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the crowd insisted on the windows being illuiainated. . . An attack has been directed against Mont Talerion some sheds w ere torn down. AttheBatignolleS four children have been tilled and their-bodies are deposited at the guard-house. The Debats savs . that the collision which look place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was caused by a crowd, headed by torches and flags, attempting to force its way through the ranks of the soldiers. It says nothing of the number of persons killed and wounded. After fnidnight the tocsin was sounded in the Ch'nrch St. Germain des Pres. and the rap5el was beaten in the several quarters. From the London Chronicle, Feb. 2Gth. THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. r, , Paris, Friday, Feb. 25. The Moniteur publishes the following in very large type ; Proclamation of the Provisional Government to the French People, A retrogade and oligarchical government has been overthrown by the heroism of the people of Paris. The government has fled, leaving after it,a trace of blood, which precludes forever its return. The blood of the people has flowed as in July, but this time the generous blood shall not

be deceived, it has achieved a national and popular government, in accordance with the rights, the progress, and the will of this great and generous people. The provincial government, sprung by acclamation and urgency from the voice of the people, and the deputies of the departments in the silting of the 24th, is invested momentarily with thcare of the organizing and ensuring the national victory. It is composed of M. Dupont, (de l'Eure;) Lamartine; Chemieux; Arrago, (of the Institute;) Ledru P.o!in; Gamier Page; Marie. The government has for Secretaries M. Armand Marrast; Louis Blanc; Ferdinand Flocon. These citizens have not hesitated one in- . stant in accepting the patriotic mission imposed them by urgency. When blood flows, when the capital of France is on fire, tht commission of the provincial Government is derived from the public peril and the public safety. The whole of Francewillunderstand.it, and will afford it the concurrence of patriotism. Under the popular government proclaimed by the provisional government, every citizen is a magistrate. Frenchmen, give the world the example that Paris has given to France prepare yourselves by order and by confidence, in yourselves, for the powerful institutions which you are to be called upon to give to yourselves. The provincial EOve.rnm?nt wills lor a re public, saving the ratifications of the French people, which is to be immediately consulted. Neither the people of Paris nor the provis ional government, pretends to substitute their opinion for the opinion ol the citizens on the definitive form of the government, which the sovereignty of the nation will proclaim. The unity of the nation formed henceforth of all the classes of the nation which compose it: The government of the nation by itself. Liberty, equality and fraternity for principles. The people for motto and mot d'ordre. Such is the democratic government which France owes to herself, and from which our -forts should be insured. These are the first acts of the provisional government. M. Dupot (de l'Eure,) President of the Council. M.de Lamartine, Ministerof Foreign Affairs. . M. Arrago, Minister of Marine. : M. Cremieux, Minister of Justice. Gen. Bedeau, Minister of War. M. Marie, Ministerof Public Works. - M. Ledru B-olin, Misister of the Interior. . M. Bethmont, Ministerof Commerce. M. Carnot, Minister of Public Instruction. M. Goudchaux, Ministerof Finances. M. Gamier Pages, Mayor of Paris. ,M. Recurt. Adjoint. M. Gueuard, Adjoint. General Cavaignal, Governor of Algiers. General de Courtais, Commanding General of National Guards. The other mayors are provisionally retained, as well the adjoints, under the name ot may-ors-adioints of arronnissment. The frefectures of Police is under the orders of the Mayor of Paris, and will be reconstitu ted under another bill. The Municipal Guards is dissolved. The iruard of the city of Paris is entrusted to the National Guard, under the orders of M. Courti as. superior commandant of the National Guard of Paris. The follow i ng declaration was yesterday sign cd in the 4th Legion of the National Guards: 'We. the undersigned: all belonging to the National Guard, declare that, in the midst of the troubles of the capital, the summons to assemble having beaten, we, the protectors of order, shall proceed wherever we may be or dered to go to prevent or arrest the effusion of bloodjbut at the same time being protectors of liberty, we declare that our object is not many way to approve ot the ministerial policy, eitnr at home or abroad, or to lend any support to a ministry which, on the contrary, we blame with all the energy of good citizens. We do not deliberate unde r arms we merely state our way of thinking, before we go to our post." The Tatest Telegraphic Despatch. Dover, Feb. 26, 7$ A. M. -The Parasians will not receive the young Count of Paris a s tht-ir king, and have declared in favor of a republic, and it is rumoied the republican flag is now flying over Paris my authority received it from the postmaster at Paris. The mail from Paris is now due, being the third now due, and none arrived. LATER FROM MEXICO. An Armistice Granted Gen. Lane's Ex pedition and Fight with the GuerrillerosThe Mexican CongressSanta Anna's Designs, &c. As we were led to anticipate by news previously received from Mexico. The negotiationsof the Mexican commissioners with those appointed by Gen. Butler have terminated in an armistice. The document is too lengthy for insertion to-day, and is said to have caused a great deal of satisfaction in private circles. By this news from Mexico, it appears that the publib dissatisfaction concerning the Treaty is very great. The Governors of Jalisco, Guauajuauato, Zacatecas, a:id Oajaca seem to be opposed to the treaty, while San Luis and Tobasco have declared their cordial support of the action of the Supreme Government The chief ground of opposition to the treaty appears to be that it has not been made public, while it is very well known that it would be unprecedented to publish a treaty until after its ratification. " The Mexican Congress have not yet met. On the 21st Feb. there were but thirty-one members present. - . TLo Star, of tho 2d of March, bas the following. Maj. Caldwell's train arrived from Vera Cruz on the 1st inst. : It went through without meeting any accident. Gens. Worth and Pillow have been restored to their respective commands the first to his original command; it was not not known what brigades would be given the latter. On the 29th, Gen.Cadwalladcr arrived at Mexico, from Toluca, accompanied by bis staff, (Capt. Dcas and Lt. Andarson,) Maj. Wright, Capt. Steptoe, Capt. Thompson. Dr. Ccyler.Lient. Chapman, Cald

