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and then riding still nearer (he foe, until al llm'er is i i l.e sent to lake Gen. Patterns wm iven up with the Tenneeseeans, 1 son's place in command f I e Rio Grande gave the order to ' retire." 1 followed him posts, ati I that (Jen I. is to be ordered to with my eyes till I saw him beyond the sunn ac tive command. II u . nous rerrons, dalger of the small Hrm-s, and then almost as the patriarch of types would say. involuntarily uttered an trulaiioit of Ii w as my intention in this letter to have thanksgiving to the Almighty that hi in-' 21 ven tori a full act-omit of the stormin

valmble life wa Sill preserved to his c.itintry. As I w as returning I saw a wounded volunteer, who begge 1 me to give him S'ine water. I did so, and carried him on my hack to a piarc of seen: ity. He was a Tennesseean; wlteu I ltil him down in the presence of his officers, he w as a corpse. 1 Oli! sentleinen. the sight wa fearful. : T.ie word inny lie unsoldierlike I cannot help it, it was horribly fearful. The in in who can contem.il ite, such a scene as four hnn I fd men dead end dying, and not feel deeply, keenly feel, l.e is made of sterner stuff than the material of which I am composed. Gentleman y0u should h ive seen the noble som of Tennessee, as they then conducted themselves. They ueiethe heroes of Monterey. You should hare seen onr heroic a-td indomitable Colonel Wat son you should have seen nr present beloved commander, the intrepid, noblesoulei Captain Stewart. He fought like ' a bull dog, and when he left the field he! was covered with blood and gore and dust, j Jiillitnireans; I tell you that a nobler fellow even Baltimore never produced. You i nny tely on him in any emergency is unhurt. He ; i But I must close my two sheets are full. But I now Inve to ask yon a favor, Messrs Sin proprietors. You must know thai soldiers are not overstocked with money, and therefore cinnot "piy the printer." So von must (min 1, you must) send us occasionly a few numbers of your paper. We sometimes gel one, which we stir pose yon s?ud us. But re6, sal. hint is enough

please send them to Captain Siewart (could distinctly see the whole of General we wi II get them. ; Wo.-ih's operations as he stormed and carOne more fivor I have to beg, viz. The rled the third height, and after that the Sun is lead daily by every lady in lfTiTi- ; I,'s,",P,s Palace. 1 cannot begin to give more at the breakfast table. Be goo il fiU"1 idea of the scene, which was enough, therefore, to let our sweethearts lhe ,n"st mignificeni and intensely inter(God eternally bless them) know what we es,i"2 "f a t!"g I ever witnessed. We are about. i could plainly see our men were gainWe hive notbinff in the jdiane ofl idies ' n" ?ru'"l from the fiVh of the muskets,

here, anJ I therefore have to content my-! seii witn eazing on the leatures ol my of my I lady love," as they have teen most truthfully delineated by the painter's pencil, on a portrait which I wear constantly near my heart. Just before Col. Watson fell, as I have already informed you, I felt as though it was a warning to me to do my duty. I thought of 'jier"at that moment of horror, and 81111011511 I thought death al most ceitain, I knew full well it would never do for me to show my face to her again if she knew I had run. Yes, gentleman, that form and image so ardently, so fondly loved, rose tip befote me in all its loveliness, and I thought almost aloud "There is no such Kord as run." So run, I didn't, and couldn't. I repeat it, God bless the ladies of Baltimore. The rememberance of tine of whom restored me to a consciousness of my duty amid a scene of danger, horror and blood, to which my memory never can recur without n shudder. For yurselves, gentleman, receive the assurance of my respect. Yours, &c. J.M. I learn that the express does not leave f ir Cnniargo till to-morro w, I may therefore wrile again.

Lient. James aw l Col. Hunt, Bearers of . !e1 our8 in n place. The poor devils reDrs patches Short Allowance Smug treated into the town, our batteries play-gling-IIinl lothe Secretary of War 1 " ,,,e,n the whole lime. The Krcitement in Camp- The Alarm I "A" ,h'3 we C'",J see from our position. Subsided Gen.ButlerM.nd Gen. Palter-! J 'lce of our excitement when we suppossonOur rssGen. Taylor opposed to . ei! Worth had been driven back as ourIhe Armistice line Old Bough and ! s"r,ess, I may safely say was dependent Beady would hare taken the Citadel $c. MPon a,ld t,iei1 can 3"ou imagine our Correspondence or the Halt. Sun. ! j' "ben wesaw the stars and stripes floatMomterey, (Mexico,) Oct. 7, 1816. j in? from both eminences! Never was Gentleman Lieut. James is about to!,,ierea m,,re joyous shout rent the air

leave here for Njw O.lcans, and I have thought yon would not be displeased to hear from your Baltimore friends in the army by every opportunity. This gallant young officer distinguished himself at Monterey, here he was slightly wounded, and is now commissary. I am told he is the bearer of important despatches from Gen. Taylor to the Government, but that he go-s no futher than New Orleans, where he will deliver them to Col. Hunt . Quartermaster, to be forwarded to Washinton. I presume they are the official news in detail of the storming of ibis place. FirUmrfir.. ..ii i.

