Indiana American, Volume 15, Number 20, Brookville, Franklin County, 14 May 1847 — Page 1

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COMMUNICATIONS. Communicated Jc-r the American

From the L.cg Book of a Miilshinman n','"r -7 r, c ,c ') - j Mr. Editor: In my last I w as speak in? of the policy of the present Pacha of Egypt, as I was admonished'that the ar

tide was long enough. It is hard to firm barbarism which overhung this land that : and the great desert South of Saltilio. 'of as good and brave men as were ever cma jnsv com lusion of the effect of any polj-j you look upon any other spot w ith as j Tims the line w ill run from the mouth of bodied, should be disgraced in the mancy, until its finale is known. This much , much probability of its being the place, as the Rio Grande to Victoria and thence ner il ,,RS been t,ic c'lwar(lice of it Col,

however snouia oe sairi, in nistice to trie tyrant who has oppressed most cruelly : .1.:- i.i,i,..mi it ....f.,....i

una yev.r, ..a, ,v a Da, i.a.n-;...". ling on the Nile, or in any part or his do - minion as it is on the Ohio. It was not so

tmtil sines his settlement as Pacha of Egypt. Under the Turks, christians were oppressed; now ihey enjoy en'ife liberty. And, if the natives aie slaves, and soldiers, it is perhaps not worse than they would have been if left to themselves. The truth is they cannot govern themselves and whoever governs them must be abso lute in his power or he w ill fail. The j probability now is, that when the present j incumbent is done with the throne, it will fsll into the hands of the FH"nch or English. We had not long to linger amidst the ruins of Alexandria or Cairo, bs our furloughs wete for but a shirt time, and therefore we hastened up the Nile to the wonder of wonders, the Egypiiin Pyramids. Every traveler has them in view when he lands; and to depart without scethem would be strange. Not with standing great improvements have been j made in Ejypt, they have no Rail Rov's. No steamhoats ply regtilarly up the far j f.imed rivers, so the traveller must make the best he can of the meai.s at hand. ! D mkeys can always be had. There is a j 1 canal put of the way, connecting Alexaiulria with the Nik; made, not by incurrmg a heavy debt, as is done in this conn-

try, hut oy unving menai me poimoi H)ejllllalllM) wil, jnlere?t nnr refers. Col. sword from their families and farms to : ()trs. who was the only American killed thewoik. As many as two hundred : ot, the field .commanded a company of teiti

thousand men are said to have been cmployed at once without receiving any pay; and so poor was the provisions fjr f.'oJ that it is said about for'y lliousnrid fied i f hunger and fatigue in the six weeks that the canal of Mxty miles length was beine oug. Such is the tyrant power and such his policy. Need I describe the P ramids? Every one has heard of tliem, and they have been so often described that to many of vour readers no new description wool ) be interesting

For the younger poitioni, ' , . , , ' . . . ' . .Mi, stronslv on! rcpcliod: action com-

of them I will however state that we had

not time to ascertain the exact number of j ,Pry at lline 1)Undretl yarjS) 0 an advmce pyramids, f"r many if the smallest ones j charge of cavalry, eight hundred and sixty are partly buiied in rubbish. There arejrtrong. Enemy's nrtii'.ery directod two larue one, one about 750 feet square j ngair.st ours for a time. The enemy's adat the ba-e a-id about 503 feel hi'h; the vanced charge fell back and re-formed, asother TOO leet square and about 450 feet Uming their second position in front of in height. Several smaller ones are ,,:pir linP of rcdouhtf and entrenchments, seen around but these demand the chief )ur own battery at the same time advanc-