Stevcr, A. Q. M., the latter from Lerma. ' 4 Santa Anna was again at Tehuacan, on the 12th, having left Orizaba on the hight previous. Thegov ernment has given him a passport, but it was gen erally believed that his intention in asking it was on' ly to lull the government to sleep, in order that he might put himself at the head of a body of troops. . Some difficulty arose among the ayuntamiento ot Mexico, about the four days suspension of thecolleclection of assessments; the members had all sent their resignations to the governor. The archbishop of . .u v inst the heavy medico nas written a long protest against the heavy assessments on the Church property. Socunusco. This territory, belonging to Mexico, wasjecently invaded by a party of neutral Americans, who destroyed a number of tobacco plantations. Orders were immediately sent from the Governor of Chiapas, adjoining Socunusco, for the troops of that place to pursue the enemy, which was done, and the aggressors being overtaken, were repulsed with the loss of three men prisoners, two guns and one sword. The prisoners were in confinement, awaiting the orders of the Governor of Chinpa a, who has jurisdiction of Socunusco. We laughed heartily on reading the long account of this affair, as reported to the General Government. ' ' The Mexican Congress, says the North American, is no where; sometimes a dozen delegates at Queretaro sometimes less but never a quorum. The Mexicans swear they will knock the whole grocery into a cocked-hnt as soon as the Yankees leave; and we think they will. The Star of the 3d iiist., published a letter from Cuernevana, dated the 1st inst. The following is an extract from it. ' The troops generally are in tolerable health except the Georgia Mounted Volunteers, who are rapidly dy ing. They have, hard duty by day and night, and do not take' care as to what they eat. The weather is getting very warm. There is a report, and I believe a true one, in town to-night, that the Indians on the sugar plantations about four leagues south of us have risen and are destroying the whites and that the lat ter have sent up to Col. Clarke for assistance and pro tection. The Indians are said to be about two thou sand strong. You can lake the report for what it is worth, though there i3 some truth in it. The North American of the 4th has the following on the subject of the insurrection: We have been permitted to peruse a letter from an intelligent Mexican, written at Cuernavaca, which says that the Indians in the South of this State have collected some four hundred men, and that some two hundred Mexican troops of the line have march ed against them. The letter also says that a party of American troops have left Cuernavaca lor the pur pose or putting down the insurrection, and expresses fearsof a collision between them and the regular Mexican soldiers. Santa Anna. If it is certain, says the Monitor, that Santa Anna, after having received his passport from the Government, wishes to go to Guadalajara, the revolution which is announced will be inevitable, and although it cannot be successful, as the nation now knows all such men who serve no other purpose than to harrassit, yet the Government should by all means prevent this gentleman from doing further mischief. The Star, of the 2J March, gives tne following ac count of the General Lane's last expedition : Gen. Lane's command returned to the city yester day, having made a successful expedition against the guerrilleros. In this expedition he has shown himself worthy of the name we gave him. Marion ! The second day out, the command passed by the trail they intended to take several miles, and stop ped at a hacienda as if with the view of passing the night there; but no sooner had dark set in, than they saddled up, mounted their horses, and retraced their steps on the main road to the trail, in which, single file, they made as much haste as the nature of the country would permit. About daylight, reached the mountain of San Antonio Escaptultalco. The track over and around this mountain seemed too difficult to traverse on foot, but the leader was followed, and it was accomplished, a hacienda reached, and the fati gues of the journey rested ofTby a good night's sleep. Feeling perfectly secure that his movements were unknown, the General did not start until late the next morning; and after a journey of three leagues, again halted at the hacienda ol San Cristoval, represented as being the most beautiful scene in the country. The whole night was spent there, and at 7 the next morning, "to horse" and off again. The next place reached was El Plupa, the authorities of which came out, and, with a large white flag in hand, tendered the command the hospitalities of the place. A few moments passed, and again in the saddle and off for San Nicolas, where again every thing needed was speedily provided. At 7 o'clock that night, they again started, and after travelling fourteen consecutive hours, reached Tulanc'mgo. Our readers were apprised by a letter from the command, published in the Star, that Paredcs had escaped from his house in that town, by a back way, a few moments before it was surrounded. The wife of Gen. Paredes was very hospital to the General and his staff. It was early in the morning when they reached "Tulancingo, and they remained all day. Started the next morning for the hucienda of Guadalupe, which they reached in the afternoon; and from whence they sailled forth at 12 o'clock, m., for Sequaltaplan, and reached it at sun rise. Before arriving, however, they were informed that 300 Lancers were there. . By turn, the Texans were in the advance, preceeded by Lane and Hays, and when they got opposite the first house in the ed, of the town, a volley of escopete balls came whistling from it.- The doors were" soon opened, and the assailan's killed. The next house or cuartel, it was the same thing; and Maj. Polk coming up, the town was regularly assailed, the enemy firing from every house. In some instances, we are told, it came to a hand fight. In a short time the enemy were driven from their positions, and some of them collecting in a body outside the town, were pursued respectively by Lane and Hays, and terribly cut up. The loss in killed, on the side of the enemy, is set down at 100 at the least. We lost 1 man and 4 wound ed. Fifty prisoners were brought into the city yes tcrday, amongst whom were Capt. Montano, and two Lieutenants. Col. Montano, the father of the Cap tain, was killed, as was also Padre Martinez, the see ond and bosom friend of Jarauta. Jarauta himself, it is believed, was wounded, but he escaped, with five or six men. A guerrillero was pursued by one of our men, and took shelter in a forage room, where he was shot. The wadding from the pistol ignited the straw, and soon it was in a blaze. The house was consumed, as were several others. Quiet was soon restored in the town, after the fighting was over. All the men in their command were highly spoken of the Texans, Riflemen, aud Dragoons, have proved themselves worthy to follow such a leader. The best feeling prevailed with all the citizens in the towns and haciendas Quartermasters and Commissaries were along, who purchased all that was needed from the tune they left until their return to the city. A few mori expeditions like this, and the guerrilleros of the country will be scarce. ' Money for War. Some time fince the House of Rothschild was reported to have replied in these terms to an intimation from Prince Metternich ihat he might have occasion for their assistance. "We will advance no more money for war purposes." We imagine Baron Rothschild said no such thing; but if he did, he said the wisest thing of, modern times. If a government sk money changers for money to carry on the war, it is a pretty conclusive proof, that the government is unworthy of eredit. It a people were really righting for Liberty, they would maintain their Liberty, without asking money from the Rothschilds. Iii our infant state in the Rovohition, we borrowed some money of Holland and France; but we got of the governme nta and not of the brokers. If no money was advanced for war of conquest, there never would be one. The people will never be taxed, in the time it ii carried on, for war of conquest.

