs and tho destiny o f mankind! If in fifty-eight years so much has-been accomplish ed for the grandeur of tho nation, what results may she not confidently hope to accomplish in the half century yot to come ? When, our constitution was adopted, the individual who addresses you was not in existence, nnd tho man may be now unborn who fifty-eight years hence will fill tlio office wbich ia now held by mo. If the population of our country shall contitfhe to increase in tho same ratio as in the past corresponding period, he will then repre- sent a people numbering more than a hundred millions, while at the same time you in this eastern States by the increased facilities of intercourse, will be brought into the neighbor. [N u m b e r x l v i i . . ______ tion over which presided the great and good [ hood of our most distant\ possessions, and be Washington, and in whicli were collected askable fa communicate with Ihem in loss time than at tlie period of tho adoption of our con stitution your predecessors could communicate with Boston. Let us hope tliat, at that distant period, when a future Chief Magistrate of our nation may be welcomed by a future Governor of Maine, they may be able: to exchange con- graturations as vve do now, npon the happiness of our people aniKtiie continued strength pf our nobla-a “body of patriotic men as the world. probably has ever seen. A spirit of ’donees.. siori and of compromise pervaded all their coun -1 sels, arid we live pow to witness and lo enjoy, the fruits of thoir wisdom, and the results of i their self-sacrificing toil. Fifty-eight years only have elapsed since our constitution was | adopted, but within that period the population of our country has multiplied stfven fold, and pur territory hasheen extended from your own borders here on the Atlantic, to the Grulf of Mqxico and to the far Pacific. Thus rapidly hau sprung up, under the benign, influence of onr constitution and laws, a mighty, a free and a happy people—still advaLCing in all the in telligence, tho Industry and ..tlio enterprise which can add Wealth to a coinmunity or give giory to a'nation. To this constitution, then; and to the union df the States which it establishes; let us aU •look as to the pole star of our couhtry’s hopes, and the surest safe-guard of human liberty throughout the world. He who would inflict a blow upon a frame o f socjety, thus glorious alike in its* formation and its results, would hazard a calamity Which no patriot and rio lov er of his race can contemplate without alarm. Let the Union be dissolved, and instead ofthe spectacle which vve now present to the world of a united confederacy of happy and pros perous States, we shall exhibit, as the mourn ful fruit of dissevered councils, an-.extended se ries of petty principalities, without harmony in either, and wasting tlieir resources and their energies by warring among: themselves. Dis solve the Union, and the last example of free dom to the oppressed vvill be at orice destroyed, and the onty hope of nian for well-regulated self-government will be lost forever ftom the earth.’ In comparison with the vast import, ance and the sacred duty of maintaining such a union, how poor and insigmficaut are all our 'little local jealousies and. all our divisions of individual opinion. In support of the constitu tion, however we may diflef jn other and minor subjects, all facts; and all parties may freely and cordially unlfei^nd before tho altar o f the Union bow down \fl a. common worship, a s cit izens of one country and brethren of the same great family. I was glad, sir, to hear you say, that, as a member of the Union, the State of Maiuekuovvs no geographical limits, no peculiar interests, no separation of climate or of soil; and I have been rejoiced to observe a similar spirit o f de votion to thc Union throughout my extended journey., Among you wlfa inhabit this region p f our country, a.devotion fa the Union may well be regarded ris peculiarly strong, for look ing from your most northern borders to the far south and to tho roost distant west, thero is no place where you do not find “ the bone of your bone, and the flesh ,of-your flesh,\ where you do not see your own children successfully exercising the industry and intelligence and enterprise which tliey have inherited from New Union. 