attentention. , It will be found by calculation that one of these covers more than twelve acres and the other moie than ten. Let anv one then, who wishes M form some tolerable idea of their trngntHide I standby the side of a square field contain- j ing twelve acres, and imagine a huge pile standing before him, covering the whole field, and rising to the height of 500 feet. But any imagination fall far short of the reality. The time and object i f their building arealike unknown. n,v most antiquarians their date is fixed during the time of the Isrealitih slavery, bv others, some time before; and the object seems to have been tombs for the monarchs. They stand however, as imperishable monuments of the tyranny of t;e times in which they were built. The surplus laborers and resniuces of all j Cgvpt musi have been taxed for near a. century for their completion. Then too. F.ypt could noi have been the sand bank it is now or there could have been neither means nor money sufficient to hate accomplished such works. I have alluded to the natives of Egypt. I say natives, for I cannot say citizens, perhaps I should say dwellers in Egyp1fir they seem lo be a mixed class, chiefly Arabs, though not all who are so ca are born in Arabia. Some are ca Turks though born on the Nile. The large mass of those whom a stranger sees appear to have nothing to do for a living, but to tormentand beg travellers If you ever find any at work, it is at such a rate, and in such business as to declare that they care not what becomes of them or J '"rV " " r,hrede2r8d"! their toil. And yet many ea oeings eiong to tne .inoi rmj o , Egpt. They have their slaves, and seem to enjoy the right of Master as much as many of their white bretrhen in the UniteJ Siates. It is instructive to study hum, . . ..i,;i,;i,;i.,t in ititTrpnt ...... 11.1. l:c at vini.i i.'-.w. ... - climbs and under a variety of circumstances. The slave hold' rs and slave dealers in Eypt, by that high station in society, feel as much consequence, and look upon those around them w ith as much self con ceil, as if no mister's rod hung over them; yet, as they drive their men and women to ihe field some superior miv take them, and a'.! theirs either to the field of battle, ortoihepalVceof the Pacha. No man lie..,. :!.. ,n anrance that a reqniMiLm from the tyrant will not call him away before morning, and he quietly unhmils In hi fxlp fifinn he 1113V. but fie thinks that he was born ir ffrre.anu be makes no resistance. So common were these requisitions for soldiers some! year ago that mothers uniformly put out one eye of every son to escape tne con scriptions, and now you meet manv wi.h cut one eye. But the tyrant ..as - .tier iipp.U hut one eve to ered that a soldier needs but one eye shorn with and he has aecordiodv dtv, orders for one-eyed men, and filled up 1 " ' - hiar-.nl.. in that :a V SO lh.il lie tl BS lea-t stopped the cruelly mothers if nothing else. Your Arab guides have learned from the numerous inquiries of English and American travellers that other tilings ihjn the pyramids are of hi-t 'ric j 3

interest, and ihey have arranged thingsj accordingly. You are therefore pointed '

to I hf hirth it arp nf Misp l hp nlspp : . . ; . . . v. , i . . . . , .. . j in. 1 W IieiP IIP Was 1011110 in IIIP riVPr IhP Pr.

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!acl rlae" where hi? mo,h" 'i'l to await' lus fatp; the place of his combat with the j

Egyptian, where he stood to call tip frogs, I "Cut I have ascertained that this is far! and all such things; and yet after all, such ' from being correct. The liver is not to was the darkness of the long ni ght nf.be the boundary, but the Sierra M,lrpf

tne one pmntea nut. 1 nev nave ail been

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fixed within the last tw o centuries. A m A I Tm,,,,i.0 r,.n. f .,., 1 "..u . .- msxj r. f""" "i- '"c , ;Xi!e and longed for an opportunity to go ; ; farther up. or to follow Moses and his '

host through the wilderness. But our ' line will thence run North to the South-inenmpetenry-with ordering an unnecessagallant vessel was waiting our return and j em boundary of Upper California, and 1 ry ret real without authority, as (ien. Lane w e had to hasten luick. Dot w e touched ' thence to the Pacific. Thp rhipf iliflV.r-1 w 9 in the immedia'e command of the reri-

al other pninw of interest of which you ' shall hear in mv next. A MIDSHIPMAN. On Furlough, April 1S47. From the Sr. Louis Republican Kxtra 25th ult. A Kcnth Later from Mexico. Battle of Chihuahua The Mexican force A 223. American 924-Death of Cd. Samuel C Oir 3 KJ .Iftzicans lulled Two Americans Killed and Seven winded. TI.e Amnrnr.th arrived this morning from tte Missouri river. Amnnff her paseng?rs w as Mr. S. P. Sublette, the enj crret'C gentleman who left this city list . winter witli ilp.cnstrlipj frnm ttp (1 nvprn - mtnt for Gen. Kearney, in California. He proceeded no fun her than Santa Fe, and left that place cn his return the 21ih of March. We are indebted to his kind atfention in delivering us ppveral letters i rln UT correspondents :n .Mexico, imme , . 1 " ' " . .... , , "" "'""" . . i ,od ,n ie cnpj, of t,,e citv of clli sters and on making the charge was much in advance cf hi mon. Mounted on a young I or.-"', lie w as evidpntly a mark for his , sharpshooters, and when killed received three balls. 1 he traders had cornmenccJ operations was still detained as a prisoner, and had brf n sont lo the city of Mexico. Memoranda cf the Battle of Sacrams nto Met the enemy 2-ih February, at Sac m nklnsn .,.V. l M.;i,n. iiipnrpit at ii y. M. in thp nitrt of nnr arfiling, again opened thrir lire upon the cr.e my, an1 in a very short time threw them ioto complete confusion and flight. At the moment of the retre.it of their cavalry behind thflir fortifications, the order was given to our n'eht winsr to charge uonn the redi u'.ts, which uere manned by regulirs (infantry) from Durangu and Zicatecas riiis charge was made in the must, gallant manner, supported by Mjor Gilpin's and , Lirnt Colonel .Jackson's command, and tl.e nection of hnwitzrs under Captain Weight ham ar.d Lieut. Chateau. In a very short time, iheir whole line of fortifications was evacuited, their batteries si lenceJ.and the enemy being in lull retreat. in everv Gireetion. i tie eiiemv cemg in

