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y \ .*y {*• \v. 4s&\ VOkS\, ^VL- ^; i \ From the Baltimore American. THE BALTIMORE BATTALION IN THE BATTLE OP MONTEREY. They stack to me through every phase of fortune, and one of them as ho was dying; told me to write To I hi? father and tell him,\ he died like a true patriot.\ ILast night's mail brought us the following very interesting letter from a Baltimorean, commanding one of the companies of Baltimore volunteers in the battle of Monterey, and furnishes the most minute relation of the affair which has yet been published. MONTEREY, Sept. 27,1840. I should like to give you a full account of the ope- rations of our army from the time we reached this town until it was forced to capitulate, but have nei- ther the time nor the space to devote to it. 1 shall, .therefore, only speak of the part that our battalion played, including the actions, thoughts, and reflec- tions of que of its members, your old friend and humble servant. On Monday last, the 21st, (after having been under .arms a portion of the previous night exposed to a heavy rain.) at 7 o'clock, A. M., we marched from camp with four companies of the 1st Infantry, and after an hour's hard marching, we issued from a cornfield directly in front of a battery, or rather a fort, of some six or seven pieces of artil- lery and crowded with Infantry, whioh opened on us the moment the head of our column made its appear- ance. Wo worAin point blank range, and I, for the first time, hoard the whistling of shot. Our battal- ion was immediately formed in line of battle under this fire, and wo were ordered to charge. Forward I went cheering and waving my sword, and the mon came after, me gallantly. When within a 100 yards of the trenches, I looked hack to see who wltsfollow- ing, being anxious to know the men. Judge of my astonishment, when I beheld the four companies of regulars marching by a flank to the right. I saw Col. Watson shouting, but as to hearing a command that was an impossibility, owing to the deafening roar, of the cannon and musketry. I saw the head of our line changing its direction, and I knew at once that the point of attaok was changed, and ran at the head of uiy company to intercopt the head of the column. 1 reached it just as Col. Watson was dismounting from his horse, winch (lie next moment fell from a shot. The Colonel cried out to his men, \ Shelter yourselves, men, the best way you can.\ At this time the battalion was scattered over the Bpace of about an acre, ond the men lying down, the shot in mostinstanocs flying over our heads; butthe guusjwcro soon depressed, and the shot soon began tak ~ ' From the Baltimore American. SENAT0RBENTON, Senator BENTON, when ho gets out of the sphere of mere party questions, is capable of large and J comprehensive views. Of late years ho seems to b e growing too largo for his manacles. It was with, a n ill grace that he voted for the patoh-work Tariff of Mr. Scorctary WALKER—a mongrel measure for which ho took no pains to conceal his contempt. The hard money mania has carried the honorable Senator into many extravagances. Formerly when the fit was on him he would talk very wildly, and indulge in visions of gold coin flowing up the Mis- sissippi. He is still subjeot to relapses, but the ra- bies is abated; the malady assumes a milder form. The Sub-Treasury experiment may cure him en- tirely. Mr. BUXTON'S speeches on the Texas and Oregon questions, exhibit him in a higher position a s a statesman than he had previously occupied. With the greatness of his theme and the enlarged views > -\\ u \\\* — ~—i:\- —* j —j therewith connected, his language rises into a nobler gallant Colonel was killed on th e battle-field, and eloquence, his tone acquires dignity, his manner, is that this event deprived him of a personal friend, for. 6e lf-posscssed and commanding. Th e following ex- at tho time of the battle and some weeks previously, ' t,. Ilct fro m 0 ne of his speeches on. the Oregon ques- Mr. JN raiooKsTiad acted as private Secretary to the tion, without the ornate eloquence of BURKE, has lamented WATSON. We will only add, that the sev- characteristics which may remind thercader of that oral articles which have appeared in the Jcffcrsoninn i,,. ea t ora i 0 r and statesman •— since June, 1S-15 over the signature of « Viator\ , \ c< Tho ol&ot o f the arrival of the Caucasian or and peregrine\ aro from the pen of our young, whito race, on the Western coast of America, op. From the Watcrtown Jeffersoninn. It is with emotions of pleasure that we place the following communication before our readers. I t is from tiiepen of FHANKMN BENJAMIN NIMOCKS, for several years employed in the Jcfforsonian office, and subsequently as Assistant Postmaster in this village. It is needless to say that where known he is justly regarded as possessing uncommon talents—as a ready and forcible writer. In the course of his peregrina- tions he found himself in Baltimore at the outbreak of tho war with Moxico, and, fired by patriotic ar- dor, he tendered his services to his country and be- came a member of tho Maryland and District of Co- lumbia battalion of Volunteers, under Col. WATSON, Tlie battle at Monterey was the first in which he took part; but weleave to him the description of the three days fighting at that place. Wo would re- mark, however, that whilo he escaped unhurt, his WEDNESDAY, NOYfflER 11,1846. THE RESULT JN THE STATE. The election is over, thcbatle ended, and _ never was victory more triumphant Every Whig has . -.. - . , . .-.if. friend NIMOCKS. Correspondence of the J efl'ersonian. CAMX* NEAR MONTEREY, MEXICO, ) September, 27,184G. j Our enemies again lick the dust! A terrible bat- posito tho Eastern coast of Asia ; remains to ba men- tioned among the benefits which the settlement of the Columbia will produce; and that a benefit, not local to us, but general and universal to the human race. Since the dispersion of man upon earth, I know of no human event, past or present, which promises a greater and more beneficent change upon tie has been fought in which the Moxicans have mot I P™\\\»» » B™« . _ _. —=\. - •- _:.^5_i j„f_„ ( :„ „ „(- ( i,„;„ „ ( ,.„„„„„ f | earth, than the arrival of the vau of the Caucasian race (the Celtic-Anglo-Saxon division) upon the border of the sea which washes the shore of East- ern Asia. The Mongolian, or Yellow race; is there, four_ hundred millions in number, spreading almost with a most signal defeat in one of their strongest fortified places. Montorey has boon taken by the American forces under tho command of Major Gen. Taylor, and is now in their possession. Th e star- spangled banner floats in triumph over the city, IT _, . - -,,-, Tlie particulars of the battlc-n struggle lasting l ° ?. ur ?P e .j a ™ ce ° n °.° ' he .. fore ? 10 f' ° f «> e h . um f n • • • \a half-I will briefly note down, f?\\ 1 ? m , iha , a . rts o f civilization, but torpid and sta- ,. ...J _-.ii LI . <. -« i>.i 1 tionary for thousands of years. It IB a race far above the Ethiopian, or Black—above tho Malay, or for throe days and although a more ft fight will be found in the public prints, compiled from official documents. I can speak only of what I nail—1 wi n uri-uy jiu.u uuun, i ,. although a more full and authentic account of tho i 0n f r ? i done his whole duty, and'tie .esult i s most glorious. The battle has been between antagonist principles, and it is now as it has ova .bo™ where the 2 ollcy and principles of the-tw«,p«.tiesha,ve h »d a falr field > without false issues, thejvople, -true to their inter- ests, have successfully vindicated our policy and sanctioned our principles, The tornado commencing in Maine and sweeping tlint stato, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio, finally reached the Empire State, and has swept every thing beforo it. We have elected A WHIG GOVERNOR! FIVE (AiD PERHAPS SIX,) SENATORS OUT OF EIGHT !! A MAJORITY OF ,'THE ASSEMBLY I! ! 23 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS!!!! I AND ONE CANAL COMMISSIONER ! ! ! ! ! Was defeat ever moreioverwhelming than this .