, . f V i i 03 " ' population, and occasioned an immense ready tnformed you,we have been on short , ,OS3 of propcr,y . both public and prTvate.allowanceof food, and have therefore had ( On Sunday the 1 1th of October, a "ale of to resort to smuggling, in other words, j wind of unexampled fury, blowing from some fine Mexican steers have been slaugh the Northwest, took place in the Gulf, and tered to appease the hunger of our men. successively shifting to'almost every point Inoin ase it was detected and the poor of ll'e compass, without relaxing in intenculpril is now in the gurj-house," hunger j s tv' el.rcwcd the whole of the Florida honors no la. and scores have fallen since. ! s,'ore wi'h necked vessels, and fragmets

Jnstbeg.)odenoti2lito2ivelhe Secretary of war a jolt nnder the 5ih rib, and ask him if be want's to kill us all off.for I pledge you mv word, hunger is producing diseae, and that is making more victims than lhe bullets of the enemy. Our countrymen at home, I am sute, have no idea our sufferings. I am equallv certain that they might have been prevented if proper means were employed by those whose buisiness it is to see to our wauls. It takes a great deal to feed 6,000 men, and the truth of the whole matter 1 miy be summed up in these words. Our I government has not sustained Gen. Tay- ; lor a it ought to have done,nor in the way I and to the amount he has long since demanded. I gave you an idea in my last of the ex citement which prevailed in camp in rer....i- i. gard to Gen. Butler. It received ten times the force yesterday by a report that got out that Gen. Taylor was about to throw up the command. This was considered as a confirmation of the previous alarm, and during lhe whole day, clubs of 15 to 20

men in the different regimentsif volun 1 the town looking, in some cases, like the teets mijht be seen cursing, damning, i Bmp- brigs, and schooners on the stocks, roaring and pitching. It was finally qui- or,in bl"bimg yard, which, by some conPtpd at uicht hv an officer assuring them vu s,on "-e earth, had been thrown out

that ' Old Zack never would giveup the command while he could diaw his sword, or until he was ordered to do so by the government." As I feel pretty confident that the government dare not recall him and as I know that the volunteers ill never let him expose himself against the ene niy'sfire, my mind is easy about the matter; but I must confess. 1 was ' pretty e onsiderably" alarmed and excneo. Tnre is also a rs-port here that Gener

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eoiwecpi-nce of Col Watson's death sue- among the thipoing. in and near Key reeded Siewart in command of Company j Wett. as far as could be obtained, kindly A.) will h-ave here in a few days for It il- i furnished us by I.ieul. Pease, of the IT. S. Finor", and he will furnish you with I 'venue cutter JIJ orris, who bis been deilem. j spateh tJ to Washington City, by the Col our his? was immeiKo at least 900 men ' tor al Key Ue"' 10 make known to the kiKen, wounded and n,is,'ing. The Mexi- j .,,xecut,ve the d "tale into which that -annus i no, much o.ea-cr. It is now Z7e VI fi b"en ? ,,nffe ,, , ' , ' ct8 of the hurricane. Lieut. Pease came pretty well atrial I.l.ui (ien. Taylor tl, lhe city ,Ctter(iarin the towboat un-. Imtnell opposed to the armisnce Jefferson, from Balizo, to which he hid which he-granted, and only yielded from j been conveyed in the Eliza Chnpm n, a the fact thai nine toil of the thirteen offi-' small vessel that touched at Key West rer whom tie consulted sinuously ndvis- ' " her way from the North, with stores to ed it. I believe if "Oid Rough" God I Brazos Santiago. Although the summary tIess him had h id his own way we could "; dualities which have reached us, is

have taken the Citadel in one hour's time, i and with a small loss. There " IOTP lo-.l.v from t.m:,rm. that f',,,,,,',. i