mil retreat. Major CiarK, with his fjnr G , ican 'roops, ana expose! to trie nre oi one: tigne, sat do n in a ravine, and told I'.erpmircers. (the' howitzers being already ofthe enemy's batteries? at the same time. I ry Gwinn if he was killed, he would .n the pursuit.) followed atrbe top of our j This state of things would not have jus-. i,nv where to find him and, sure speed, unii! we weie poms distance ini!e j tified them in retreating, nor vas it the enough, that niht ibert; he lav dead.' of their hne of fortification, when the Ma- : reawn ichy thry did so. They wre man-' fne- foeman had slain him as he rested! j.-ir's attention was itirected to a formida-1 f v maintaining their ground against all Charley Goff wounded and fatigued, wa ble battery, some lotMt yards distant, tbe ; ,,,-irnmenp ,H d, and Brig. Gen. Lane ' Peking wa'er to quench his thtrjts(o w e

position ot Aliicri. on the ,w,,n.,.o r,;!. ,.f t.i'Mnic rnfb pnminan. a Die "i vi., i mii. i. -inn, unuiiniided the retreat of their 0n forces, and

rnicrbt Inveuonr great execution on 01lr s onngmg me uegimeni cioser 10 w.e em- e buried Him l.y inoonl.gfit. Capt Kinpursuing troops, lie itnniediately at.t:c.! "v, that their fire might be more effect-er, a man much endeared to nil ho ipited orders, wheeled, and advanced oive. Before his Aid-de-Camp had time Knew htm, was inhumanly murdered one of the enemy's redoubts, within 12" to return from delivering the order lo ad-, hile h ing wounded in a wagon, and yards of ibe battery just named, and open-j vance to the battery, and while he was'tie r,,"bbcd of $910." ed it with one 0 pounder. Although the waiting his return in order to give the j ,4 fatter from Father MtiUhr.r. The

. iieiffhi or lueir oaiierv was fo rri, mm , Mprpsarr orders lor advancing tne r,.n,.,. ; lnn rrm Puidi n. Ti,.l..,i,l

' j shot all fell fhort of us doing no damage. ,rnnp,, ,;lPy eavc way on the right, and j Matthew, by the Cambria, was recieved i Our first lire dismounted 0110 'J pounder, r, ,:, ,, .,nto !; ;n full ' :.. . :

... . . .... ., .in men ni.i.uui,.... ....... ,.,. . jusi as our paper wns KO'"S pres, oui fci'::. ItV .ii":r'C, ;,nlVh n reat. This unrtunate circumstance U ,00 precious, both ,., its glowing ac-

ed. and our colors planted upon the height. We took two large 0 pounders, seve-i 4 pouni'ers, one pounder, and t'-o carriages, each mounted with three pieces of oneand a half inch calibre, with a pronorinnate onaintity of ammuniticn. Ihiir provisions, baggage, and every thing, was , ,.nj1)Tiej ,u,on the field; lour or hve The t thousind dollars of specie taken enemy's force, 4, 2-1 nv?n, including some of their finest regular tronps.and well armed- Our own force in the action was 024. The enem y lost in killed :?1'0, a great - ,, ., ... . . nuuiDor wouuneu, unri) nr iuhj jm mvi o. O:irown lass was one killeJ. one mortally wounded, seven wounded not mortally. About four days after the battle, Col. Culta. who was in command of his regiment at the batt!e,;in attempting to make ins es i-rom chihuabui.in disguise, he havj in been concealed in the city during that, time, was tiken prisoner. Col. Sam. C. Owens, of Independence, w ho was in the action as Major of the b"a,,on .Jj 1 unteer Traders, w as the only one killed j "P. enlcrcJ by a Ietacbme,-,t of , rtiUc -under C(ipt veightman, of the . 1 ' . j i. n...ami,A Pur. 0n the It March, and the main oouy ' Bul,? v 11 . , enlerej the next day . Another PhasaUnder the head of the Washington Cor i ... - - -Co(ni f propositil,u of the Adminint. new ptate pi i still another; istrauou io.ieui -"-,. - n n a fm ti nn u trial nl9 nPIIirC IJt C liti- ""-:.....,. ian. at.eu "c ' ' ' .. . .. ,i. mr nnii rone oi ""c and speaks wit'i the .... - who knows what he is sayinc: The nrecise terms now sent, he say, p nfr.mr.e. unknown. butoneoMtv? Cabinet has stated, in eonversition, that