— \Onto reposing in consent security, believing that tho people had not yet discovered his uttor disregard of their rights, and relying upon his ability to de- ceive and delude them still longer into a belief Of his ability and integrity as a statesman, has been a- wakened from his delusions to find tho brand of con. demnation fastened upon his forehead—to find him- TO THE WfflG&OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. It was represented to the present Editor and Pro- prietor of the Northern State Journal, by certain influential Whigs of Jefferson County, previous to his purchase of the establishment of the Black Riv- er Journal, that a change in the editorial department I of the latter had become a matter of indispensable necessity j that tho low personal quarrels which El- I der Greene was almost constantly oarrying on thro' the columns of his paper had rendered it a reproach as the organ of any party. After repeated annual invitations from sundry Whigs of Jefferson, followed by efforts to purchase the aforesaid establishment, a bargain was at length effected in August last. From the alleged unpopularity, and whiffling views of Elder Greene on all subjects within his ability to comprehend, it was not supposed necessary to doubt tho judgement of the public, or to compli- ment him so much as to require a written obligation TRINITY CHURCH, LOWVIIAE.—The interesting | ceremony of consecrating this edifice was performed on Saturday last by Bishop Delanpy, assisted by its Rector, Rev'ds S. H. and L. W. Norton, and T. F . Wardwell. It is a plain, neat edifice, capable of seating comfortably 250 persons, and i s an orna- ment to the fine village in- which it is located. Much praise is due to a few friends of the Church at that place and its rector for their perseverance through adverse ciroumstances, to 1 tho final completion of this difico. PHBENOLGICAI. JOURNAL.—Tho November No. of the \Amerioan Phrenological Journal,\ has boon sent us by Mr. FOWLER, the editor, and from a sliglu perusal of its pages we ca'n say with confidence that it contains much valuable informatioir, and should or- namont the library of every family. Its' aim is a laudable one—tho study of Man—the perfection nnd elevation of OURSELVES and OUR RACE. Perhaps there is not another man in the country who posses- that h e would not meddle with any periodical publi-, ses abetter knowledge of Human Nature, and the cation again in the county, at least for the present.— I application of Phrenological principles to Human or- The verbal understanding was unequivocally that gauization, than Mr. FOWLER. Certainly ho one stands deservedly higher in the scale of Penological Science. ho would not. The public are aware that but a very i few days were allowed to elapse before a Prospectus was issued by Elder Groeno for a new paper to bo entitled the Watertoum Spectator. The legal right to the proceeding we do not at present contest; but the morality and justice of tho thing is worthy of consideration with those who are importuned to pat- ronize the Spectator, of condemnation upon the act, and refused to con- firm the corrupt bargain, and admonished ths par- ties to it that\ honesty is tho best policy,\ and taught tliem a lesson that it is hoped they will never again forget. In addition to this, Mr*. Efungorford 1 ought to un- derstand that, so far from receiving any aid' front ft 1 late renegade from tho whig party in this town, for 5 ' whom he had procured an appointment to a most im- portant office, that, that individual was a dead weight upon him, and contributed' mow to swell tho majori- ty against him, than any other cause. That indi- vidual is so well known hero, that the first man is not to be found in this town, who has tho least confi- dence in his integrity, nnd his appointment to office' is justly regarded as an insult to the moral sense of this community. If candidates for public favor, Willi employ such agents to accomplish their purposcs;tlitoy' must not complain of tho consequences. Thereistoo' much intelligence, virtue and patriotism among the' honest yeomanry of our country, to be led astray by unprincipled demagogues, although they may occupy official stations, Which should be conferred upou'hon-- est and capable mon only. This has been fully-' shown by the voters in the town of ADAMS. The Journal, wo were pleased to learn by Mr. Fowler while giving his course of Lectures in this village, has a largo circulation—about 40,000 copies monthly, we believe, and is fast whining the public favor. TERMS—$1,00 per year, invariably in advance- to take effect. I was lying close to Col. Watson, along sule. of a hedge, when lie jumped up and oi'ied out, '-Now's the time, boys, follow mo.\ I was up and after him in a second, my men following mo. We were now in a street or lane with a few houses on cither side, and within a 100 yards of throe batteries which com- pletely raked it, in addition to which two twolvo pound guns wore planted in tho castle on tho right, nnd cpmplotely enfilading tho wholo distance wo had t9 mako. Add to this the thousand musketeers on tho house-tops and in the barricades at Ihe head of tho street up which wo advanced, and at every cross street, and you may form some idea of the deluge of balls poured upon us. (Bear in mind that the four companies of regulars wore now with us, the one in- termingled with tho other.) Onward wo went, men and horses falling at every stop. Cheers, shrieks, groans ond words of command added to tho din, whilst tho roar of the guns was absolutely deafening. We had advanced up the street under this awful and fatal fire nearly 200 yards, when we reached a cross street at the corner of whioh, all who had suc- ceeded thus far alive, halted, as if by mutual consent. I was shaking Col. Watson by tho hand, whilst ho was complimenting mo, when a shower of grape, round and canister shot came from tho corner above, nnd five officers fell, and I do not know how many privates. Each man sought some place of apparent shelter. I sat down on tho ground with my back to tho wall of a house. On my loft wore two men torn nearly to pieces. One of them was lying flat on his back with his logs extending further in tho street than mino. Crash came another shower of grape, which tore one of his wounded legs ncorly off. He reared up and shrieked and foil back a corpse. I never moved, for I was satisfied that one place was as safe as another. Directly opposite to me was my brevet 2d Liout. Aisquith; on tho right hand corner was Lieut. Bowie, also of my company; and close to me sat Col. Watson, and Adj. Schncfer. In a few minutes, I saw our color Sergeant, old Hart, come past with his right arm shattered, (it has since been amputated,) and in a few minutes there came our bat- talion flag, borne by one of tho color guards, our glo- rious stars and stripes; and, nolo this, that it was the first American flag in tho oily of Monterey—an honor we know belongs to our battalion. When I saw tho flag, notwithstanding the novelty of the scene around me, a thrill of pleasure shot through mo and I folt as if I could die, for I had mndo up my mind to die, nnd no man there over thought for a moment that he would get out alive, and most of them did not. The firins still continued without the slightest intermission whilst we remain- ed at this memorable corner, which was perhaps for 15 minutes. When we were ordorcd to charge up the street, aslight hesitation was manifested by both regulars and volunteers, but the officers sprang to the front \n douWo file, I being along side of Col. Wat- son. Wc advanced, I suppose about 50 yards, when Col. Garland, of tho army, ordered us to return. W c still advanced, and he again ordered us to retire, ad- ding this time, in good order. I now became separa- ted from Col. Watson, and never saw him again. Ho took tho loft hand side of the street and I tho right hand, and when I reached the opening where ha hud first ordorcd us to Ho down, I was joined by Lieut. Aisquith, who, to my enquiry answered that he had just left tho