1 have extended these remarks because T feel that I can do no better service to my country, than to express, wherever I rpay find an ap propriate opportunity to do so, thy deep-convic- .tioii that the preservation of tlie Union of these States is paramount to every other political eonsideratisri, and life! the same spirit of har> mony and compromise in which itwas formed; is vitally necessary to secure its existence and to perpetuate its blessings. Throughput my journey, whose northern limit I have now reached, Ihave witnessed on every side new proofs of its value, and fresh indications of the deep attachment tp it which prevades the hearts of all our people, I shall return to my duties at the. seat of government vvith ari in creased sense oftheir responsibility and impor tance, and with a confirmed regard for that venerated constitution which Ihave been sworn faithfully to administer. ^ Suffer mo again to return my profound ac knowledgements for the distinguished honor which has been oonlerred upori me by your authorities and yotir people- Froin this arid a neighboring sister State! have received tire most respectful consideration which it vvas in their povvcr to bestow,—a cordial and official welcome from their highest legislative and ex ecutive authorities.. But let me repeat also that* in acknowledging these marks of respect and kindness, I refer them all to the station which I hold', and surely not to any considera tions merely personal to myself. C orrect S entiment .—1Thesentimorits'which follow arc worthy to be placed in every house, and engraved on every heart; Nothing is more certain, yet few things less thought of, than the mutations of poverty. Of this education is the great cause. I will ven ture to declare; that yotithsi educated with the expectations of possessing great wealth, ror jtufFered even to suppose they are to inherit'it, imbibe exactly those principles, notions and opinions, which prevent tlieir keeping it. On the contrary, tho hardihood of poverty, and those enterprising and scheming habits, vvhich are acquired in industrious indigence, vvill in evitably lead to wealth and probably to power. I will assert with prospective certainty, that the children of these youth whom I ' now see swelling, with consequential inijatjons of the pride of werilth, will iri their day be found in the haifats of Wretchedness, while the offspring o'f niany an industrious smutty faced apprtsntice boy will,bo blazing iti all the tinselled trappings of fortune. Fnm.tiie Ajriaiy, Corre,ponilence of the ricnyune. ' * P uedlji , Mexico, June 5,1847. There is a good deal gf fever and ague, in- termitting fever, and other diseases of kindrffd nature in the army ; bnt I believe that nearly every case yields readily enough to medicine. Bowel complaints, brought on by partaking too freely ofthe different fruits vvhich abound, are also common; but they too aro brought urttler. by proper remedies. • . The news from the city, of Mexico is of con- stderablo importance. The report is, that Congress will not accept Santa Anna’s resig- nation. all of which lie probably knew when he sent it IjR, arid, tliat he now mtendp to carry out his schemes in a more high-handed manner than ever. To defend the capital lie appears determined upon ; but instead of adopting a conciliatory pqlicy and bringing about a unTon of differeijt parties and factions; he has sent a number,of the most rioted; officers either to prison pr into exile,, and by threats and abuse' ig endeavoring to bringover their ffierids to Itis cause. . ; Officers who gasq their paroles at Verari Cruz or Cerro Gordo are forced into the army, or treated with violence and driven from the city. All the American citizens in the capitaf vvere ordered, on tho Ist inst., to leave at the expira tion of tweuty-four hours?, either foi-Jalisco or Morelia, and many were obliged to pack up and be off without a moment’s time to attend to theirbusiness.- In- the mean tim'orevery cifa- zen.has been called upon to take up arms for the common defence, and Ihe hperos are driveo fa work at the fortifications at the point of the bayohet,. Canrion are cast at a.foundry in the city—balls and shells at iron works hear San Rafael—and other estahlishiqents are busy turning out munitions of war.. Defences are. in progress of construction al.Qlialco^Ayolla, Guadalupe, Chapuhepec and other points, and the war party would fain beliye that they can resist the advance of the “ infamous and cow ardly” North Americans. Great hopag are,entertained of the prowess of the. Gurirdla Niicional- 7 -contposcd of the ypung men! of the capital, merchants’ clerks, fevv students, the hotter class of mechanics, &,c,—but as it ig known that many of them hire seryants to qarryr thejr muskets to and from the parade ground, oo groat harm can lie an ticipated from this force. It is farther thought Ihpt the Indians front the South, tlie Piutps under Alvarez, w ill ' striko,perfect terror into the hearts pf “ los Yankees,” inasmuch as they cast their arrows with great accuracy, and when charged upon throw themselves on tlieir backs and fight vigorously with tlieir machetes short swords. . G. W . K . P u e b l a , M exico, Juno fi, 1847. I have obtained a file of E l Rtfpublicano from the city of Mexico, as also several copies of E l Nacional, published at Atlixco, where the Legislature ia now iti session. From E l Republican/) wo