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they were less stiirgent upon Mexico than the terms before proposed. It was

horia fAn;aAm.Aj l .a . i. . n.i.i lunjcumru 17 suuiuui mir iiOt - prnmont nM ... I I dary the R,o Grande to! 36 deg , and b thence across to the Pacific. a onv the mountain, in ih f.t. ! p . ........... v. U1L n..- m . ... . ioiiiiP-Chiiii; us .'liMMrrev aniline 11,1!.! .1 , .... - . . .

ue Erounuoi nuena tsia. aim also Agua Rrrcgted and in a few days the verdict of Nueva-invaluabie-for wood and water, ja court martial ;ll wipe out the infamous to the troops there to I e stationed. The'stain he has infl-cteo. He is chared with

once between this offer and that of the SGth parallel, heretofore made and reject-' 1 ed; so that ii leaves to Mexico the whole of Sonora, and the greater pan of Chihu-L, hua,and all of Low er California and its

;Gulf. It is not known that this is Ihejservice in disgrace. This will effectually boundary proposed, but it is conjectured redeem the regiment from shame, and the

I from various circumstances, and espectally what is known to have been the! tiews of some of the advisers of the Administration." From the Eevantvillr Journal, COL. BOWLES THE COWARD. j In onr paper of Tuesday we stated that we were not prepared, from the evidence! before us. to admit the truth of the charge of cowardice made againt ;the 21 Regt-im-.u ... wmuueers irom uns oia.e. ana that we believed that when the truth all , leaked out, as it undoubtedly would. .1 ; T JT1 . r . I. ... . 11 would be found that the fault w as not with the men, that cowardice would not attach to them, but to some of their officers. Mortifying as it is to us to be compelled lo admit that there are anv in that reei-

ment that showed the white feather, we published by the general Central Cmnmilare nevertheless compelled, in justice to tPP fr Ireland shews, tint a considerable the men, and that the deep disgrace which 'amount his been reciv,l from various

j now shrouds the banner of our State may in some measure be wined out, to place'

the blame and the shame where it belongs', The Protrstant and Catholic Bishops and ? (lf commander ofthe Regiment- j l''e Clergy of the various denominations, Wm a rj0WLI:j ve have not time row bare afforded their most zealous co-oper-,he foH,mig having come lo hamlinstiatinn. The stic.iptions amount to ,

as we were going io press nor patience uueilher, to speak of ,ihe cowardly condtici j Ireland is literally inundated witli bread of Bowles as it deserves. He w ill be jstufTs At the principal ports the ships are treated as he deserves, both in the army j under demurrant', there be'mj mi wareand on his return home, if he ever dares! house room left unappropriated.

to approach his home: In the meantime we ask those journals that hnvp given cur-! rency to th charge of cowardice against the whole Regiment, to publish the ful lowing letter from an officer high in rank,! and one who would know the truth, of I such statements before making them Corrrxpo ruicnce nj the EvtiisriUc Journal. Buexa Vista, Mexico, ( !

March 13ih, 1817. $ I Many of the lriili landlords are bestirI wrote you a short account cf the bit- rm2 themselves, and taking active meastlo w e fought at this plnce du the 22J and . llres to procure supplies of the necessary

"3J of February but did not give you all ; the paiiiculars. I wish now to give the people of Indiana a few facts connected with it, in order to vindicate the 21 Regi mi nt of Indiana Volunteers from unmer;td disgrace. They commenced the battle on the morning of the 23d in a? fine a s'yle a any body of trnnp on earth, and fought as bravely until II o'clock, when! they retreated in confusion, and a part of', them could not be afterw ards rallied. j They mustered on the field much Jess than 4iX) men. and were opposed, at the, time ihey gave ay, to at least 4 000 Mex-1 11 ' Im.l ntrlprp.i n hnllprv on tlipir rmht to i' :' .. ." I ,,. j,j,i .,:,:., i,l, . " I" " " was very near losing us the victory, and costing the lives of the whole army; for it has since been ascertained that Santa Anna had given orders lo take no priso - - 1.1 T- : . ners, and 11 nas rovereu me negimenij and the State with disgrace. This odium j must be removed, and the establishment !