Colonel, and he supposed ho would soon \be witli us. Seeing uo other officer around me, I ral- lied tho battalion, [remember that tho firing was just as hot and as incessant now as it had been at the first, | and led them down to mako another attack on the fort, having made up my mind to take it or die in tho attempt. Imagine my surprise—a most agreeable ono, I con- fess—to find tho fort in our possesion, it haying been captured by the Mississippi and Tennessee regiments when it turned its firo on us as wo charged into the town. I have not the slightest doubt that it was the chargo made by the 1st Infantry nnd our battalion into the oily, which made the Mexicans retreat from the fort. I was ordered to shelter my mon from the fire, and await further orders. I took thorn into the ditch and ttesiu clambered over- the ramparts to take a look at what was going on. My appearance was greeted I with a dozen or so of musket balls, which accelerated greatly a retrograde movement, and I sat down qui- etly with ten foetof tlirfc between mc and the eupmr* 0 shot. Tilts was the first spot that I hud been in in which I was out of fire for moro than two hours, and I was nearly exhausted. One of ray men now am« ,. P nmi reported to mc tho death of poor Col. Wat- son, whom ho had seen fall from a musket shot through the neck. As well as I can learn, tho Colonel, in retiring from Iho city inclined a good deal to tho left, and became separated from tho main body of the battalion; that in company with Lieut. Bowie, who remained with him. ho mot another column advancing to tho attack, joined them with a few men ho had with him, and fell a few moments afterwards. Ho met with a gal- lant soldier's death—his face to the foe. His loss is deplored by nil who knew his generosity of heart and chivalry of character. His loss to me, individu- ally, is great, but to tho battalion, it is irreparable. I know not how we will get along without him. Wo have much, very much to contend against, nnd have had over since we left home. But of all this moro anon. Wo had been in the ditch for about a quarter of an hour, when Captain Ridgcty's battery came up, also for shelter; but his appearance was the signal for the castlu to open upon us, which killed ono of his horses the very first shot, and wounded ono of my mon. Wc wore now ordered to support Captain Brage's battery, which had taken a position to cut ou\ tn«x.-»tieorn -ttuti lintl atmiuvl out to Intercept what they thought was our retreat. Wo killed five or six Of them and the rest fled back to the city. We wore agaiu ordered to the Fort'to be rcady for another attack on the city. Again tho castle o- poned on us, and every shot told, and I never was so glad in my life as when I got into the old ditch. But it was a shortlived gratification for a regiment of Mexican Infantry were firing on Captain Webster's battery, and their balls raked the whole fort ditch and all. We were then ordered to join the Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee troops which were forming on tho plain for another attack on tho city. The attack was not made, although 1 was burning to have revenge, and from the time I last left the ditch, until wc wore ordered back to the camp hy Gen. Twiggs, wo were constantly under fire, lying in opon viow and fair range of tho artillery in the gray castle. I was under first general and then an- other, until I became completely worn out. as well as my command, which had remained so faithfully with me. I returned to camp as niglttappronehod. wcari- saw, as but few, if any, are in possession of all the facts connected with tho conflict. Several expresses have already been despatohed to the States, convey- ing despatches from the Head Gluarters of the army. Tho effective force under the command of Mnj. Gen. TAYLOR, numborctl, on its arrival at this plaoo, about 0000 men. Thoarmy arrived here on the af- ternoon of the 19th inst., and when within two miles of tho city a twelve pound battery greeted them with a few shots, killing and wounding none, yet stri- king so close as to compel them to boat a retreat to a fmo encamping ground, about 4 miles from the city. Tho first shot fired struok near Gen. TAYLOR and his staff, and was picked up by Moj. KIKBY, of your county, who conveyed tlie same to camp. The dis- play of this ball while riding along tho lines gave us an inkling of what wo might expect, and I can safe- ly say the reality of the affair, as subsequently dis- played, fairly outstripped the imagination of all. Tho day following (Sunday) several engineers were sent out to mako observations, and to ascertain how and to what extent the] lace was fortified. That duty they performed, and at about 5 o'clock P. M. of the sumo day tho first Division of the army undor the command of Brig. Gen. Twiggs, was ordered out on duty and marched to within a short distance of the city. Here tho Division arrived shortly after sun down and under cover of tho darkness that pre- vailed a mortar was planted in a position conven- ient for playing upon the city. The second Divis- ion, under the command of Gen. WORTH, loft, tho camp on tho afternoon of the same day to take up its position on the right of tho city. This was effected undor tho fire of sovcral batteries and during the time the mortar was being planted- A t about mid- night the 1st Division of the army returned to their camp in order to obtain what little rest was possiblo previous to being called into tho field on the follow- ing morning. At aboutS o'clook on the morning of thc21st inst. tho force in camp ivas ordered to march to the attack about to b o made upon th e city. The Maryland and District of Columbia battalion of foot volun- teers, commanded by Lt. Col. Watson, had previous- ly hcen connected with the 1st Infantry, (this form- ing a regiment) the whole being under the immediate command of Col. WATSON, was ordered tochargeup- on a battery at tho left extremity of the city, which was done in a most gallant manner. The regiment charged down a lane into the city under the fire of three batteries and two forts which sent foi-th a tre- mendous shower of grape, canister nnd cannon shot, which raked the luno and streets in every direction. From every quarter Mexican Infantry, from an un- seen position, hurled their musket halls with all the forco that powder could give them, and with a rapid- ity that was anything but agreeable to those making tho charge. For a half hour they were exposed to this destructive fire when an order was given for them to retire beyond the range of musket shot, to form again for another charge. This was done and another chargo made which resulted in tho capturo of ono of the batteries and many prisoners. A reg- iment of Mississippi riflemen, without bayonets, mmlo n. «>»«soct«t»f,,l ulmrgo upo n nnnt.hnv l,t*fcto».y, t,„il with the butt of their guns drove the Mexicans from their entrenchment. History records not the per- formance of another such, or more gallant feat, nnd to them much credit is due for the cool intrepid bravery displayed on this occasion. In all the charges made upon the different batteries tho men were not covered by dragoons or artillery heading the charge, as is most usually the case, but were compelled to march up t o the cannon's mouth with nothing to shield them from its destructive ftro. Col. MAY with his dragoons were not in the action at all, although they were on the ground eager for an opportunity to make themselves useful. Every day they took their station between the city and campj and by their per- severance prevented an attack being made upon the camp by parties of lancers that occasionally sallied out from the city. In this respect they were of ser- vice, but in n o other. The first day's fight lasted for The pretence that the Speotator is to be exolusive- j Address FOWLERS & WELLS, 131 Nassau street, ly a Tempernnoe journal is just in keeping with the Now York, duplicity which has characterized the \negotiations\ with Elder Greene, on his part, from first to last. We are told by our friends that warfare is our lot The following returns aro as accurate as can be ascertained before we go to press. Brown, (if wo must'admit five races)—and above'the American Indian, or Red: it is a race far above all these, but still far below the White; and, like nil tho rest, must receive an impression from the supe- rior race whonevcr they come in contact. It would seem that tho White faeo nlowo ».