leam that Santa Anna has either imprisoned or sent out of the way Generals Anipudia, Almonte, Bravo, Arista, and some,say Rejon. Report has it that Brayo and Rejon were ordered off be cause they .refused fa * a c c e p t c o m m a n d o in tho army oflered thorn, alleging, it is said, that all attempts fa arrostthe progress ofthe Amer icans must end in..dofbat- - '.. . -- Almonte is in prison, and is charged with holding communication witli the. Americans. It is even asserted that lie is accused of hold ing u treasonable correspondence wilh Gen. YVorth, I am informed that every line which has passed between them was a simple letter of compliment, written by Gen. YVorth at Sal tillo, hist fall, to whicli lie jiaa mover even re ceived an answer. : The editor of'ElItepublicano puts down the entire force organized forthe defence of the capital at 17,500, including Indians, irregulars and all. Santa Anna is known to have com pelled those wlio gave iheir parole al Cerro Gordo and Vera Cruz again to take up arms, both men and officers; and those of the latter who havo refused liave been most grossly abused and insulted, < As regards arms, tlie infantry are probably but indifferently provided ; but it is known that new cannon are constantly turned out at the'foundry established for lhat purpose, and in this arm Santa Anna may be enabled to oppose no inconsiderable strength to Gen.- Scott. I G. YV, K. P uebla , Mexico, June 7,1847. Every arrival from the city of Mexico but coufirms the previous* reports that the war par ty is determined to detejid the capital. One rumor has it that they, haye already 90 cannon of different calibres.; but this is doubtless an exaggeration. A Frenchman who arrived to day says that Cliapultepec, Mexicalsingo, j Guadalupe ami I’cnon icjo are fortified, arid that at the different points tliey have GO can non. That they are net only casting cannon, but shells and bails, and with great activity, is certaim ~ When njnovembtrt is to be made upon the city of Mexico is uncertain, b u ll presuineap soon asa.sufficientriViinber of his new recruits have arrived. Gen. Scott lays alL his plans with the most consummate adroitness, and will make the most of the force the Government has given him. A heavy, s tock of .previsions has been laid in here, for which Uie atmy is mainljr indebted to Mir. L. S. Ilargous. When Gen. Worth’s division arrived at Puebla it hatj neither'-provisions not money nor credit vvitli which re purchase; but, thanks to the inde- fatigabfe exertions and known probity of Mr. H., he has been enabled to overcome obstacles that on the face seemed insurmountable. Puebla, MexicOj.June 8,1847. The rain it ratnelh every day, and the wet season appears to have fairly set in. The rains, which come mostly in the afternoon, will doubtless offer great obstacles to the opera tions of the army in-the neighborhood of Mex ico, especially on the direct read leading into the city; but like all other obstacles the Americans have to encounter, they will bo overcome in some way.' ' Tlie result of the election for President of this so called Repriblib is .not knotyn,, nor will it be until January. Cbngrdss has passed a decree-to the effect that on the first day of the coining year the ne\V Congress shall bo install ed, arid that on the ISlh Pf the same month the votes shall be counted. This may be some new trick of Santa Anna’s getting Up, as until that time ho can have everything liis own way. Tho refusal of the present Congress to ae-: copt his resignation as President inlerlno gives hitn Unlimited sway, and he wtil riot be slow to exerCisfe alt the powers of a dictator. That there will be griltis and pronumiamenlos against him before January, is as certain as that tlie intervening months wii Itcorioe and go; but he may be cat enough to fall'upon his friet with every new revolution. Report now has it—wo can learn nothing positive—that Santa Anna has between 30,000 and 40,000 men of all classes under arms near the citv, and that his force is rapidly augment- irifa The peace party drire do nothing, for the moment a man ia even stispcctcd he is sent off or thrown into prison. „ , . „ Tho American residents have all left, many of thern in such haste that their business must suffer to a most ruinous extent, while it is reported that a)l- the American prisoners, cbntrary to- the ’few's of nations t>s well as of humanity, hake been cast into a more loath some prison andjrbatbd more rigorously than ever.. Such are the verbal reports we receive from the capital, G. YV. IC. P. S.—I have just learned that a delegate from each State in the Republic lias been ap pointed, all to hold a meeting at some given point, for the purpose of taking measures to* establish a peace with the United States. This I give as one of the rumors afloat, b.ut cannot asdertani that it is entitled to tho least credit or .importance. 