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is pniy mg trie uevit witn us between hei r .tnd that place. Bui one hear so many reports that you cannot trll w hich is true or false. Yours. J. M. Tile xJatue The Baltimore American makes some intere. - tmg extracts from a letter from a biave t Hir er ol the V. S. Arniv. dated "Camp Monterey, Sept. 23." The description of Gen. Worth's movements is spirited and interesting. The display on the heights insist hae been a glotiotis one, and e think all i-f us would have joined heartily in that "joyous shout that rent the air." " Ju.t before day, on the 22d, we heard the filing, and as the mist was dispersed, an" u,e n;'ly lle enemy retiring to the "ishop's Talaco. J hey made three several attempts to retake the height after they had lost it; and I am told their officers could be seen driving the men on with their swords, and even the lancers came out and pricked them with their lances, but io no purpose. 'After the height was gained, which is some 800 or 1000 feet above the plain and the ascent over the most jagged and rugged rocks whose sides are in many places pei pendicular for many feet Worth rested his men for an hour or so and then sent forward two companies as skirmishers to attack the Bishop's Palace. These were met by the Mexicans, before whom they slowly retired, yielding as it were inch by inch, until the enemy became encouraged and rushed out with strong reinforcements of cavalry and infantiy. Then, so soon a they got near the height, the whole of the American rose up from wheie tl.ey had been concealed by the height, gave them tne ptfce ot artineiy which they had draiced up with ropea opening- at the same i time. This was loo much for Mexican bruveiv.and thev turned and fled, our men ! following so closely that thev entered and sei.ed the Palace ere they could make a stand Ayrcs lowered their flag and hoisthan the one we gave forth." TREMENDOUS HURRICANE In the Gulf of HexicoH Total Destruction of Key West Light House Demolished Terrible Loss of i.ijc immenxp Loss nj l'roprrty. From the New Orleans Commercial Tunes of the 2oM ult., we copy the following distressing account of the loss of life, and destruction of public and privata property, by a furious gale in the Gulf. The account will be perused with deep interest. We learn with infinite sorrow and regret that an awful visitation of providence lately occurred at Key West, which has u.aie me nomes or an entire 1 roriitrrtil ila..ln 1 i - I . "c?se's- wh,c!' unfortunately happened to ne in that vicinitv. The town nr K.u West may be biidM have been left entirely prostrate by tins melancholy occurrence-scarcely half a dozen houses remaining unroofed. The water was forced in on the streets, so th&t in many places it was several feet deep. The light houses at Key West, in which there were sixteen persons, and at Sand Key, where there were six, were completely demolishednot a vestage of any thing like a ouililing, or foundation of a building remaining and the whole of the unhappy beings who were there exposed to the tempest, were lost. The fort wa also destroyed. caissons, etc., etc., being rtuite swept away; tba dam go sustained by Government, in lhe destruction of public works bcinj estimated to be not less than three hundred thousand dollars, The whole ol i ! "recKrs nens of subsistance, in tneir cr.vt, .stores, etc.. etc . tmv romp lhe Wreckrs' nens of to an end all being cither submerged. wrecked, or otherwise so iniureil A3 In hi perfectly irreparable. Sl.iny of the vessels which were in the harbor, have been thrown hijrh and dry on j the land on what was formerly the site ol ' , .'r P"tions, as if in mockery of work...ii o i. mi nuu art., ii appears irom the t.-sliinony gf those who were on the spot Key West at tlio time of the occurrence of the lempjst, that never had seaman or landman beheld ihd ei Inched into such fu ry by the wind, never had they kno-.rn a gale of such severity. auJ which continued unbttd for so great a length of time. Il lasted, indeed, lroa SiturJay night until M (tn1 nv mornmi: now b'oivin' from thr

. .NoaLejt. now hitting from that point to' Steamers lo?t, Natchez, Tacon, Villan,the ."louilicact, and again enacting the well j ueva. Coasters Mink, upwards of 15.

known pit poiiirnnn of seemingly coming Irom ail points nf the compass at the same moment a Spanish brig was turned bottom up all on board having joerished, with th exception ol nix man, who wae rescued by the U. S brig Perry, herself a victim to lliif terrible storm. Annexed we pive a ilelaiied statement of the cauulitieg which have occurred