«»i^-a the divine command to subdue and replenish the earth! for it is tho only race that has obeyed it— the only one that hunts out now and distant lands, and even a New AVorld, to subduo and replenish. Starting from Western Asia, taking Europe for their field, nnd tho Sun for their guide, and leaving the Mongolians behind, they arrived, after many ages, on the shores of tho Atlantic, which they lit up with the lights of science and religion, nnd adorned with the useful and tlie elegant arts. Three and a half centuries ago, this race, in obedience to the great command, arrived in tho Now World, and found new lands to subdue nnd replenish. For a long time it was confined to tho border of the now field, (I now mean tho Celtic-Anglo-Saxon division.) and oven fourscore years ago tho philosophic Burke was considered a rush man because he said the Eng- lish colonists would top the AUcghanies, and descend into the valley of tho Mississippi, and occupy with- out parchment if the Crown refused to make grants of land. What was considered a rash declaration eighty years ago, is old history, in our young coun- try, at this day. Thirty years ago I said the samo thing of tlie Rocky Mountains and tho Columbia; it was ridiculed then; it is becoming history to-day. Tlie venerable Mr. Macon has often told mo that ho remomborcd a line low down in North Carolina, fixed by a royal governor as a boundary between the whites and the Indians: where is that boundary now? The van of the Caucasian race now top the Rocky Mountains, and spread down to tho shores of the Pacific. In a fow years a great population will grow up there, luminous with tho accumulated lights of Eu- ropean and American civilization. Their prescneo in such a position cannot b e without its influence upon Eastern Asia. Th o sun of civilization must shine across tho soa j socially and commercially, the van of the Caucasians, and the rear of the Mongo- lians, must intermix. They must talk together, and trade together, add marry together. Commerce is a great civilizer—social intercourse as great—and marrying greater. Th e White nnd Yellow races can marry together, as well as eat and trade togeth- er. Moral and intellectual superiority will do the rest; the White raco will take the ascendant, eleva- ting what is susceptible of improvement—wearing out what is not. Tho red race has disappeared from the Atlantic coast: tho tribes that resisted civiliza- tion mot extinction. This a cause of lamentation witlt many. For my part, I canuotmurmur at what seems to be the effect of divino law. I cannot re- gret that this Capital has replaced tho wigwam—this Christian people, replaced savages—white matrons, tho red squaws—and that such men os Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson, have taken the plnco of Powhattan, Opcchonecanough, and other red men, howsoever respectable they may have been a s sava- self cast off, rejected and despised, to close in obscu- n s soon ns the new paper shall appear, unless we rity a lifo devoted to a scramble for spoils, and in | s t al id vituperation in print with the samo Stoical in defeating every interest of the country which came in conflict with the interests of his party. RESCfgr'igr^crMcnrwi^ wumi-. In the absence of tho official returns, which can- not he reached at the hour we go to press, wo substl tute tho following from our Extras, with the fullest confidence that the oflioial will not change the result materially. Faint rays of hope flitted across tho vision of Mr. Hungerford's friends vrhen it was as- certained that Mr. Mullin had lost 10 votes in Or- leans ; but these were only \ false lights,\ portend- ing defeat more sanguinary, for in other towns Mr M's gain from the reported majorities soon reached 10, which added to tho latter will mako his majority about 40. Wo therefore make no alteration from tho majorities as given in our Extra of Wednes- day, until wo receive the official canvass. Since tho above was in type \wo learn from tho Board of Canvassers that Mr. MULUN'S maj. is 44 ; and that Mr. Wright's maj. in the county will fall a few votes short of 500. MAJORITIES ON GOVERNOR. From our Extras. MR. MULLIN ELECTED TO CONGRESS ! Wc have tho gratification of announcing the elec- tion of tho indomitable whole-souled Whig, JO- SEPH MULLIN, Esq.toroprescntthis (19th) Con- gressional District hy a majority of about THIRTY-SEVEN VOTES! This is glory enough for one campaign. Wright's majority is estimated at about 700. Tho loco foco County Ticket is elected though by a less majority. The Senator runs but a little behind tho Governor. Tho following aro tho majorities in tho several towns. The official cannot vary them much : .Mii/7in. 28 difference wo have the Elder's verbal slang from the very day wo purchased his establishment. Our present resolution is t o re-publish on article which appeureu 'iu vms pap«rvii uiu aoiu 01 VJCumer lost, together with Elder Greene's \ Card\ in answer, and without further notice let the public judge. TO THE PATRONS OF THE JOURNAL. In an advertising column of our paper this week, will be found the proposal of Elder Greene to pub- lish another paper in this village. In ordor that the public may know his claim to supportin this project, and in protection of our own interest, we deem our- selves called upon to state tho facts in relation to our purchase of tho said Greene, of the establishment of the JOURNAL. At the solicitation of many prominent Whigs, and upon his own suggestion, a negotiation was opened between said Greene and us which after a long time finally terminated by our purchasing the establish- ment with its \ patronage, good will,\ &e., with an express understanding that ho was not only to aban- don tho business here, but that he was to givo us his influence, patronage, and support. Tho price de- manded and paid was deemed exorbitant, but we sub- mitted to it, believing that ivo could ultimately make it a paying busincs provided it was the only Whig paper in tho county. This ho and others over and over again assured us would be the case, ns no judi- cious friend of tho Whig causo would countenance or encourage tho establishment of another Whig pa- 1840. Young. Wright. 1844. Fillmore. Wright. 2834 400 gcs. Civilization, or extinction, has been tho fate of all people WHO have round themselves In tnc track or tho advancing whites, nnd civilization, always the preference of tho Whites, has been pressed as an object, while extinction has followed as a conse- quence of its resistance. Tho Black and the Red races have often felt their ameliorating influence Tho Yellow races, next to themselves in the scale of mental and moral excellence, nnd in the beauty of form, once their superiors i n the useful and elegant arts, and in learning, nnd still respectable, though stationary; this raco cannot fail to receive a new impulse from tho approach of the Whites, improved so much since so many ages ago they left the western borders of Asia. The apparition of the van of tho Caucasian race, rising upon them in the cast, after having left them on tho west, after having completed tho circumnavigation of the globe, must wako up and reanimate tho torpid body of old Asia. Our position and policy will commend u s t o their Adams, Alexandria, Antwerp, Brownville, Champion, Clayton, Ellisburgh, Henderson, Hounsficld, Lyme, Lorraine, LoRay, Orleans, Pamelia, Pl>;ind.,lplwn, Rutland, Rodman, Theresa, Watcrtown, Wilna, Hungcrford. 0G cd in body and mind, but thankful to God for pre- °\ ?, ur °V ™' cxoe< serving my lifo through tho perils of the day. o f , the Me \T s on o TW= ,or,,,!i,>i<.i< «> f.. .S ... 