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Communicated for the New York Tribune.

LETTERS From lion. John Quin cy Adams to his Son, On the Bible and its Teachings. LETTEH NO. III. The second general point of view, in which I propose for you to consider the Bible, to the end that may "throughly furnish you unto all good works," is in the historical character. - To a man of liberal education, the study of history is not only useful, and important, but al.tooelner indispf nsable, and with regard to the history contained in the Bible, the observation ,hw., r; tM :. ' .k-. u: " "n-ii wiixiw manes icapcuiug luai Ul llio Un U country is much more emphatically applicable, "that it is not so much praise-worthy to be acquainted with as it is shameful to be ignorant of it."' History, so far as it relates to the actions and adventures of men, may be divded in five different classes. Fir.t, the History of the world, otherwise, called Universal History: Second, that of particular nations: Third, that of particular institutions: Fourth, that of sin gle families; and Fifth, that of individual men. All thi-se classes of history are to be found in the Bible, and it may be worth your while to discriminate them one from another. The Universal History is short and all contained ift the first eleven chapters of Genesis, together with the first chapter of the first book ofChronicles, which is little more than a genealgical list of names, but it is of great importance, not only as it includes the history ot the creation, of the fall of man, of the antedeluvian world and the flood by which the whole human race, (excepting Noah and his family,) were destroyed, but as it gives a very precise account of the time from the Creation until the Birth of Abraham. This is the foundation of Ancient History, and in reading profane historians hereafter, I would advise you always to reflect upon their narratives with reference to it, with respect to the chronology. A correct idea of this is so necessary to understand all history, ancient and modern, that I may hereafter write you something farther concerning it; for the present I shall only recommend to your particular attention the fifth and eleventh chapters of Genesis, and request you to cast up and write me the amount of the age of the world when Abraham was born. The remainder of the book of Genesis, beginning at the 12th chapter, is a history of one individual (Abraham) and his family during three generations of his descendents, after which the book of Exodus commences with the history of the same family multiplied into a nation; tins national and lamily history is continued through the books of the Old Testa ment until that of Job, which is of a peculiar character, differing in many particulars lrom every other part of the Scriptures. There is ao other history extant w hich can give so interes ting ana correct view ot tne rise and progress ot human associations, as this account of Abra nam ana nis -tecenaants, tnrougli all tne vicis situdes to which individuals, families, and na tions are liable. There is no other history where the origin of a w hole nation is traced up to a single man, and where a connected train of events and a. regular series of persons from gen erations is preserved. As the history of a family, it is intimately connected with our religious principles and opinions, for it is the fam ily from which (in his human character) Jesus Christ descended. It begins by relating the commands of God to Abraham, to abandon his country, his kindred and his fathers house; and and go to a land whicn He would snow him. This command was accompanied by two promises, from which, and from their fulfilment arose the digereuces which I have just noticed between the history of the Jews and every oth-l er nation. The first of these promises was: "That God would make Abraham a great nation and bless him:"the second, and incomparably the most important was, that "in him alii the families of the earth should be blessed." This promise was made about two thousand years before the birth of Christ, and in Him had its fulfillment. When Abraham in obedience to the command of God had gone into the land of Canaan, the Lord appeared unto him and made him a third promise, which was that he should give that land to a nation wnicn should descend from him, as a possession, this was lulhlled betweeti hve andsix hundred years afterward. In reading all the historical books of both the Old and New Testaments, as well as the books of the Prophets, you should always bear m mind the relerence which they have to these three promises of God to' Abraham. All the history is no more than a narrative of the particular manner, and the detail of events by which those promises are fulfilled. In the account of the Creation, and the Fall of Man, I have already remarked that the moral doctrine inculcated by the Bible is, that the great consummation of all human virtue consists in obedience to the will of God. When w come hereafter to speak of the Bible in its ethical character, 1 shall endeavor to show you the intrinsic excellence of this principle; but 1 shall now only remark how strongly the principle itself is illustrated, first in the account of the Fall, and next by the history of Abraham. In the account of the Creation, we are informrd that God, after having made the world, created the first human pair, and "gave them dominion over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."' He gave them, also, "every herb bearing seed, and the fruit of every tree for meat," and all this, we are told, "God saw was very good." Thus the immediate possession of every thing was given them, and its perpetual enjoyment secured to their descendants, on condition of abstaining from the "fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It is altogether immaterial to my present remarks whether the narrative is to be understood in a literal or allegorical sense, as not only the knowledge, but the possession of created good was granted; the fruit of the tree, could confer upon them no knowledge but thatof