""-'""" u"'g i cnntempiaue, we yet car much that other disasters have occur- ..! I.!..K , ..M I r... i "-."" l""" UaVB the Bad . . me Bau It n possible, nav verv , p-obab!e, tint the effect of the storm may 1 have been felt at Havana, with which we I arc in constant cniiini.iniatir.n ,l jhend that the shipping there will have j been seriously injured. We trust that j something wil be done immediately for ; the relief of jl,IB renei or the eufterers at Key West eilncr by the Government, or through pri vate sympathy and benevolence: The Government will lose by the losa of the brig Perry revenue culler Morris, two I -glit houses, fortifications, Custom House and Hospital, not tar from $"J00,fll0. Many vesods, doubtless, will fet ashore from the fact of Sandy Key light house being gone. Dead bodies are occaaionally dug out from under the ruins, and no one :an tell how many there are remaining. As far as ascertained, fifty persons Lave loat their lives, and it ia singular that si to are dead and injured, when we remember that the air was lull of boards, timber, siate, &c, and buildings falling in every direction. Stone could not withstand the gale, and 0)1 seemed to be going to destruction. Slany persons escaped in boats, and held on to trees, expecting every moment to be Wi6bcd away. The scene was awful in the extreme. The Spanish schooner Villa Xtuva, for Auevitas vessel and twenty lives lost, inc'udirg a woman and child. luror fne vessels are in this vicinity, bottom up, ana one upon the reef that we know of, vessel coppered and no doubt all hands are loet. About twenty one vessels ashore upon the reef, and all their cargoes, of no value being damaged. All the warehouses are either thrown clown or untoofed; the streets of Key West are tun 01 lamDer, and not six out of six hundred houses but what are unroofed or blown down. The current ran six miles an hour through the town of Key West. The N3w Orleans papers give tbe names of about tiity ships, brrgs and schooners, that were wrecked, dismasted and other wise injnred by the storm. Terrific Storm at Havana. Geent destruction of prnperty and of I-lfe Fifty-two feuds sunk and a large number dismasted Destruction of the Sugar and C"fiee crop, &cc. By the brig Cybclle. Captain Verrille, arrived at Savannah, the "Georgian" has advices from Havana to tie2nth ult. From an extra to the Savannah Georgian, !ated Oct. 29, 7 1. SI., we make the (ol. lowing eitracts: I'uring tke hurricane in the city it was dangerous to be in the streets, from larn-e sheets of lead and tile pots blown dow n from the top6of the houses; these lay in every direction, and were in many instances carried by the w ind to a great distance. The beautiful Palmetto and other trees which adorn the Garcrnoro Square, were broken and torn down, even'the lamp posts, kc. The wind was strongest aoout 9 o'clock, at which time it shifted suddenly to the N. W. and blew with terrific violence. The air was filled with dense clouds of "spoon drift" or salt spray, which it was impossible to face. This spray was carried for half a leogue into the country and deluced the houses, entering every crevice and flooding the streets. The surf and ppray was seen to dash high over the lantern of the Ltg-ht House on the Sloro Castle, .Many houses were blon down or unroofed, and among them the Tacon theatre, which was partly unroofed and received other damare. The streets were nearly deserted except by occasional detachments of soldiers, ordered to different posts vo give assittance where it was needed. But the wharves presented the most disastrous spectacle sbips, barks, bri?s and schooners, some crowded on top of the others, three tiers deep, sunk, wrecked dismasted or totally crushed to pieces, with their owpert, captains and sailors gazing upon the scene of destruction. Some vest sels known to be in the harbor previous to the hurricane, have disappeared, and their fate left to conjecture. As nothing could be seeu a furlong's length, owtng"o the showers of spray and drift which filled the air, and as the wind blew nearly into the harbor, they could not have gone out, but the sad speclacle of masts, spars, yards and pieces of wrecks which strewed the harbor, proved that they must have drifted into each other and sank or gone to pieces. The numerous men of war were driven sshore and dismasted. It is not known how many lives were loat; but bsdies were seen floating in the harbor in the different dresses of seamen in the merchant and naval service. The brig Slohawk, from Newfoundland went ashore at the Tunta Fort, and was exposed to the heaviest part of the hurricane. The crew escaped by lines beinir I . . .1 t . . e . . . ei, uowu irom me ion to the wreck, by which they ascended to the walla of the lort. The accounts from the country are as yet incomplete in the information, and va ry a great deal. In come districts the damage both to the sugar canes and the buildings on the estates has been immense; mothers it has been somewhat lighter. The total diminution of the crop, in consequence of this calamity, will no doubt be very considerable, though we hae not da ta enouch as yet to make an estimate. Much will alao depend on tba weather we have ior some weeks to come. The greater part of the Coffee crop has perished, and almost all the planttain trees nave been rooted up, and fields of rice di6troyed, whereby much sullerin" will be occasioned, and imports of provisions from abroad will be required to a great extent. The Havana Price Curtent of the ISth inst. in summing up the loss of disasters to the shipping gives the following result: Ships sunk II, dismasted 4, much damaged , safe 4, total 57. lings sunk 19, dismasted 12, much damaged 14, safe 4, tolal 49. Schrs. sunk 7, dismasted 3. : much damarrrd 2. fi 1. total l:V

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FRIDAY, NOV. 13. 1846. ELECTIONSThe election returns from New Yorki New Jersey, Iowa, &c, &c, ate cheering to every whig heart. We congratulate them and the country upon the prospects before us. The following is gathered from latest exchanges : New York Election. Great Whig Triumph Majority of Whig Congressman Assembly Probably Whig. We have dates from New York up to 3, P. M. Nov. 5, and it is now certian that the Whigs have carried the Stale. We copy ft om the Journal of Commerce, no friend nf the Whigs. VOTES FOR THE GOVERNOR.