1 P uebla , Mexico, June 9,1847. We havo a verbal report to-day that the Mexicans intend giving Gen. Scott battle at or near Tlascala, some eight or ten leagues from this, apd a*little off the dirhct road to the city of Mexico. The story is, that the alcalde of that place wrote to Gen. Canalizo how to act, and was told to collect all the militia lie could, and that he woujd.bo supported in the course, of a few days by troops from Mexico. Verbally wc learn tliat Santa Anna lias form ed a new Cabinet; composed of Tornel, Rejon, Ibar;a and Barauda. Tornel, although noth ing ceriain is known, is probably Minister of War, Rejon of Foreign Relations. P u e b l a , Mexico, June 10, 1847. Some of the papers are berating the clergy oftliis^lace right roundly for the favor they show the Americans. fOne of the editors, among otiier things, sriys: “ The holy fraternity, which in other time produced the chiefs arid captains of our independence, are now deeply immersed in commercial projectp or plans to preserve their treasure— 3'hey-jemaiiMiold.spectators.of.tho.. evils which have befalleri their unhappy coun try, and with a culpable remissness, or else with hidden treason, assist the triumphs of the invaders.” A pretty hard blow this for a Mexican to strike at the priesthood. G. “W. IL, P uebla , Mexico, June 11,1847. Full files ofpapers frotn the city of Mexico, up to the'8th inst. inclusive, have just been re ceived here. * The Monitor Republicano of the 8th inst. says that Alvarez, with his Indians, was to march on that day for Puebla, and was to be followed by the regular cavalry. The same paper intimates that the rest of the army is al so immediately to take up the lino o f march for Puebla, and the inference is that the ene my intends fighting, the great battle in this neighborhood. ; The papers are filled with accounts of the approach of the Americans toward Durango and Sqnora. The editors say that^ the “ in famous Yankees” have joined’ with ’ tho Apachesr Camanchcs, and other “barbaros,'” but this no one believes. Chihuahua has given its vote for Gen. San ta Alina for thq next constitutional president, Zacatecas for Lafragua, Durango for Elloriaga, and Sinaloa and Sonora for Almonte. Santa Arina, according to El Monitor Re publicano, has fallen out with the following ex tensive list of general officers: Bravo* Rincon, Canalizo, Arista, Minon, Urrea, Garcia, Conde, Rcqucna, Almonte and Ampudia. Among those whom Santa Anna still count ed upon as friends there was the greatost dis- cord. Baranda, who was appointod Minister of Foroign Relations, only remained in office twenty-four hours—he resigned on the second day fri disgust Cortina had also thrown up tlio command ofthe battalion of Victoria. - P uebla , Mexico, June 12, 1847. The city is to-day full of rumors and reports, some of these of the most startling nature if tliey could bo reliedj upon. The story is that the Moxican armyJ ra to advance upon and stpqund this place entirely. Even the names of :tfo leaders—Valencia, Guboro, Lornbardini and Alvarez—arc given. That Alvarez has started with his command, there can be little doubt, but the impression is that ho has gone in the rear of Puebla—some where in tlio neighborhood of Nopalucom or Acajote—with the hope that ho may bo ena bled to cutoff some of the wagon trains known to be on their way up. The Mexicans are known to liavo seven or eight thousand cavalry, and their true policy would be to fight Gen. Scott in thc open field —but he who judges\ of the Mexicans by the ordinary rules tvhich govern mankind, will find himself mistakenJaine times out of ten— so there is no knowing what they will do. A Frenchman who left the city of Mexico yesterday, reports that he saw two thousand men busily eftgaged at tvork upon the fortifi cations nt El Pcnon. This isa hill of no _ ~ size or elevation, about nine miles tliis sideof ployed in defence ofthe capital. “ I understand that for duties,as they fall due under the temporary tariff,'drafts are given (pur paymasters) dn jalapa and P u sbia^.) tor the heavy amounts due firim the British and German houses on the new {tariff; Ufa gppdp are stored. They will give drafts on . Mexico as soon as Gen. Scplt nfechds that /feity.. - “ Santa Anna for the present, his full pow*. ers to defend the city, ae if appears. Anotliei report is, that -he wifi treat With Gen. Bcott, ot some one else.” • —, , T,l»e E'iTisft Pari of “The Sun ofAnnahuaeji? of the *4th o f Junfe,, says; Capt. jDupefu^ai company of United States dragoons have re ceived their horses. They paraded, through our streets yesterday. A fine company it is. We shall soon teanf some of their exploits.” fFioirt. Iife l **E1. Arco of Vet* Cru* of Jiin* .25, TriinhfoiHli^for tfcie Union.] Intelligence of t|ie state of things in the capital of the republic arrives