evil, and the command was nothing more than to abstain from that knowledge to forbear from rushing upon their own destruction. It is not sufficient to say that this was a command in its own nature light and easy; it was a command to pursue the only law of their nature, to keep the happiness that had been heaped upon them without measure; but observe it contained the principle ofobedience it was assigned to them as a duty and the heaviest of penalties was denounced upon its transgression. Ihey were nob to discuss the wisdom, or justice or this command; they were not to inquire why it had been enforced upon them, nor could they have the slightest possible motive for the enqui'y; unqualified felicity and immortallity were already theirs; wretchedness and death were alone forbidden them, but placed within their reach as merely trials of their obedience. They vio lated tne law; tney torteitea tneir joy and im mortality; they "brought into the world, death, and all our woe. Here, then, is an extreme case in which the mere principle of obedience' could be tried, and command to abstain from which every motive of reason and interest iii i. ill. t would nave oeterreu, riaa tne command never been given a command given in the easiest of all possible iorm, requiring not so much as an action of any kind, but merely forbearance; and, its transgression was so severely punished, the on! v inference we can draw forth it is that the most aggravated of all crimes, and that which includes in itself all others, is diso bedience to the will of God. Let us now con sider how the principle of obedience is inculcated in the history of Abraham, by a case in the opposite extreme. God commanded Abraham to abandon forever his country, his kindred and his father's house, to go, he knew not where; promising, as a re ward of his obedience, to bless him and his posterity, though he. was then childless; he was required to renounce everything that could most contribute to the happiness and comfort of his life, and which was in his actual enjoyment; to become a houseless, friendless wanderer upon the earth on the mere faith of the promise that a land should be shown him which his descendants

should possess that thej should be a great nationand that through them all mankind should receive in future ages a blessing. The obedience required of Adam, merely to retain all the blessings he enjoyed; the obedience of Abraham was to sacrifice all that he possessed for the vague and distant prospect of a future compensation to his posterity; the self-control and self-denial required of Adam, was in itself the slightest that imagination can conceive, but its failure was punished by the forfeiture of all his enjoyments; the self-dominion to be exercised by Abraham was of the most severe and painful kind but its accomplishment will ultimately be rewarded by the restoration of all that was forfeited by Adam. This restoration, however, was to be obtained by no ordinary proof of obedience; the. sacrifice of mere personal blessings, however great could not lay the foundation for the redemtion of mankind from death; the voluntary submission of Jesus Christ to his own death, in the most excruciating and ignominious form, was to consummate the great plan of redemption, but the

submission of Abraham to sacrifice his beloved and only son Isaac the child promised by God himself, and through whom all the' greater promises were to be carried into effect, the feelings of nature, the parent's bowels, were all required to be sacrificed by Abraham to the blind unquestioning principle of obedience to the will of God. The blood of Isaac was not indeed shed the butchery of an only son by the hand of his father, was a sacrifice which a merciful God did not require to be completely executed, but as an instance of obedience it was imposed upon Abraham, and nothing less than the voice of an Angel from Heaven, could arrest his uplifted arm, and withhold him from sheathing his knife in the heart of his child: It was upon this testimonial of obedience, that God's promise of redemption was expressly renewed to Abraham;' "In thy seed shall all the nations of, the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.'" Gen. xxii. 18. From vour affectionate father, JOHN QU1NCY ADAMS. For the Evansville Journal. Mr. Editor Sir. Upon my return from Cincinnati, on Sunday, 1 found in your paper of Thursday last a column of low personal abuse of me, signed Messrs. Laycock, Stephens, Griffith, and Scantlin the high contracting majority of the Common Council in replv to the facts I addressed to my constituents of the 3d Ward a few days previous. It isan old trick to reply to facts which can neither be admitted, denied, or explained, with personalities and abuse ; and I suppose they thought it must certainly succeed wht-re " Old Willard" was in the case. But they, or least some of them, would have showed more respect for their own reputation and the intelligence of the people, by attempting to make some answer to the weighty charges I made, especially the one they quoted and then say nothing further about, namely: that "two, at least, of the Councilmen appeared not as representatives of the interest of their respective wards, but as the pettifoggers for one of the companies proposing for the work, pledged to that proposition before it came before the Board." This being true as preaching, as every body saw and says who was present, they could not pluck up effrontery enough to deny; but it looks bad for them to repeat it, and then tacitly admit its truth, replying to it only with low and false insinuations as to my course about other totally irrelevant matters; these insinuations I shall not condescend ever to refer to, but am prepared, at any time, to show that my course in n-gard of the matters alluded to, was far from inconsistent with my duty to the city. One would have thought that when these gentlemen undertook to appear in print at all. they would have had somethiug to say about th. merits of the case. My charge was, in substance, that two of these, at least, were