Counties. Young (W.) Wright (D.) Clinton 500 Albany 2000 Cattaragiu 5(0 Chatauque 10JO Chemung 210 Columbia 8'JO I Cayuga 250 j Chenango 250 j Dutches 180 Delaware rep 1500 Fulton & Hamilton 10J Erie 1700 Genesee 1300 Greene 400 Herkimer 711 Kings 400 Livingston 1150 Montgomery 200 Monroe 1200 Madison 150 New York 5900 Niagara 400 Ontario 900 Oneida 1200 Onondaga 300 Orleans 211 Orange 325 Otsego 1300 Putnam 400 Queens 100 Richmond 155 Rockland 300 ; Rensselaer 1800 Schenectady 200 Sullivan 204 Saratoga 500 Seneca 100 Schoharie 1U0 Suffolk 500 Tompkins 100 Tioga 300 Warren 400 Washington 1550 Wayne 150 Westchester 250 Wyoming 1100 Yates 100

23,986 10,761 Ulster county is said to have giveu 200 majority for Wright, and Wayne county 150 maj. for Young. Senate, ll'higs Natices Dem. Hold over, 5 Add N. Y. Senate dist. (lt) Rockland do (2d) Albany do (3d) 1 Oneida do (5th) 1 Ontario do(7ih) I Erie do (8ih) 1 18 1 9 1 20 Two members not ascertained. Assembly. Since the election of 1845, a new aportionmentjhas taken place, by which some counties are entitled to more members,and others to less, than they formerly were. The Assembly when full, comprises 128 members. 1848. f 1 1845 f 1

ir. D. W. D. Albany 2 2 12 Columbia 110 3 Cayuga 3 0 3 0 Chemung 0 0 0 1 Chautauque 2 0 3 0 Dutches 3 0 12 Erie 4 0 3 0 Fulton & Hamilton I 0 2 0 Genesee 2 0 2 0 Herkimer 0 2 0 2 Kings 12 0 2 Livingston 2 0 2 0 Madison 2 0 0 2 Monroe 3 0 3 0 Montgomery 2 0 0 0 New York 1 15 0 13 Niagara 2 0 2 0 Oneida 0 4 4 0 Ontario 2 0 3 0 Orange 3 0 3 3 Orleans 10 10 Queens 10 10 Rockland 0 19 1 Rennselacr 2 13 0 Richmond 0 10 1 Saratoga 2 12 0 Sullivan 10 0 1 Schoharies 2 0 11 Schenctady 0 10 1 Suffolk 0 2 9 2 Tioga 10 0 1 Tompkins 2 0 11 Ulster 0 2 0 2 Warren o 1 0 1 Wyoming 2 0 0 0 Washington 2 0 2 0 Westchester 2 0 12 Yates 0 10 1 54 37 39 40

Greene county is reported to have elected one hig Assemblyman & one Democrat; last year two Democrats. The last Assembly comprised 52 Whigs, 74 Democrats, and 2 Anti-Renters not otherwise classed. The Wtigs, have already gained 15 members while the Democrats have lost 8; making a difference of 23 on joint ballot. Members of Congresselcctb d. Dist. 1 Frederick W. Lord. Dem. 2 Henry C. Murphy, Dem gain over Native. 3 Henry Nicoll; Dem. gain over Native. 4 Wm B. Maclay, Dem. 5 Frederick A. Tallmdge. Whig gain over Native. 6 David S. Jackson, Dem. gain over Native. 7. Wm. Nelsou, Whig gain.