1..11.V. ..... „ mate may be I am ltm being left behind to guard the battcrios taken The second and third days of the fight were less bloody than that of tho first. Tho number wound- ed and killed on tho first day was at least double thot of tho thrco succeeding. After 2 of tho Mexi- can batteries had boon taken ourincu had something to protect them from the enemy's fire, and with their muskets and rifles could play upon them with effect. By the use of these weapons, and under cover of houses, fences and stone wnlls, our men were enabled to wnrlr thoir lyiiv to th e heart of thocitx- drlxi*\- every thing in the shape o r a Mexican beforo them. The number of Mexicans slain on the second and third days was v°ry great, as nearly every gun fired oy our men on those days took effect. Gen. WORTH with th o Division under his com- mand was not idto for a moment during the three days and a half. Ho succeeded in taking a battery of 18 pounders, planted onahigh hill,and in taking a fortification called the \Bishop's palace,\ which was flooded with men an d guns of every calibre. With these guns he poured a most destructive fire upon the Mexicans nnd the hundred and one batte- ries they had erected in the city. At the time of the surrender he had his guns so planted as t o rake tho city in every direction, and his men so sheltered ns to be out of reach of the enemy's pieces. This fact Gen. Ampudia was acquainted with, and henco his willingness to surrender the city. The terms of sur- render as agreed upon between him nnd Gen. Tay- lor were, that he was to march out of the city with the force under his command with tho honors of war, and that they were to have seven days for leaving the city. Yesterday six thousand of his mon left the city, b y the road leading towards Tumpico, and in a day or two the remainder will follow. Lieut. Col. W.11 H. WA.TSOX, commanding the Ma- ryland volunteers, was killed during the action of the first day whilst gallantly charging at the head of his mon wpo*v fcl»o enemy 5 !, batteries, ilewns shot tliro 1 the breast by a musket ball, and expired almost in- stantly. A braver soldier than him never trod a battle field. His battalion have suffered a loss groat and irreparable. To his men while on the battle- field, when ordered to take a battery, he never said, \ go men and take that battery,\ but his exclamation always was, \ Coino on, men,\ and thrusting spurs into his horse's side, gallantly headed the advanoing column. At home'—at Baltimore—where he was well known, his loss will be sensibly felt. Lieut. DELOS B. S.VCKET, son of Dr . SACKET, of Cape Vincent, was on hand during tho engagement, and as far as was within his power faithfully repre- sented old Jefferson county. Ho was in the battles of the Sth and 0th, and in the gallant charge of May, was foremost in the attack. In him Jefferson county can boast of one of \ nature's noblemen,\ brave, generous, and intelligent. Inm unable at present to record the number killed, wounded and missing on the part of cither army. I t is estimated that the number of killed and wounded on our side will exceed five hundred, and on tho side thousand. How near tlie esti- 56 128 41 12 31 or . 2 16 43 40 430 303 26 7 6 14 Gfi 94 per. But no sooner was tho bargain consummated than Mr. Grccno commenced his insiduous attacks, not only upon our prospective business, but upon our rep- utation as a good citizen. Ho did it, as wo then be- lieved, and as the result has proved, not because he had just cause of complaint, but in order that he might raise some sort of pretext to again engage in the business and attempt to gratify his overweening desire to get gain. Had wo supposed wo were deal- ing with a man who could thus easily forego all con- siderations of honor, we should never have consented to pay the price wo did without a written bond from him setting forth what ho verbally agreed to. We make this statement that our friends and pat- rons may know tho true grounds upon which ho soli- cits their support nnd urges an abandodmeut of the Journal in order that he iiiny be sustained. We would say, however, in conclusion, that we have no reason to suppose that any W higs have urged, encouraged, or countenanced the course pursued by- Mr. Greene. Mullin's maj. 37 Thus terminated, as far ns our battalion was con- cerned, one of the longest nnd bloodiest battles ever fought on this continent, and strange «. sayjOUr bat- talion only lost six killed and twenty wounded I had about thirty-eight men of my company in the fight, nnd two were killed and three wounded : yet every one of those that escaped told me he did not oxpeot to live through the dnj', and most of them had their clothes struck by bullets. I cannot realize that my loss is so small, so com- pletely were my ranks raked by Hit! shot. Above, below,.a-long side, between legs and arms, every where the balls whistled and howled. The air seemed cut to pieces by the quantity that the artillery hurled at us; and' it would be ciiildish to tell you how close they camo'to-mc, and'what and how many escapes I had. Others wilUoll'you, of tlie first day's fight nt Monterey, and'I now tellyoutliatl was-in.that fight and exposed to shot for nine hours. I have thus given yon a hasty and 1 ill digested' ac- count of my doings on the 21st. I coul'd fill fifty pages if I were to give you a detail of the wltole week's work which resulted in the capture of this important town; but I will stop shortly, for my back i noltcs now from writing this on my knefs. Of my | own company I could say enough may be I am unable to say; yet this much I can safely say, the number slain on both sides has been very great. On returning from tho battle field on tho evening of tho first day the ground, as far as the eyo could reach, was strewed with the dead and wounded. In a few days, as soon as matters beeomo a little more quiet in oanip, I will write again. PEREGRINE. \Wanted —The ladies of Nashville advertise for from one hundred to two hundred young men, of all sizes, shapes, complexions, looks, tasts and talents, (the latter is not a necessary qualification' to be en- gaged for the ensuing sensonjn the popular, but impro- bable and unenviable occupation of loafing on the stops of tlie different churches of thatoity, every Sabbath, before, during, and after service. The advertisement says, those who wish to be engaged, aro expected to be, os usual at tho dcorS of tho difforcnt churches, par- ticularly at the Methodist andFirst Presbyterian, on thonoxt SablmUij.whcre clerks will pe in attendance to register their names. Should\ the required' number' not he obtained the first day, the books will bo kept open from Sabbath to I love fliiTii. jM-ibbath, nntilthc first of January next, ' niiio hours when wo were ordered to retire from tho I hoTpTta&7rcTop5^^^^ ^!?Tl r , c ^r?.,'?. c !:!\^i\^;?^^ m ^f. of mcn I aid the action of social and commercial influences. Pressed upon us, they must in our approach see the advent of friends, not of foes—of benefactors, not of invaders. The moral and intellectual superiority of the White raco will do the rest: and thus, tho youngest people, and the newest land, will become the reviver and the regenerator of the oldest. lt is in this point of view, and us asting upon the social, political, nnd religious condition of Asin, and giving a now point of departure to the ancient civ- ilization, that I look unoivtb'' ^'\rrj\\ 1.~<!?Z7uZ ionium A*oi ujr wiu van oTihc oaucnsian race astitc most momentous human eveut in the history of man since his dispersion over tho face of the earth.\ TAKING SCALDING \COOLLY.\ Mr. G. W. Rceder recently wont from New Or- leans to Gen. Taylor's camp, to present medals to certain brave subalterns. On his way up tho Rio Grande, he encountered the wreck of the steamer Enterprise, ono hour after her explosion. Whilo passing through tho crowd of sufferers, (writes ho to the Delta.) my attention was directed to one whom I thought must certainly be dead. Ho was swathed in bandages from head to foot—the blood oozed from his wounds in thick, muddy streams, nnd his face was actually burned to a crisp. At first view, I thought his eyes were scalded out, but I was mistaken. For a moment I stopped to view this awful spectacle of human agony, and just as I was about to attend to some other duty, I heard a voice saying, in a feeble yet resolute tone: \ Hallo I old feller—what are you got in that aro tin cup 1\ Thinking tho question proceeded from some one further aft, I turned in that direction, when tho same person indignantly said: \ Yes, that's allcrs the way! A feller gits a little hurt, and, jest like a porpoise that's wounded, his fctlcr-orcturs trica to kill him.