committed to the "Mitchell Bill" before the propo sals were opened, were willing to go for any feature of it they could get a majority for, and determined to go against every thing else, however preferable; aud that they, in their devotion to the interests of the Company, actually sacrificed those ol the City, at least to the tune of from 88,000 to $10,000 ; of all this they say not one word except to insist upon "our inability consistently to accept of any other proposal,"and to attempt to mystify my plan, (falsely termed by them "a proposition,") for doing the work under one of the cheaper proposals. I came in with no proposition, as is falsely said, but only attempted to show how the work could be let to one of the other parties proposing for the contract, at a saving to the. city of $10,000. And now a w ord as to that matter. When the proposals were opened the "Mitchell Bill" was found to contain features of so outrageous a character that it was immediately ascertained that a majority would not go for it, and upon a tie the Mayor would vote egainst it. This set the gentlemen who I have characterized as the pettifoggers of the company, to work to put it in such shape as would go down with a majority, andafterfrequeutconsultations with their principals they "by authority," but with as much apparent reluctance as if they had been dickering for themselves, gradually withdrew and nwdified just so many of the most objectionable clauses, and no more, as would enable the thing to pass; and in this shape it was understood the contract was to be let, and for the purpose of forcing it through, As fast as one of the other proposals was taken up it was immediately, and without any consideration, laid on the table, upon the motion of either the Councilmeu from the 1st or 2d Ward. WThen I saw that they were thus determined throw away at once at least $10,000, and especially when the proposal of Manning & Bud well, offering for $23,500 to do all the work now to be done, was before the Board, I begged of them to pause in so reckless a course, and attempted to show that they could let the work to these gentlemen and provide the means to pay them. I assured them that the city's 10 per cent, bonds would really sell to a larger amount than required.and toconvince tliemlhat I was in earnest, offered forthwith to give bond to take $10,000 of them myself. This 1 did rather than to see them fool away- so much money in order to favor a particular set of men; and 1 now submit to the people whether mine was not the w iser and better plan for the city. We have now to pay to say the. least $23,500, if we ever own the wharf; and 10 per cent, upon that sum annually, whether we ever own it or not. Under my plan we should have had to pay ten per cent, on only $23,500, and for that sum should have owned the wharf at once, with all its revenues to meet the principal. And yet these faithful servants of the citywereinsuch fear lest their pets might lose the job by something better for the city being offered and understood by the other Councilmen, whose votes' they stood in need of, that they would not give such a plan even a moment's respectful consideration; but the one moved and the other seconded that it be laid tender the table. Let their fellow citizens judge of their fidelity. The contract however being made. 1 am for carrying it out in letter and spirit, and with this remark I am done with the merits of this matter, as I may well be, they not having dared to touch them. But just to show the concoctor of this miserable abortion who so cunningly gets his brother Councilmen to indorse his integrity in that capacity by permitting them to share the honor of fathering his bantling that such a thing as recrimination is possible even between "old Willard" and the honorable representative from the fiist Ward, I have a word to say to him individually, a word, too, that wont take bade. 1 thus fix the responsibility of this mess of balderdash upon the first signed for obvious reasons; and among which is the great "I," which sticks out so prominently (notwithstanding the effort to conceal his individality) in that beau

tiful sentence whiqh I must here quote for its great literary merit: "any charge of want of fidelity on the part of the other councilmeii comes with a bad grace from so rotten a source, from one whose unceasing indeavors by many, both (we were soins to sav honorable. and dishonor

able, but 1 will omit the first as being a self evident contradiction, when used in such communication,) has been to further every measure that was for the interest of the lower end of the town, exclusively and to defeat every measure that benefits the upper end of town, (a part of which he misrepresented) either directly or indirectly." This is only a fair specimen of the whole affair, and is it not a rich specimen from an M. D. and Professor of a Medical College? By the way, Doctor, as I am a Trustee of that same College of which you are one of the professors, I will, for the credit of our Institution, give you a word of ad vice, enforced by example. When I prepare a communication for the public eye, 1 first put it in the best shape 1 possibly can, and ta"ke it to a friend who has some idea of grammar and the like, and get him to knock the corners off, and put the thing into ship-shape, and if you had ju.