of one fact is sufficient to do it. ThPV humanity evinced by our beloved brether - werewerJ to retreat by then Colonel'." in the Sta'.es f..r tl,p su.rering Irish.has

Col. Win. A. Bowles, the Colonel nf that Reoiment, had acted through the fight in a way but little calculated to inspire his1 -i.i. ...... fi. 1 P,,rp in hi. hravorv hP : , (,.; u.vi.-iiintp.l 91 annn as tne nrinc cnmmen -

ced, and endeavored to shelter himself by j ' nto the Covs of Coi k, the lt few staving immediately in the rear of hia d,ys a. .he f.ee g,f; cargoes, dadv ex troops? .ih bis horse between him and rccted, have had an unevpec.eu effect o, . ' ' . . .. ,, ,,, ,u m.Mhe Cor n Market. Maize lias fallen fron

the enemy's battery, and while the men were fighting ss bravely as men ever . . . u:i.:r..,p..; liHllli, anu it' ......... t, p, he "ave the order lo "cease firing and re treV. , j- .,,i .nJ 1 nis leu to a uisoruerij inn. auu r-.Mur few of the men could not be induced join the troops and continue the, io.thirdsor three fourths of ,he again to r i. . . . Illll. inu-HIIIUS .iiivv. . . n; i k o.pi, ; ... A . l,....-tf.L.pi. tvorp rnlllpil nV lllplr, rt-illlliri: ". . : ,tv.CPrc nn,j fought bravely llironanout . iiii. . J . . . I . , i..i. ..,., i,,,,.. j . j uuti nig it. .v,n',i nm Theoditiin of this retreat snotiij noi lit. ....... - j attach to the men who retreated, rnt ; officer who gave the order. Had th-;y not obeyed it, they would have been gnil-, ' ... r r ti, iriinnt m t.nv offenty of one of the greatest military offen .i i..a,u. liihl t, the severest pun " j , Uhmeni. As soon as the order was given u.. n.l n...-lo mnA tthilp I.iellt. dl. - ... . , . .1 uy wn. . - ficers of the regiment, together w'uh Gen.' II.. Ti i:rttwana nnil I P n HIT Ii ileavorin "to stop them tiering them to' halt, Lane, were en repeatedly or

'mounted his horse tnd fled from the field, 1 lie made no effort afterwards to rally the

l... ... fnAn ..nnln.l ;n . "ir". cccn lumcaicu a uctrjj n ..llair A imnnntot on, I hnMinn V ..... . ..... bv me Dndie. tie auerwaras tooic nis station behind the Mississippi Regiment, where he had no command, and there continued till the close of the action, Tht the Cnd regiment which ' tomposed