\ To my utter astonishment, I found that this was addressed to me by the person described in the above ns having been so terribly wounded. \ What can I do for you, my friend ?*' \ What aro ye got in that are tin cup 1 Is it rot- gut or molasses V \ It is whiskey: will you have some ?\ \You're the feller. Jist open my teeth and pour a little down. I can't see well, hut I think bitters will do me good.\ 1 did as I was directed, and he drank the wholo contents of tho cup—about half a pint of raw whis- key—and then said: \ Thankee, old feller. Ye soo I was asleep, and when the bust-up took place, I was on the biler deck, and I b'lceve I was Mowed tlno' one of the flues'; but never mind, I ain't much hurt, nnd I'm moro used to it than a good many. Poe been blowed up four limes afore,\ MR. YOUNG ELECTED GOVERNOR! Tho returns from every part of the State aro truly gratifying to every Whig. Th e People have arisen in their might, nnd spoken in thunder-tones whioh cannot bo misunderstood. Tho would-be \Cato\ of America has played tho wrong card and presumed once too much upon tho intelligence of the sovereign People. Mr. \Wright's maj. in 1814 was 10,033 ; i n 1845 ho is defeated b y nearly the some vote. Mr. Young's maj. will no doubt reach from 10,000 to 12,000. Mr . Young's nctt gain in 41 counties; reported in the TJtiea Ga?ette of yes- terday is 17,200. *. _-« w-««**«-wj-v«to xuiturnng tnat Mr. Sherman is probably defeated. Th e extracts which follow concede a gain of nine Whig Members of Con- gress. Mr . MULLW, in place of Mr. HLWGESFOI!D, in this District, is not included in the estimate, ma- king a whig gain of 10 members. Fences and out buildings should be white washed, or coated with some material which ,whilo it serves as a protection against the weather, will also add to the neatness and ornate attraction of the homestead. A very durable wash may be formed by mixing with the water, before tho lime is slacked, as much salt as will dissolve, or by boiling rice, and mixing the liquid with tho mineral after it i s slacked. . £_ The bark of a willow tree burned to ashes and mix- ed with strong vinegar, andapplind to the parts affec- ted, will remove warts, corns, or cxcrcsonces in any part of the body. POTATO ROT.—The potato rot extensively prevails in the vicinity of Detroit, and the Free Press states that one half the potatoes shipped to Lake Suporior for the miners this fall have been entirely lost. POTATOES IN ALBANY.—The Knickerbocker of Thursday says^that potatoes run up to five shillings nnd sixpence and six shilling yesterday. I f they go much higher, people will have to uso pound cake to lessen expense. Talleynrd ever made it a rule to ibrget past misfor- tunes. 'Providence,' he was accustomed' t6 observe,' lias given us our eyos in.front, in- order tjsat we look polbre, aud think not behind f From thcUtica Daily Gazette, of Thursday. THESTATEJS WHIG! The assurance wo feltonreeeivingthofirstsprink- ling of returns from every part of the Stato on tho ovening of election day, has been confirmed._ Jons YOUNG is elected Governor by an overwhelming ma- jority, and wo have indications that the Congression- al delegation is reversed. Gains of nine Whig members of Congress are re- ported, viz: in New York, i n place of a Native, in Westchester and Rockland, in Orange and Sulli- van, i n Columbia and Green, in Madison and Oswe- go, in Onondaga, in Cayuga and Cortland, and in Seneca and Wayne. We have nine members only out of tho thirty-four in the present Congress. From the Albany Argus. RESULTS. The returns confirm the election of YOUNG, tho whig c&odidate for •gtrrern4ry-by from 5,000 to 10,- ooo. ^ ; GARONEK, democratic lieutenant governor, is also no doubt elected; and one democantic (HUDSON) and ono whig (CLOWES) Canal Commissioners. To the Senate, the whigs have probably elected in all tho districts, except the Is, Sd and 4 th; being a whig gain of 4 senators—leaving still a democrat- ic majority in that body of 10. To tho House, we havo returns which show the election of 03 democrats and 52 whigs. The result in that branch of tho legislature is uncertain. Of the members of Congress, tho democrats have probably elected 13, and the whigs 21._ The pres- ent congress stands 21 democrats, 0 whigs and 4 na- tives. ArrEARANCES OFTIMES DECErnvE.—The Editor of the \Democratic Union,\ about the time of Mr. WRIGHT'S nomination for Governor, with a remar- kable degree of exactness, thought he foresaw in tho \signsof the times,\ certain victory, and announced, for tho encouragement of thoso, probably, who al- From the J'-u>r6nni.in, Nov. Sth. g? TO THE PUBLIC. J^S A Card. Tho undersigned is sorry to b e compelled to say, that the allegations and charges of A. W. CLAJIK, against him in tlie \ Northern State Journal \of the 2 tst ult, are ivholly destitute of any foundation in truth f j»t»-l tlio wilil Oltirle, itl Iioroby culled on to mako a retraction, as full and ingenuous, as his char- ges are GRATUITOUS, unfounded and wrong. Jnsiirii MI-LLIN, Esq., was present when the sale of the office of the Black ltiver Journal was made, and heard overy word that passed, aud also drew the writings; and will be ready to corroborate the aver- ment of the subsreiber. that ho was the only person present except the parties when the bargain was made, and that the wholo was committed to writing by him, signed by the parties in his presence, and left in his hands for safe keeping—and that nothing was said by the parties in reference to the subscri- ber's publishing a paper in this pluce at a future time. Should circumstances require, a full history of Mr. CLARK'S \negotiations\ on that subject will be published at an early day. An unvarnished state- ment of facts in relation to it, will place him in a position before the public sufficiently unenviable. J. GREENE. Tho \Northern State Journal\ will please copy tho above, and charge as an advertisement. J. GREENE. Albany, Allegany, Broomo, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauquc, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Clinton, Columbia, Dolawaro, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fill. &Ham., Genesee, Greene, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Ornnge, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Suffolk, Steuben, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, lflSO AVayne, 23 Westchester, 100 Wyoming, 1113 Yates, 000 029 1902 01 30 600 1000 400 1302 600 100 1400 100 700 1164 170 111S 200 420 1327 100 70S 211 1807 2125 430 200 00(1 300 107 100 20,702 13,103 240 100 200 741 700 0C2 46C3 300 250 1000 000 200 105 400 1000 500 S00 12S 300 300 200 13,403 333 823 373 30 308 442 1275 37 1812 059 230 1029 1101 52G 843 507 203 70 1G37 G87 104 004 1011 770 425 237 4G3 3340 821 812 700 711 MIS 771 293 892 Mb7 059 23S 921 124 2 5GS 2'JO 52 420 1S1 241 For the Northern State Journal. Mn. EDITOR :—Having been fifed a mechnnic,- and in a country where the facilities for learning: that are afforded by this State did' not exist, and? whore books boro such a price that the poor- man! could seldom purchase one, and where associations for mutual improvement were not thought of,- & found myself upon tho verge of manhood, destitute,- or nearly so, of education, ond without having been\ favored with one of the ninny nnd varied opportuni- ties afforded the youth of this town. Being acci 1 \- dontally led into this country, and seeing what was* dono hero for the cause of education, I resolved' to' make this country my homo, and sharo as much as ? could (under the circumstances,) in the benefits- afforded. The result, hos boon gratifying to mo f though I ant now far behind tho times in intellectual- attainments. My own poverty in this respect, cau-- scs me to take a deep interest in the welfare of oth-- crs, particularly those of my own calling, and I am always pleased to see associations formed for the im-- provoment of the mind. 1 sincerely hope to see the - Mechanics' Association of this village revive again- this season, for it is most praiseworthy in them thus- to unito for mental culture, and if they persevere it will result in adding many a brilliant name to tho list of eminent mechanics. I hopo soon to see a notice of a new organization for tho winter. MECHANIC. Young's mnj. 12,329 Wright's maj. in '44 10,033 HOW TO POP CORN. AH'any, - AllegK.iny, • * - - Cntraragus, - - - • Oayiiga, • - - - - (Ihauiaiifjue, - - • • ClifnanRu, . . . , Culutiiliia, - . - • Kurtland, * - - • • Delaware,- • - - Umclicss,.... EriP, E*<£CX, Fulton nnd Hamilton. Gimcfco, . * . . ' Qr\enp .... King**,..... Livingston, ... Madison,.... i\Eonrof, .... 