-t got the Mayor to do up your grammar as well asyour cyphering, it would have been full better, and you would not have made quite so ridiculous an appearance. I advise you to take this course hereafter for the credit, as I said before, of your infant ( ) Professorship. But for my recrimiuatious since that is the game. Professor Laycock says and induces his brother councilmen by the tempting bait, aforementioned to join him;"wedo not believe there was a councilman on the the board, that misrepresented the interest of their constituents in this or any other official act, or that would sacrifice the interest of thf city to selfish ends, except the honorable gentleman from the 3d Ward, who did oil at least one occasion run so far and so deiermindly counter to their wishes as to elicit from them a written request, numerously signed, to chauge las course or resign the trust they had confided to him. Now premising that it is false that I ever elicited from any number of my constituents such a request, no such ever having been presented or shown to me, 1 have to ask the professor if before he got the signatures of his brother councilmen to this indorsement of his official integrity, he informed them that in a conversation v it hone of our fellow-citizens of the lower end of town, when standing on the river bank in front of Veneman's store, he told him that he was negotiating for lot 24, corner of Division and Water streets, and that if he succeeded in getting it he would go in with him for the lower wharf, and the upper wharf might go the devil? If he did not, 1 inform them so now, upon the authority of as respectable a fellow-citizen as any other, and would ask them how they feel after their whosesale voucher for the honesty and disinterestedness of a public servant, who notwithstanding the manner of bis election could thus profess his utter w'dlingnes to sacrifice the interest of his constituents to the most paltry selfish ends. Again the professor in another part of his fooleries insist that, las a member of the council, was prohibited by my oath of offxe from contracting with the city, either directly or indirectly. If this be the case, the Professor is foreswornfor 1 expressly charge that only a few weeks ago, he lurnished a lot of lumber, without the knowledge or consent of any other member of the council, for certain bridges he was appoiuted to have repaired in his own Ward, put in the Bill in the name of Mr. Charles Colvin, who knew nothing about it till after it was passed, and came before the board and vouched for the correctness of his own Bill, they all the time supposing it was Mr. Col vin's Bill. I think this was contracting with the city, as "old Joe7 used to say "directly and indirectly too". I have other shots in the locker, but have already fired too big a load at such small game. In conclusion, I will say that I am quite as happy as the gentlemen our official connexion is about to terminate. 'After the 12 months experience,"! have had.l am certain the city can do much better than to re-.lect either of them as councilmen. iiut that connexion is not to be dissolved exactly in the way they flattered themselves when they put out their communi cations. Most of them then expected to be re elected, and tickled themselves with the idea that I could not be. But I can tell them that if they are positively determined to have nothing further to do with me "in a public capaci ty they vill have to follow the exam.de of their file-leader from the 1st Ward, who, after going all around among his constituents and finding he could notget five votes in his Ward. quietly admitted it by backing off the -track. 1 shall run in my Ward, aud be elected. Dare they try it in theirs? WILLARD CARPENTER. The Wimot Proviso. A Washington letter in the New York Journal of Commerce says: It is now evident that the Wilmot Proviso question is to be brought lorward and passeu in tne uouse when the appropriations lor the treaty come before the House. Married On the 23d inst , by Rev. Joseph Wheeler, George Skeels to Alias Martha Ulackbuk.v, all of" this county. JKrWe are au thorized to announce JOHN SPIKER as a candidate tor a seat in the Lower Uouse of the next Legislature, at the ensuing election. JtJ"We are authorized to announce WILLIAM WHITTLESEY as a candidate for a seat in the next Legislature. - niar2J THE OfiNlOM OF A CONGRESSMAN. The following is from th Hon. Lewis C. Levin, Member of Congress, from the First Congressional District, Fa., and lormerly Editor of the Fhiladelphia Sun : "It has beeasai,d;that we were influenced by selfish, considerations; in bearing our testimony in favor of "Jayne's Expectorant," and that as a reward tor our services, he pays largely as an Advertiser in the un Now, long betore the Ediior's connection with ttiis paper commenced, he had been relieved lrom hoarseness and oppression of the chest, by the use this unrivalled remedy, and from a sense of duty, rteommended it to the public At that lime, he had not the most remote idea of editing a daily paper; and Dr. Jayne gives a preference to the Sun, not only on account of ns large and rarilly increasing circulation, but because the paper opens to the Advertiser a new claps ot readeie, who were never in the habit of taking the daily penny papers of the city. In hearing our humble testimony to the virtues of the Expectorant, we do not stand alone. - Thousands in this city attest its curative powers, and although opposed to the use of what are termed "Uuuck medicine--," gene.ally, yet, when as in th'sca&e, we have tell the benefit ot the remedy when, as we freely acknowledge, we keep it constantly in our family, as a certain and prompt remedy tor Croup or Coughs, we feel that we subserve the interests ot society, when we slate such facts to the public. The misrepresentations of interested individuals, have forced this explanation upon us, which we cheerfully give." LEWIS C. LEVIV. Prepared only by Dr. D. Jayne, Philadelphia, and sold on agency by C. BELL, drutrgi -t mar 30. Evandaville. LOUISVILLE and l'adiicali Line ol Packets.-The steam-ss ers HlBL,iU lA, S. S. Faxon, master, and A l LAJNTlri, E. Kigie, master, will leave, alternately, at 3 o'clock, F. M., on Tuesdays, ThursJays, and Saturdays, for Oweiihbory, Evansville, Henderson, Mu Vernon, Shawneetown, Smithland, Paducan. Ketnrning, will leave Faducah at 6 o'clock, A. M., on Mondays. Thursdays, and Saturdays. Any business entrusted to the care of the above pickets will be strictly attended to. mar as. ltmULA.ll WABASll PACKET. rsfJk The fine new light draught steamer FpyffSrgV faducan, Uaft. 1 illey, tirawing S3 only tourteen inches, win run during the season as a regular packet between Evansville and Lafayette, Indiana, 't he Faducah offers veryeuperior accomodations for Dassenffers. her cabin having all staterooms. For freight or passage apply on board or to i AxiAmat feb.5-tf.