very slowly, and after very great deiuy, on account of the inter* ruption qf communication. The sovereign Congress has o.rdered that tho clectibn df President shall takd place ou the 2 ist pf Sep tember, apparently with a desire to see febetneri in^th’e meantime ,t|ie aspfeStoi political amiira. will change, and Santa Arvia be able to exon cise the storm which threatens him. We are told that a portion of the cltekgy have much rnodified their pretensions; atid somewhat calmed tlieir enthusiast!), flihce Geri. Scott mado them the offer of respecting relig ion and property. It is the belief of all that if Herrera is the elected Prrisidont, negotiation^ for peace will be flntSi'ed into without delay ■witlrthe United States of the north, and that this matter will be successfully terminated.^ Many believe that the entry of Gen. Scott wilt be the prelude to a treaty of peaife advantagP- ous to both republics. - , — I r Imte from Mexico; ‘ An overland express to some bf the BaltU more and Philadelphia papers brittgs NetV Or* leans papers o f tho 2d, with accounts frotri the J t o f - tbl..l2tbi «IL. . The New Orleans Delta of the 2d; says We yesterday received files of Mexican papers from the capital to.arid of .the 12th taltq thrria days later than any previously received. W e find in them no evidences Df that formidable, fearful oppositipit to theadVatib'e bf Gen. Scott, the apprehensions of which, for the last day or two, so alarmed tlie nerves of some of the more: sensitive of our cotemporaries. Tlie same unsettled, indecisiVe; iieutralizing polipy seems to prevail at the capital which haw so long been characteristic of the Mexicans, We hear riothing of those thirty thousand:of an army, who, witli a valor equalled only by that evjriced by tlie troops pf a celebrated-King of France who marched up and dbWn an eihi- nence, wero marching out to attack and anni hilate General Scott in his quarters at Puebla. T iie W ar .—Tho files before us contain re views of the opinions of the different hhtvspa- pers throughout tho country; which number about twenty, and wjth but one Single excep tion (in Durango) they are all in favor of the war. The Dictatorship .—E l Mbhitor RepublU capo o f the I2t li ult ; contains a long article on the subject of the dictatorship. Up to that date Santa Anna w»s not proclaimed; nor had lie proclaimed himaolf diotatori Indried; thd Monitor ridiculed tlio idoa tliat he desigHdd tb become one. Tlte rumor to that effect, which prevailed in the capfial, is alleged to havebrifa inated with and beon propagated by his ene mies and tho enemies of the'country. No change pf P olicit .—T ho Monitor fa- serts that tho new Cabinet is not to be entirely formed of Puros, (Democrats) as statbd iti somo o f the journals, and that the new Minis ters will carry out the policy of tlieir predeces sors. Santa Anna thinks lhat without a full Ministry—with the Ministers of War ind Fi nance, together witli the clerks in tlie Bureau of Foreign Relations— he will hg able for thd time to carry bn tho Government Congress met at the capital at ja#t en thd 10th, and the proposilion.for declaring a rdcees was lost by one voto. The Legislature of Aguascalidntes had giv en its vote to Gen. Almonte. A letter frotti Oajaca says that Santa Anna has been unani- mously nominated President by the Legisla ture of that State. Gen. Valencia had reported having arrived at San Luis Potosi on the 5th of June, where he took immediate command of the arrhy.— Gen. Salas had also arrived there; ahd takefi charge of his posh Gen. Bustamonto was at Irapuato oh the 5th, where he was tb begin immediately th raise forces front thc state of Guailnjiiatb. It seems from what wo See Id the Monitor of the 11th that Santa Anna and Canalizo had . “mado friends’* once tno.-c, and, consequently, tfie examination of the latter for hid conduct 1 at Cerro Gordo Was dropped. Although it was ! reported that he had been appointed GbVernor of thc State of Vera’ Cruz, lie was to be erii- . thc city, and on tlie direct road, witli a lake immediately in the rear of it and at its base. Another Ffcnoliman, who appears to be in telligent, says that tlie Mexicans intend to make I three or four stands—one beyond this city, and San Martin or Tlascala, where they can Use their cavalry, auother this side of Guada lupe, and the last at Guadalupe itself. P uebla , Mexico, June 14, 1847. For a wonder, yesterday we did not have anything even in the shape of a rumor, from the city of Mexico, nor could we learn anything positive of the movements of the enemy in tliis neighborhood. I .saw a man who arrived from Atlixco in the morning, who said that 600 of the Indians tif AiVarez wero expected there immediately —this was tjie only report received. Atlixco is eighteen or hventy miles from Fuebla, and not on the road to tlte oaj ital. As yet no one knows