8 Cornelius Warren, Whig gain. 9 D. B. St. John, Whig gm. 10 Eliakim Sperrell, Whig gain. 11. Peter II. Sylvestor, Whig gain. 12 1 Gideon Reynolds, Whig. 14 Orlando Kellogg, Whig. 16 Hugh White, Whig. 17. George Petrie, Dem, (Hnnker.) 20. Timothy Jenkins. Dem. 21 Geo. A. Starkweather, Dem. 23 William Duer. Whig gain. 24 Daniel Goit, Whig gain. 27 John M. Holfey, Whis gain. 28. Elias B Holmes, Whig. 31 Dudley Marvin, Whig. 32 Nathan K. Hall, Whig, 33 Harvey Putnam. Whig, 31 Washington Hunt, Whig. tAnd Thos. C. Ripley, Whig to fill vacancy in present Congress. Re elected. 18 Whigs, 5 Locos, 2 irregular Democrats. BY TELEGRAPH. Albany, Nov. 4 6j P.M. The leading Whigs here conclude that Gardner. Dem. Lieutenant Governor, is elected. Fish, whig, Lieutenant Governor, has run monstrously behind 'V oung in'the Anti-rent counties, as weil as in the West. Rennselaer.for example.gives Young 1S00 majority and Fish only 100 or 200; Young's gain on the vote of 1814, as far as known here at this hour, in twenty-two-counties, is 14521 Wright's gain in six counties, 2,631; whig gain for Governor so far is 11,

TJU. 1 lie day boat due last night, did not arrive till 10 o'clock this morning, on account of the dense fog on the river. Albany, Nov. 4 8 P. M. The excitement and enthusiasm here on the part of the Whigs, is intense. The whole city is one dense mass of smoke and glare of flame with the bonfires while every street is light as day from the numerous luminations. The Whigs are in extacy of joy, and are now busy preparing for a grand salute of one hundred guns in honor of their victory, in the election of John Young, who is conceded on all hands to be elected by from seven to ten thousand majority! There is nothing else of interest to telegraph, every thing being merged into the election results. LATEST. Ostega 1300 for Wright, Starkweather elected to Congress. Chenango, 290 to 300 for Young. Nothing said of the county ticket. Ulster, Democratic all round by ahout 200. Warren 400 for Wiight and Democratic Senator. Cliinton, al out COO for Democratic Sena tor and Wright; Assembly ticket doubtful. Nothing from St. Lawrence, Lewis or Jefferson. New Jersy Eiection. The Newark Advertiser eives returns for members of the Senate and Assembly in nearly all the counties. The only chan ges Irom last year are a whig gain of 5 Assemblymen in Burlington county, and 2 in Camden county. Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties are not included in the Advertiser's table. The probability is that the Senate will stand as last year 12 Whigs to 7 Demecrats; and the Assembly 38 or 39higs to 18 or 19 Democrats. Last year 30 to 27. New Jersy Congressmen. Dist. 1 Jas. G. Hampton, Whig. 2 Wm. A. Newell, do. 3 Not heard from 4 lohn Van Dyke, Whig. 5 D. S. Gregory, do. In the present Congress. So far no change from the results of the Congressional Election two years ago. Third district not heard from now represented by a Democrat. Fourth Congressional District. Partial returns indicate the election of Van Dyke, Whig. No change, politically. BY TELEGRAPH. Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 10 A. M. Returus are in from West Jersey, viz: Bui lingtoh county 900 Whig maj. Mercer do 550 do Gloucester do 350 do Camden do 376 do Th above majorities are the averges of all the tickets. Fifth Concressional District. Hudson 500 Whig Maj. Essex 100 do Passaic 531 do Bergen 87 do Gregory, Whig, is elected to Congress in this District by over 2000 majoiity. Somerset 312 Whig maj. Middlesex 334 do Morris 300 do Vandyke, Whig, is elected to Congress by about 1000 majority. St. Louis County Election. In four districts there was no poll opened for mem ber of Congress on Saturday last. In the other districts, the aggregate vote is as foMowf: Kincaid (Whig) 1,3G2, M'D-iniel (Locofoco) 77. Sf, Louis Bepub. Huzza for Iowa! Most unexpectedly, to Whig and Locofoco, the new State of Iowa has elected a Whig legislature. Returns had not all been received at our latest advices, but enough was known to shw a Whig majority of two on joint ballot, and a prospect rtf its being increased. This will secure two Whig U. S. Senators. So confident of success were the Locos, that the "Union" gave an intimation, a few weeks since, as to who ought to be one af i ne senators. The Union (Loco) sums up the returns n New York as follows. Acio York Election. Forty-six counties beard from, loung s gain, over 20,000, The remainder gave Fillmore 1,000 maj Young's probable maj., lw.000 or 12,000. 21 bigs elected to Congress, and two probable, and 2 deubtfvl; 7 Democrats and 2 doubtful. 5 Whig Senators, and 2 Dem ocrats. 57 Wbigs elected to the assembly o'J liemocrals, and 10 Anti-renters. Compliment to General Taylor. The citizens of Jefferson county, Kentucky, where Gen. Taylor was reared and edu catedjhave caused a massive silver pitch er to be made as a present to him. A letler will be forwarded to Gen. Taylor advising him that the pitcher will be de livered to his lady. It may be seen for a few days at the jewlery 6tore of E. C Beard & Co and will be found to be i masterpiece. It is'a fit present fiom the old friends of the General to their former neighbor- Louisville Journal.