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- Sugar The market continues languid, and the sales are confined to 300 hhds at feeble prices Mousses Sales of 300 bbls at 1820c. Fucr No change in prices. Sales of 348 bbls Illinois at $3371; 235 Tennessee at $5 15; for super fine, $4 65 for common, and 4 15 for fine; 200 Ohio at 5S 20-. 200 common at 4 25, and 160 crossed at 84 50. . . Oats 200 sacks sold at 33c. Corx. Some 10,000 sacks have changed hands, including 700 inferior at 34c; 760 mixed at 34; 1500 mixed at 301; 800 white and yellow at 37c; 1300 white and yellow at 371; U22 white, ex flat boat, at 33c; and 100 sacks prime yellow at 40c. Pork. The demandhas been more active, and 1700 bbls mess have been sold at $3 S59, and 1250 bbls prime at S6 87J$7. Also 100 bbls prime iness at 8 50, aud 75 M. O. at 8 50 Green Meat -20 casks green Shoulders were sold st 2e. and 122,000 pounds Hog round at 3c. Bacon Sales of 69 casks Sides soft at 41c; 30 at 4i; 40 at 4i41, and 10.at4. Beef 60 bbls Prime were sold at $7 121. Lard The demand continues active for Prime. Sales of 600 bbls at 5ic; 86 bbls at bi; 167 at 6c; 1300 kegs at 51, and 208 6c6ic. Whiskey Small sals only making at 18c. Cincinnati, March 25. The market for flour, with moderate business, is in favor of the buyer. Sales to-day at $4 5o$4 561. Sales of oats at22Gi25c; market inactive. Sales of whisky at 151S-12JC. Sales of bacon hams at4?C35c, sides at 4c, and shoulders at 3c t? It . FniLADELrniA, March 25. Small sales of Flour at $6.0C market dull. There is no change in the grain market. Sales of Corn Meal at 2,23. Rye flonr.t 25. Sales of beef cattle at $5 25 ond hogs $3$$4. ; Sales of lard at 8c. : Baltimore, March 23. Howard Street Flour is held at 5,75; holders of city mills are asking $6. . ' Sales of prime white wheat at 1G2S155. Sales of shoulders at lie dry salted, and 31c in pickle; hams dry salted 61c Sales of li aeon sides at 5c and hams at 6. Sales'of mess pork at .9. Lard is unchanged. No change In whiskey. New York, March 25. The market for flour, wiih moderate business, is in favor of buyers. 'The supplies are increasing. The grain market is unchanged; cosn and oats are dull from the increasing supplies . There is more movement in pork and prices are iKUter. The market for beef is weaker. Bacon is quiet. Lard inactive. The market for groceries is unchanged. Themarken generally is unchanged in any particular. Dealers are holding od' for the foreign news which is anxiously looked for. The cotton market is active but prices arc unchanged. U. S. Treasury notes are quoted to-day at cent premium. , GROCERIES. FRESH AKBIVALS. JUST received by steamers Alex Scott, Empire, Cincinnati, &c : ; - 100 bags Rio Coffee, . 10 " Old Gov't Java; 40 hhds New Orleans Sugar;. 23 brls Purified do; 12 Loaf" and Powdered do; 50 " Plantation Molasses; 20 " and half brls Sugar House do; 5 tierces Rice; 120 half and qur box Raisins; " 1 cask Zante .Currants; 75 drums Smyrna Figs; 10 boxes liemon Syrup: 10 " "St. Julian" Clarrct Wnet 10 " Sperm Candles; 50 ' fco 1, Boston Soap; 12 " "Collins' Hartford" Axe; 10 qr casks No 1 Family MackeroU 4 bbls Nos 1 and 2 do do; 25 " " 2 and 3 do do; 5 packages Codfish; 50 " Herring; 50 bags Table Salt; 5 " Pepoer; 3 " Spice; 40 boxes V'irginia Tobacco; 2 balro Cotton; 1000 Gimnv Bags; 1500 setect Corks; 15 bbls Tar and Rotin; 5 Tanner's Oil; Lampblack, Alum, Copperas; Madder, Indigo, Spanish Brown; Ven. Red, Red Lead, Larthage, Whiting; Sulplmr, Roll Brimstone; 1 Ep. Salts, Salaeratus, &.C., &.C. Which added to my former stock, and late arrivals from Cincinnati and Pittsburg, makes my assortment very general and well adopted to the interior trade, ana are offered to merchants and others at a verv small advance for cash. Thankful for past favors I solicite a call from my friends and the public, at the corner of Main and First streets ' mar 25 M. W FOSTER. LAAYNS AND PRINTS JUST received a small lot of handsome Lawns and Spring Prints. mar25J M.W.FOSTER. PANT STUFFS. JUST received brown and bleached Linen Drills, Cotton Cashimers, Cottonades, Dentin blue Drills, Sic, suitable for men's Summer wear, mar 25. M. W FOSTER. TO THE L.AIIES. I WILL open THIS MORNING among other NEW GOODS, Two cases French Ginghams, new Spring Stylet. Ladies are invited to call and examine them. MORRIS S. JOHNSON, mar 21. Main street, nearly opposite the Bank. i ps. 4-1 Ingrain Carpeting very cheap; . 1 case No. 10 Cotton Cards; 1 do Cotton Umbrellas whalebone frames; 1 bale 10-4; 11-4 and 12-4 Wituey Blankets Justreceived and for sale by KRCESEN Sc. MORGAN, No 25 Main street.whjhave Indiana State Scrip or sale. nov 13 if. NOTICE. A LL persons having unfinished, or persons wishjLjl ing to havs dental work done by the subscriber, had better call and have it attended to, as he does not expect to remain in Evansville much longer, mar 25 ED W'D GR1FF1 1H, W. C. RET E It S & CO. MUSIC PUBLlSHEliS, No. 507 Main Street, Louisville, Ky. (next eoor to the bank or louisville.) single Action Harps, iviuiiical Instruments ot" evnrv dracrintinn. Italian Strings. Music published YVeekly Music bound in the strongest manner. Fiano fortes repaired and tuned to let, and second hand Fianos purchased, soki, ot exchanged. Seminaries supplied with Mueic at a lilxTai discount. mar 21 ly FITHIAN'S DAG17EKREAN ItOOHS. AN extensive collection ofPortra ts ia now open for the reception of visitors. One and all are invited to call and examine the specimens. From his long experience in the art, the subscriber is enableb to warrant all operations satislactory. Likenesses made in all weather and inserted in case, frame, locket or breast-pins. Rooms in the Ball Room at the Exchange Hotel A. f ITHIAN. Evansville, March 21, 1848 100 Barrels Kenhawa Salt for sale by dec21-tfj JOHN SH ANKL1N. S" TATIONAKY 15 boxes Maynard &. Noves superior black Ink, the best articles now in use in the United States, 200 reams Paper, Cap and Post, Just received and for sale by nov. 20 ALLI3 & HOWES.