3Iiintp«-.mpry, • • New York, - • - Niarrara, .... Onmnlngn, - - • Ontario, .... Ornnge, - - - * Oil'ans, - - - - Onwcgn, .... Pufnanij - - - - LEGISLATURE. Assembly. WTiig. Z.oeo fWo. 1 Now York, - 2 Richmond, • 3 SuLawirn^o, 2 Steuben, - • . . . . 3 . 3 Wo arc under obligations to our friend and name- sake, C. E r, *„«-,~v~>, <•- - --•- - «• -\-\.- jii rn ;.^j aw . . popped corn, which is truly delicious, eaten in milk Saratoga, - - - or otherwise, as we ourself and several friends who p^Jl\^' 1 ! \ have tried it, can attest. Also for quite a quantity , Snflolk, • - - unpopped, for which he has given u s directions for , sviiraKtailr, - popping. We fear, however, our attempts at cook- j jJjPii™\ J .\ ing will not prove as successful as were his; and h e l'Wtcr r • - - - must hold himself i n readiness to give tho promised Wajn\ \-''- '. practical illustrations. If wc do not succeed as well, w\\\''^ 5 ' 1 '^. \ with tho com as he has, wc trust our bachelor friend will admit that we have beaten him in*\ popping Ihe question.\ We-take the liberty of publishing his J DIST. humorous letter, that our readers may know how to prepare a cheap and delioious dish, for which we trust he will pardon us. We think, however, that our namesake's excellent \pun as to the screen- wire cover to keep tho kernels from '•' bolting,'' had better have been addressed to our \big brother\ - - 2 - • I 71 Congressmen Gelded. 1 S-ifPilk & Qyppns, Frmlfirir.k W. Lord, (Loco.) 2 King* \c Richmond, Henry C.Murphy, \ 3 N. Y. lower wards, Hnnry Nicoll, \ • •\ - --•--••• Wm.B.\\ \ t Do. Eostsidp, •> Do. \West fide, G Do. up tnu-n, 7 West & Bockland, Itlaelay, \ Fred. A. Tallmadgr, (Whig.) David S. Jackson, (Loco.) William N'-lson, (Wliie (jain.) 8 Dutchess & Putnam, Cornelius \Warren (WhtK gain.) -\ . - ••• Daniel B. St. John^ (Whig gain.) 9 Orange & Sullivan, 10 Delaware A: Ulster, over the way. Whigs never \ bolt.\ And we very | j i Colnm.^ Green, much doubt whether any screen can be found so stout as to prevent his friends from \popping out of tho frying-pan into the fire.\ Mr. A. W.CLARK:— Sir: —I send you half a peck (which in Scripture parlance means, I suppose, an 1; cmir\) of parched corn j mid when you taste this, you will think now, as in ancient times, it is a very acceptable present, j U Onomlaga, The half peck I send was made out of the small 12 Rensselaer. 13 Albany, 11 Wash, k Essex, 15 Clin., AVarrou, fee, 16 Saratoga, &c, 17 Herkimer &Mont. 18 I^wis& St. Law., 10 JeffTSon, 20 Oneida, 21 Otsego &Scho. 22 Chen., Broomo &<• , 23 Oswego & Madison, liliakim Sherri!l,(\Vhig gain.) Peter H. Sylvester, (Whip gain.) Gideon O. licynolds, (Wni;,) John I Slinperland, (Whig gain.) Orlando D. Kellogg, (Whig) Sidney Lawrence, (Loco, probably.) Hugh White, (Whig, re-elected.) George Pctric, (rndependent.) Doubtful. Joeeph afullin,(Whiggain.) Timothy Jenkins, (TarlfT Hunker.) Doubtful. A. Dirdaall, (Hunker.) William Duor, fWhig gain.) Daniel Gott, (Whig gain.) LE VERIUEITS PLANET. Tho following article by Professor OL.iisTE.in , from the New Haven Palladium, concerning the recent marvellous discovery in tlie heavens, oxhibits the amazing reach of astronomical science in a way to Bit us with wonder: Although this body is equal in brightness only to a star of the eighth magnitude, and will therefore never bo visible to tlie naked eye, or bear any impor- tant relation to our world, yet tho mode of its discov- ery, evincing as it does, the vast reach of mathemat- ical analysis, in penetrating the arcana of nature, renders it one of the proudest triumphs of modern astronomy. Hero is a body thirty-six hundred of millions of miles from us, sending to us the feeble light of a telescopic star, which is not only recogniz- ed ns belonging to our solar system, but its solitary dwelling place in the depths of space wos shadowed forth to the mathematician in his closet, beforo even tho largest telescopes had revealed its existence. Let us see by what steps this extraordinary result was reached. We must keep in mind that, in accordance with the law of universal gravitation, every body in tho solar system attracts every other, and tends to disturb its motions. Such largo 1-odies, for example, as Ju - piter and Saturn, exert so powerful an attraction that their influence is felt at a vast distance, reaching oven to tho planet Uranus, and nlternately acccrlerating nnd retarding its progress around the sun. Now tho nature and intensity of a force can be estimated from its effects; and the weight or quantity of matter in Saturn or Jupiter, and even its distance nl any given time from Uranus, might bo determined, from its effects on the motions of the latter planet. More- over, were one of these disturbing bodies, ns Saturn, for example, altogether invisible, ils existence niid even its weight, ils place in the heavens, could be in- ferred from those clfects on Uranus. The problem would indeed be one of great difficulty, reqniriDgall tlio resources of infinitesimal nnnlyMV, guided by tho law of universal gravitation. Still it could be done. It was by a method somewhat like this, that the ex- istence of the newly discovered planet was inferred and its distance and place in the heavens assigned. After estimating all the disturbing forces that accel- erate or retard the motions of Uranus around tho sun, arising from the united attractions of all tho known bodies of the solar system, it was found that they all failed to account for the actual places occu- pied by the planet as determined by observation.— Hence, some hidden force besides these must bo im, operation. Lo Verrier was tho first to show that this force was actually that of an undiscovered planet, moving around the sun nt twice the distance of Ura- nus, and having, on the first of January next, a lon- gitude of 333 degrees. This hypothesis was first proposed to the French Academy at their sitting, No- vember 10, 1H4S, but was moro fully expounded at the meeting of the samo body, June 4th, 18-10. On this subject, Hcrschcl uses the following language, ns reported in the London Athcnieum of Oct. 3d. \ In my address to the British Association assem- bled at Southampton, I stated, among the remarka- ble astronomical events of the last twelve mouths, that it had added a now planet to our list; adding— it has done more—it has given us the probablo pros- pect of the discovery of another. AVo see it as Cd- hirabug saw America from the shores of Spain. Its reaching line of our analysis, with a certainty hardly inferior to that of occular demonstration.