Character of Editors. It appears as though editors endeavored to lessen themselves and the profession as much as possible in public estimation. They appear to glory in harping upon their poverty and drunken depravity, thereby destroying their influence and the profits of their business. The editorial profession is as independent, as intelligent and as moral as any other profession who dwell nnder the wide canopy of heaven.

In moral putily, gentlemanly in every re- ! spect, loved at home and honored abroad, the editorial fraternity of Indiana, will compare advantgeously with any other profession or calling. We have felt it our duty to make these remarks by reading an article in the Columbus Gazette, relative to our editorial convention. After making some remarks, Mr. Child, the editor of that paper, says: "It i. howerrr. firt nr. ;.f r..- .1 1: lit rlk, IS Editors are nmir litwl r-11 Jj olki, " Editor, are pmiT librral frllo.., ind ' 1W tier r I . remarkably t..nd or thr 'crittr. Wonif mhiskry hn t rir. iuanriroon.ii.'"

Whether this be intended as a piece or!m0re res,m,e h' r thr0,,e- We 1 "e indeed

pleasantry or sober reality, it is alike injurious and unjust. The public thereby are induced to believe we are a set of drunken loafers, unfit to associate with gentlemen, or to publish a paper to be read in respectable families. Is Mr. Child acquainted with the editors of Indiana? or does he judge of their character by those in Columbus7 When he is heralding to the world that the editors of Indiana are "remarkably fond of the crttler," does he recollect that he is slandering such men as John D. Defrees, II, W. Beecher, Rev. Mr. Kavanaugh, D. P. Holloway, Schuyler Colfax, J. B. Semans, Mr. Danaldson, &c? Does he, when charging the editors with drunken ness, know that EIGHTEEN of the lead ing editors and publishers in Indiana be long to the Order of the Sons of Temper ance pledged in honor and sentiment not to taste, handle, or countenance the use of anything that intoxicates? The editor of the Columbus Gazette should be aware that there are a larger proportion of editors to their number that belong to this Order, whose object is to eradicate the vice of intemperance from the woild, than any other profession, calKng,or occupation in Indiana. Instead of our being a band of drunkards, we are pattern profession in this respect. We suppose, though, that Mr. Child was speaking his honest convictions, and judged the character of editors by his narrow circle of acquaintance. We know there are yet a few editors in the Slate who disgrace themselves and the profession by tasting of the accursed bev erage, and tome are so far gone as to go into a bar-room, or grogshop, and there publicly debase themselves by calling for a glass. But these solitary exceptions should not bring down upon us the wholesale reproach of the Gazette. The edito rial profession is rising in Indiana, and by the blessings of Providence, we anticipate the editors of the Stale will be the leaders in all moral leforms not only in profes sion, but as "doers of the work" preach ers of peace, tighteo-jsness, and of holi ness. And why should they not? They stand at the head of the fountain of light and knowledge. And as our own character depends somewhat on the character the profes sion sustains in the State, we are, there fore, in self-defence, the keepers of our brethren's character and conduct. Wilj we not watch over them in love? Or shall we say they are all a set of topers, and that vhiskey recedes or advances as they move? For shame! Let us not again hear such things said of the editors of Indiana. We ask Mr. Child to think seriously of the consequences of his sneers and insin uations relative to the character of editors We felt humbled when wesaw it announc pd by one of ourselves that we loved the "critter." We do not think he had anyserious intentions of injuring us or him self, but Beted without thought or conside ration. Come up, brother Child, on the 9th, and learn for yourself that we are not a set of drunkards, The Democratic Seminary. Mr. Chase, the Principal of our Semi nary had an exhibition, and addressed the parents of his pupils on Saturday evening last. We were much pleased with his ad dress, as containing correct views of the duties of teachers and parents. Mr. Chase is a gentleman in deportment, and appears well qualified in education, temperament, and inclination for a teacher. We believe he is a good preceptor, and regret that we cannot avail ourselves of his services for our children. When we beard last spring that politics were to be introduced in the government of our Seminary, our blood boiled ; nor has it cooled as we have contemplated the idea. We can, with reluctance, tolerate the ultraism of party in political matters, but we never conceived that the filthy, corrupt and tyrannical hand of party as wielded by sneaking demagogues and pothouse brawlers, through an unholy political caucus, was ever to enter the sacred sanctuary of our school rooms. But il was boldly announced, and the ministers of law as perseveringly elected. " Whig children must be taught in Democratic books, and taught in the way they should go." We cannot submit to this without surrendering every spark of independence and the spirit of liberty which we possess. Nor will we until they apply

the same power to us that their great predecessor, Robespierre, did, to bring the objects of hi illiberal vengeance to the block. This spirit, which'is carrying party proscription into our common schools, is only a revival or the ciced and practices of Robespierre, Danton and Mural. When our fellow-citizen, Gaorge Hoiland, Esq - (than whom there Is not in the county a more zealous friend of Educa-tion)-was suggested for Seminary Trustee, he was denounced as not being of the 'right stripe." It required something besides being a scholar, a gentleman and an ardent friend of education. He must be