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LOOK OUT FOB BAKGAIXS! E. & W. LEWIS ARE now in receipt of a portion of their Spring Stock of English, American, French, and Ger man Goods, which having been bought by one of th Firm, in the Eastern markets under the most favorable circumstances viz: low Tariff and extraordinary low prices of Cottowvwill enable them to offer inducements in the way of bargains to their friends and the public far more favorabie than heretofore. City and Country Merehants, will' find it to their interest to give us a call, and obtain prices before purchasing as we are determined that no House in the wide West, shall surpass us in giving bargains and selling cheap. To our retail visitors we say, we shall' be pleased to show you our Goods, believing that von will find as great a variety, as cheap and as well selected a any House in the city. Call at the Express Store, corner Main and Water Streets, mar 23 E. & W.LEWIS: WABASH FLOUR. s UPERIOR brands for sale by marMI BEMEM & VIE&E. SUNDRIES. BBLS Plantation Molasses; 50 doz Buckets; 13 Nests Tubs; - 50 2000 Gunny Bags, just received and for sale by mar 9-tfJ BE.UEiN T &. V1ELE. SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK MAKUPACTOIIY. J. P. ELLIOTT, (.Successor to W. M. if J. P. EUtolt,) will continue the above business at the 1 old stand. Main street, Evansville. He will always keep on hand a constant supply of Saddles, Bridles, Trunks, &c. &c. of the best workmanship. Also A great variety of Trimmings used by Saddlers, Harness-makers, and Trunk Manufacturers. Persons dealing in the above articles will find it to their advantage to call and examine my stock. All orders promptly attended to at the shortest notice. feb26-tt. J.P.ELLIOTT... FUKGUS' FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. " it the old stand, Main St. above the Market.) I have on hand and shall constantly keep for sale, a large and general assortment of FURNITURE, made in the best manner. IaCSand which I will sell at remarkable low prices. I hose wishing any article in my line are requested to call and examine my stock.. N. B. All orders from the country promptly attended to and furniture carefully packed for shipment Feb. l-6m ROBERT FURGUS. CHAIRS! Chairs! I am able to offer g , the public an assortment of Chairs of all JSs l qualities and prices, of beautiful patterns and workmanship. Call and Examine at my Furniture Wareroom, Main street above the Market feb l-6m ROBERT FURGUS. frrs- COFFINS. made to order, feb l-6m Constantly on hand and ROBERT FURGUS. , Main Street. CINCINATTI AT HOME!!! SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTORY. MATHEW MclNNERNEY &, Co., would respectfully inform the citizens of Evansville, and the public generally, that they have established a Soap and Candle Manufactory, on Division 6treet, between 2d and 3d, at the old stand of Wilks Reagen, where they intend to keep always on hand a supply of Soap and Candles, of the best quality, which they intend to sell at Cincinnati prices. The highest market prices will be paid for tallow and grease of all kinds. ' feb 12-6ni. Evansville City Founderyy THE UNDERSIGNED have just erected in the City of Evansville a FOUNDER Y, which ia situated below Division 'street, and near the Ex-, chaiig&Hotfcl, where they are prepared to execute all kinds of castings in Iron, such as cooking and par-' lor Stoves, Ploughs, Corn Shelters, Wagon Boxes, Hollow-ware, and in fact all other worn in their line, at Cincinnati prices. They will warrant all work " done by them, and their Stoves for twelve months. They invite calls from those in want of work in their ' line before coinir elsewhere. . All orders will be punctually attended to and faithfully executed. Cash paid for old castings. Jan l-6in KRATZ &. HEILM ANN, TO COUNTRY fllERCIIANTSTHE subscriber is now opening 100 Packages of Merchandise, consisting of Drv Goods, Boots &Siioes, Hats, Caps and Bonnets, Hardware, Glass Ware and Crockery; which he will sell as low as any House in the City, for Cash, or Produce, such as Fork, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Flaxseed, White Beans, Beeswax. Feathers or Tallow, dec 21-tf JOHN SHANKLIN. Four Days Later From Europe. Prospects Favorable to AH CASH CUSTOMERS. ALLIS & HOWES, milR HOUSE that sella ffooda for small nrofits L and ready pay. have just been receiving several important additions to their large stock of Groceries. They pledge themselves to, sell as good articles and at as low rites as. eaa be obtained in. the West, and invite all dealers, who wish to do a saving business to come and convince themselves that these asser tions are something more than empty boasts. Their1' stock embraces every thing belonging to the grocery trade, in proof ot which see tne columns 01 our city papers, UX EVEKT rALifc, IUU ViL,Li flit 11 Their advertisements, nov 20-tf LATE FROM BOSTON. , 1 A fl very P"me R0 Coffee. I yj 30 casks choice Liquors, 10 Bbls Refined Lamp Oil, 8 Bags soft shell Almonds, 3 do Filberts, 2 casks Currents, 150 boxes Soap, For sale by nov 20 ALLIS & HOWES FISH Market 100 Dackaces Mackerel. IjO boxes small Herring, 10 tierces Codfish, For sale by nov 20 ALLIS &. HOWES. MANILLA Cordage All sizes Boat Cables, Just arrived from Boston via New Orleans and for sale by nov 20 ALLIS &. HOWES. FRESH Teas. Just received and nowready lor inspection 200 packages of Tea. 1 An assortment selected with creat care espe tor ciaily the Evansville Market, for sale by nov 20. ALLIS &. HOWESV GLASSWARE: 200 dozen assorted Tumblers; 50 " " fine.cut and com. Decanters 20 " Syr. Cans & Molasses Jugs; 30 " Jars assorted sizes; 15 " Cruets. Together with Salts, Dishes, Lanterns, Goblets, ete.. etc., jus received and for sale very low by eu f T TO V. 1 1 , I T IT r rp.OB ACCO. The undersigned have on hand ohe ji uie largest biiu nest asforuiiems tu muuuiactured Tobacco in the West, Virginia. Kentucky, Missouri, and Indiana Brands. Among late arrivals are the following: 20 boxes Seklon and Andiony'B 5 lump; 20 KinesSlumn:10 10 10 Endcr's 12 lump; A I. Hare's 12 do; W. 11. -Hare's pound lump; Seldon and Anthonv's nound lums. 10 Ait superior V irginia Uranus, selected by a connoisseur and bought for cash, on which terms they will be sold at a very small advance by nov 20 - ALLIS &. HOW E GUNNY Bags 20,000 new Gunny Bags received per steamer Albatros and tor sale bv nov 20 ALLIS &. HOWES OAKUM 25 Bales first rate Russia Oakum just received and lor sale by. nov 20 ALLIS &, HOWES. CLOTHS, Cassinieres, and Vestings Bourliy's celebrated French black Cloth; Eng. (St Amer. blue, black, brown and olive Cloth; Ftain and plaid Cassinieres; Saitn Velvet, Woolen, and Silk Vesting?. ' Also a good assortment of Tailors trimmings.' For sale low either at wholesale retail. 6cp25-tf M W. FOSTER. ' AW Notice. J. J. CHANDLER, Aftorvif at 4 Law Office on First st., below Main. ap20

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