\ After stating that the late illustrious astronomer, Bessel, had intimated to him as early ns July, 1812, the probability of such a planet beyond thesphereof Uranus, Sir John proceeds lo observe, that at tho time when he made the foregoing remarks, ho was aware not only of the calculations of Lo Verrier, but nlso that a similar investigation had been made by Mr. Adams, a young mathematician of Cambridge, whilo in entire ignorance of the conclusions of Lo Verrier. Nothing could exhibit moro strikingly, both tho sublime reach of physical astronomy, and the immu- tability of truth itself, than that such results should have been obtained by two independent routes, by mathcmaticiansintheirclosetSjCachdircctirigtheprac- tical astronomer where to point his telescope in order to see a member of the solnr system, twice as far from the sun as the remotest planet before known, which was supposed to be on the farthest confines of that system, and nothing seems more to liken man to tho Divinity, than this possession of a mind which, by its own creations, can fathom depths so profound; and of a hand to construct an instrument which clothes the eye with such extraordinary powers of vision, as to be able at once to verify these wonderful revela- tions of intellect. quantity of one pint, so that the process of parching : 57 -vVay'nc &'Seneca has incrcascdits volume twelve times. Parched corn, | 2H Monroe, such as this, is healthy, and grateful to the taste. I 129 Ontario & Liv„ prefer it in milk to any other substance, and it soaks ' jj| chaSuqucTfc'caL more readily than the best cracker. | 32 Erie, ; I also send a small braid of the same kind of corn, 133 Genesee & Wyom,. that you may try your skill at parching; but you will 1« Orleans & Niagara, probably sweat much, and fail in the effort. Lest you should realize the truth of the slanderous max- im, that \God sends the provisions, and the Devil the cook,\ I will give j-ou the best of my experience. Firsts—get the small, black pop corn, perfectly GayugaVCortland, Harrnan ^S. 'Congcr, c (WlHg gain.) Wm. T. Lawrence, (Whig gain.) John M. Holley, (Wing gein.) Ellas B. Holmes, (Whig\) Itobcrt L. Rose, (Whig.) David Rumscy, (Whig gain.) Dudley Marvin, (Whig.) Nathan K. Half, (WliF:.) Harvey Putnam, OVhfe.) Waehhigton Hunt, (Whig, reelected.) ways like to be on the strongest side, that SILAS and it is very desirable to keep thom For the Northern State Journal. Mr . Ci/AKK: The following article, taken from the Newburgh Telegraph, a democratic paper, and tho echo of the ripo, bright, and quito dry j put it into a frying-pan Albany Atlas, I send you for publication in your pal -with a large handle-the pan previously heated sis- (pcr _ W ith a trifling alteration, i t may bewelladapt- sing hot; make a cover for the pan of screen wire, j c d to thj s countyj an a pcr „ scd vitii p,.^ if no t with and bend it over the sides to keep it on, otherwise pieagu^ t, y aportionof the democracy of this coun- the best kernels will pop out, or \ bolt,\ as tho say-1 j y . ing is in politics;—these « boilers,\ too, aro tho very j i ; S t ra nge nnd unnatural combinations, jn-omises best of the corn—they aro the \ Young \ kernels, ,\ of subordinate stations to numerous individuals WRIGHT would be the next Governor as sure as ho j \ Wright \ into the firo;—put. into the pan enough lived to seethe first day of January, 1S47! Thoso appearances, Mr. \Union wcro political illusions -dazzling but to blind, Itrf- Wo would call attention to the advertisement of Messrs. KNOWLTON & RICE, in another column, extending an invitation to the burglars who broke in- from going '\ through the influence oj the member of Congress, „ fn an( j t n e county officers, (that were to be,) secured pan enough,,, te. : ._ t f„n_ .*/..'T,... , . \.' , \a sufficient majority of the Delegates to the county com to cover two-thirds of its bottom, nnd then place ,« nominating convention, to palm upon the Democra- it on bright coals and keep it moving till the corn be- gins to snap; then thrust it under the forestick so that the bright fire may shine into the corn—all tho while shaking it very briskly. In a minute or two your pan will be nearly full of corn.—white as snow, bright as froth, and so perfectly parched that persons I ,,,-,. „,, , , ,, , - to their store ashort time since, torctum the \Key.\ j wi th the poorest teeth caaeat it. Try the whole ex- WI f n °f tU f e ah ™ a o f \\> *«*» and ««*!»»»« of This is certainly a very modest and reasonable re-' periraent, Mr. Clark, and if you fail, impute the subordmato s at.ons were freely made, which were quest; and what desperado can be so regardless of j failure to your Iack*f skill, and come and see me, \ever mtended to be earned out m order to effect \cy of Orange, a conservative tioket^-a ticket which \ the radical democrats could not and would not \ support.\ The fact is not to he denied, that great efforts were made in this county to pack a delegation to se- cure the nomination of a candidate for Congress, who his honor, (I) of his oharacter among rogues—espe- cially when it is recollected that among the property taken was a valuable BintE, which may serve as a conscience-tormentor that he will not heed so kind an appeal? We hopo this paragraph may meotthe eye of the ungentlcmanly burglar, and that he will take, the earliest opportunity of reluming the com- nluacnt to Messrs. K, & H. and I willgiveyoita-practicallesson in parching corn |*at object, fcor can it be denied, that a corrupt It is patriotic to encourage the use of such food as , bar S ain was m!ule = aftcr tho delegates had assembled, this; it is within the reach of every man. As tho b y raeans of whlcU Ulc nomination of a candidate for poor man's rose is as fair and fragrant, so his parched Congress was effected. And it was well said by ono corn is as abundant and as good as that of the prineo- I am, very respectfully, yours, CHARLES E. CLARKE, Cfnx.u BLMJ, Nirt. 0, 1S-I0. of those delegates, who was indignant at the oat- rage lhathadbeen committed, that ( < it was ono thing to bribo delegates, and another to get tlie people to sanction it.\ Tho result has verified his remark. Tho honcat electors of tho county have set their seal A Novnr. GUAVE.—Onc\John Brown,\writing from Gen. Kearney's camp, \on the Plains, July C3j\ thus desoribes an Indian grave, discdverect on their rout: Tho other evening, at our camp, near the \crossing;\ Ifoundinthe topofalnrgecotton wood treethegravo of an Indian—probadly a chief the body wrapped in skins; and laid on mats resting on his lodge-poles, which were passed aross two lorge limbs of tho tree. Another package, which I could not inako out,was told by some of the men who climbed up tojit, held bis bows, arrows, warelub, medicine gourd, &c, Tho pirds had picked several holes through his winding sheet to got at his flesh. Over the wholecoposite tho skin, which had probably been used for his lodge, was tightly stretched, and the wholo establishment was well secured to the tree by strings cut from buffalo iiidc.—We left him alone in his glory, with his airy resting place undisturbed. A VAI,UAJSLE STKEASI.—Few strfa-ns of thesamo length and capacity in the country, driving the a- mountof machinery equal toSauquoit Creek,in Onei- da county. Its shores, from ils source to its mouth, are almost literally lined with mills and manufacto- ries of different kinds. Within the distance of 19 miles, there are nine cotton, two woolenand oncsatin- ct factory, beside grist and saw mils, carding machine's, furnaces, paper mills, &c. Tho fall in the stream is gradual, but sufficiently great to admit of the water being used, on an average, every 50 rods, for manufac- turing purposes. Th o annual products of theso mdnufaotories is immonse, The cotton and Woollen factories are capable of turning out 40,00D yards of cloth, ond one of thepaper mills of working.up 1,308 pounds Of rags,dally. Those establishment -arc not only sources of wealth to thoir proprietors, but they give a profitable cmploymontto thousands of person's, who might otherwise find it difficult to obtain their daily bread. The Washington Union says—\The rumor, in the newspapers, that Commodore Stewart is to tako command of our squadron in the (Snlf of Mexico, appears without foundation.\ The packet ship New-York has arrived at New- York with thirty-fivo cabin passengers, most of whom wore on board file Great Britain when tjio WBB wrecked; lion. Mr. King, luto Minister to France, it; among the number.