- w.j -uioumea, not-beaded political wler illiberal, uncharitable, and bae enough to do the dirty work of a corrupt political juuto. To such a school we neter can, and never w ill send our children. We will tiust to other times and other days, when he people will be imbued . , ... 1 r wun more jiDeraiitv, and reason shall onn J o.iail once fallen upon evil times, if so much corrup tion and illiberal bigotry shall continue to actuate our neighbors and friends. Whilst we shall never cease to denounce this high-handed act, until it is abandoned, we shall look with hope to the future. The idea of carrying the tyranny of party into our school was conceived in a corrupt and craven heart, and can never be sustained by a reasonable people. Schol Boois. We are pleased" to learn that Cobb's Series of School Books, after a short run, have been ejected from cur Schools in this place. Changes are objectionable, and should not be tolerated for "slight and transient causes," but when the education of the youih is seriously retarded by the use of bad books, we shouU submit to the difficulty. The Spelling Book is the great book of the school. When the scholar understands that thoroughlyand can read il correctly he has that education which will at least make him appear respectable in all the business afterlife; and a sure foundation is laid far the higher attainments in eiucation. There is always an anxiety with children. and too often favored by teachers, to lay aside the spel'ing book. But next to the Bible, the Spelling Book is the greatest book in the world. How much belter would it be, if our yonths, and onr yoang Misses, instead of reading novels, ff they would carefully read occasionally the spelling book ! Situated as we are, we know something of this matter. Not half of those graduated at our colleges under stand sufficiently the first book of ihe pri mary schools to write a respectable letter. It is but a few months since we received a letter from a young gentleman attending college', in which he informed us that he would gel his "deplomy" in August. Thus he would have a certificate that he could read Latin and Greek, two languages which are poken by no nation on eartli, when he could not write a respectable letler in his own language. Scholars should never be too large or too learned to abandon the spelling book. To see a graduate quote latin in a letter, not one-half of the words in which are correctly spelled, looks like a boy wearing a gold breast-phr on a dirty shirt, and a dirty face, with a patch on both knees. Then, as the spelling book is so import, ant, let us have the best one. Our teach, ers in this place have adopted the Eclectic series of school books. This, we think, will be permanent. We have carefully examined M'Guf' fey's Rhetorical Guide. It is a good book in the hands of a good teacher. We consider it equal to Porter's in matter, and this is eulogy enough. But it contains more than Porter's. How sadly deficient is this world of good readers? This branch of education, as well as spelling, is too much neglected. Teachers may make at much show as they please of rail road Geography, magnetic Grammar, and Cabalistic Penmanship, but we want to see children read and spell. "Cold Water." One of the leading ebjeclions to our Order is,"' that the gentle stimulants," as they are termed, ' are proscribed in our pledge." We answer that their use is dangerous in itself and pernicious in example. If you have ever been a drinker, whenever you approach these 'gentle stimulants' you near lhe eddying waters of a whirlpool. The sad history of many who, once reformed, have by this means again fallen, and some of them fallen to rise no more, remonstrates, in tones ol mournful warning, against this tampering with a once vitiated and not perfectly reclaimed appetite. But, we are asked, "What shall we drink?1' To this inquiry, without hesitation, we answer -water, pure voter, and. nothing but water. And to a palate not vitiated with alcoholic and narcotic stimulants, it is a most delicious beverage. The most eminent medical writers agree that pure water is, of all others, the most healthy drink. It is the only natural liquid which God has prepared for man and beast, and for the use of the whole vegetable kingdom ; and which he has caused to spring up in bountiful abundance and limpid purity from every hill side- To see a man add to his water a little 'whiskey to make it strong, or a little 'brandy' to color it, reminds us of the fool who rubbed pomatum on his rose to make it smell sweet. People who drink nothing but water generally feel better and live longer than those who make use of other drinks. Water drinkers have more strength, and are more capable of enduring fatigue, and cold and heat, than those who use stimulating drinks. Of this many exbrrplf might be given let one suffice, uurm.

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