when the army is to make a forward movement. Gen. Scott cer tainly will not march until reinforcements ar rive, which are now without question on the way. A delay is certainly of more importance to our army than to that of th,e Mexicans, for eveq^ if the latter are enabled to augment the if forces* they will be beaten—that is certain; and then tltere is a strong probability that so straighten ed arc Mexicans for means that a delay of a month will find them dispersing overthe coun try for the \very means of subsistence, or else cut up by internal discords. As regards the prospects of' a peace, they appear just as distant as ever. A peace patch ed up at the city of Mexico at this timo would hardly last until thc ink is dry with which it may be signed ; certainly not until the Ameri cans lire out of tho country. Without doubt there is a large and influential party in favor of it, but tliey dare not avow themselves for fear of after consequences. G. \V. K. JFrom the Washington Union;] L atest from M exico .—W c have been favored \ykh the following ejuract of a letter from V era C ruz , June 25. «i have thc honor to hand you this day’s pa pers. The editors have thc latest intelligence from Mexico. It appears that the ejection is pot off till tho 21st of September, and the gen eral opinion is, .that Herrera will bo elected President, and that a peac'6 honorable to both countries will be the result. Gon. Scott was at Puebla on the 10th. Gen. Alvarez has got through from the south, and is between Puebla and Jalapa vvith from 2,000 to 6,000 troops; no doubt for the purpose of cut ting off Gen. Cadwallader with the train of money, but he will never do it. : “ General Cadwallader left Jalapa on the 16th. 300 of ourflragoons were guided by an alcalde 6i Perote, who led them into a ravine where they surround?'! 400 guerillas, killed 30 of them; and wounded as Many nriore, so that these fellows will be very carefukhow they join another party. „ More GuERtr.LAs — E l EstavdaHc fte Id Chinacaii'F, published at San Luis Potbsl, says that a large body of guerillas has been organ ized at Boca?, twelve. leagues from Srin Luis, and that they were ail well arthed and equipped. Gen. Alvarez sent an express from Amecrt, on the 11th, with correspondence intercepted in the possession of a courier going froth the capital to Puebla. The government had called on tho different persons sending letters, in or der that tliey should be opened and read, tb show whether or not they contained any infor mation of which the Americans could avail themselves. A letter addressed to E l Mdhilor from Pud- bla, says that Geri. Worth, wh8 began by kiss ing his hands to all the young ladle's at Puebla, has concluded by breaking the door o f Senor Aaro’s'house, ariil TodglrigTutnsefFTriTh [Whatever truth there may be in the forincr part of this statement, the latter part we bs- lieve to be a lie.] Gen. S c o tt’s March tq t h e Gapita±.*—Nl Republicam, of the 11th, has acconnts from Puebla, in which it is said that the American faeces would not move- toward the capital' be- fore six weeks, (from the lOth of Juhe) as they were awaiting reinforcements and heavy artil lery from Vera CruZ. E l Moniivr, of the same date, pub'ishes a letter in which the writer says he has been informed that the whole forces will move toward the capital-, in rill frotn the 15th to tlie 20th, as they had resolved and were determined to spend nai celebrate the 4th of July at the capital. A letter from Puebla, addressed to E l Mon. itor, says that Gen. YVorth went as far Cho- luia with 200 men, and had returned alone witli his staff, wilhout beihg troubled by any of the guerillas. ~ A letter received at tiiri hapital nh the 10th from Tlascala, says thatthe inhabitants at that place had addressed a petition to Gen. Scott, asking protection of'hirii; as a chief of guririi- las, Portillo, was constantly ifririyaing them. A letter from Tuspan, 31st ttf May, says that the inhabitants aro so much frightened there that as soon as they saw a vefael approaching the port they packed up theft beds and ran tb tho woods, where they remriin'ed nntil they were assured that there was no danger iff tho Front the N. A. PienyunS, JutJ.toi. ■ From Gen. Taylor’s Army. The steamship .TatricS L. Day, Capt. YVood, arrived last evehing froin Brazos Santiago, whence she sailed on the 28th ult. By this arrival we have our correspondence to the 16th of June frotn Monterey, but the news is of no great importance. Nothing has occurred to change the dispositioti of General < Tay lor’s forces in any'material point, and there is no hope of an advance upon San Luis. Capt. Bankhead, commanding a company ill tlte Virginia regiment, arrived at Monterey ^ thp 14th ult. from China. He reporfaj after the departure of the mail* oody of the battalion for Monterey, he despatched'a jijext- m