'!ear!cate themselves and the character of their

' "ul lu uc r..uu.. iu .uu, eiaie. mey imve -"uecu -ui. uowit-B in ue j 1.1 n u. ment with acting a cowardly and unsolt''1 manner ue-ore u.e enemy .and with " T" " " " . V ... , ., n" , , have n0 do wij, b? n i,-,,n . nn(t he dismissal fm ti,o character of our state will ehinc as hereto fore bright and untarnished. At the time made his official report of 'lac.Vln!.!!ilw": "nt- knWn l? ! . a. , i ii j iiu.ii,if.iii. i-iiiiii. diuu. aii'i will in a short time he officially laid before ! linn, itiff nau uvjuic i' iiut nil 'I the public. I remain yours. A VOLUNTEER. FOREIGN ITEHS. from Brit ink papers by the last Steamer Arnl.-.u W. - o r, . r. . ' ' I'.xl . f News Letter of the 2Jd. says the re mutancPs from An.er.ca rrcinej Mhin three days by the Central Relief Cammtof the Society of InenJs in '''"n I 'amount to close upon i'J IRW; ana very; ery - we consignments ol provisions, as tree! "'lTertngs. are rn the way. A new list F,a,t3 of Canada, cliii fly through the medium of Archbishop Murray, in Quebec. The.e are very melancholy accou nls of the spread of t phus f-ver in Dublin, and nf its f-tt&l effects amongst those of tie w ealthy clashes, whose official duties or benevolent labors, bring them within rang of contagion. In Belfast, the most thriving commeieialnnd nianiif.irminrf low n in frohind tlio nesti'ence is also extending. seeds for their tenants. Santa Anna's Despatch. Your excellency, we've won the day, My "heroc" fought amid the fray, And whipped the Yankees w iihoul pay, And then we run a r.y. Mexican Brutality .The New Albany (juj.) Bulletin publishes some letteis rom volunteers w ho were at nuena Vista. We make the follow ing extract from onP: ' Warren Rohison. worn down with fi !.:..!. ii,n I .1. ...... ,,n f. . i i i ...:.. J-. i. " 1,1 I " ' "' '" o " """" ul' nun, nun numoereu m.n me urnu. kn,nveilgnent of American sympathy for suffering Ireland, and the announce 'ment of his purpose to visit us lobe with ' held. .L77v Eveninc Journal. J Cork, 31st March, IS 17. My Dearest Friend: The magnificent , insiM" u r,r, """u gr, uuue. , e shall ever regard America as our deli verer in the ho r of bnter calamity. I . .:...J 1 The immense supply of Indian corn, wafi ' ' on from 1 Id riO i U n Inn " ' , , ' 'of calamity we should not despair. Th? i .. . i. - j .-i. i ! mercies of the Lord ate above all his won dions works. I am resolved. God wil!inr to leave Ireland for the States next sum ( ; mcr It shall be mv constant anxious r'y that the Lord may remove every a.low me to mdulge this .,- i dar ing desire of my heart n J , . , ; - - . . ' , ,n.sfi a iritl Arrirp in Hurt I uirni-fiuu , vessels will arrive in Cork, I shall have ihe pleasure of writing to you agun, ex- ! pressing my thanks. Presenting kindest i j , . . rpn-lpmhrnilppa til nil lliw friamld I hnvp to, ; . '. "f " " inr uoiior in ot", near ,nr, ero, jiousi Theobald M atth ew. A New Prink. "Mr. Gnzz'efunctinn, I , ... , have m-coverea a new urm lor yon, sup pOSI" VOI1 IV S l.ttle." Well, I don't care . . ..... cot a very - II l"''i iihiiih-i - ii" 'i . ,. (.'..hi-. , -'ii r..... i bad taste to it, and if my memory serves by 'me right.it is what they call water.! rrc he' !!ect drinking some when I was s lad.

Opposition to the Nomination of Gen- will hold easy intercourse with the whole eral Taylor. The only opposition I great valley below. which has been made to the spontaneous Lake Superior affords abundance of nomination of General Taylor for the Pres- good harbors, and the Mississippi offers idency hag been on the avowed ground of : fine navigation up to the falls'of St. Anhi9 being a slave-holder, and a military thony, more than one hundred miles commander. The first cause, that of his above the southern boundary of Minesota being a slave-holder, it is element in Presa With the exception of its w estern poridential nominations, and, if it proves any- lion, it is well watered' by rivers and thing.'it is evidence of an increasing anti-j lakes. Its lake border it rich" in metalislavery semlment at the north. Of the j femus deposite. ' 4 eleven presidents of the nation seven of j The most important points in Minesota them have been slave-holders; and there; at present, and probably for all time io

is no Deuer reason now lor objecting to a presidential candidate on the score of his being a slave holder than there was in the days of Washington and Jefferson. The South might as reasonably object to a Northern candidate being a stockholder in a factory or bank, as for the North to object to a Southerner that he holds slaves. The moment that slave-holding, or nonslave holding, shall be made an obstacle to a nomination for any national ofuce, the union will be dissolved, and those who oppose the nomination of General Taylor on the ground of his peing a slave-holder, should for r.onsintpnpv'j sake, at once advocate a dissolution of (he ijnion Out it so hannens that ihn who have objected to old Rough-and-n ... . , n i . . . , . . "ead' on thl9 grond. haTe been among i the warmest supporters of Mr. Clay, who probably owns as many slaves as General Taylor. Those who object to hin on the ground of his being a militaty leader, lest we establish a precedent that will cause the nation to go 10 w.n Tor the express purpose ; ,)f obta;nin a presiden,ial candiJaV Bre ,i;udlv wor,h allendjng tt. For

we detest war, in every shape, but wcjer a backward one Kent Xevs.

cannot shut nn r aao (Via f-r (. it. hevt rulers the world has known were w arriors, and that the war in which we are now unhappily engaged was the work of the civilian w ho now occupies the presidential chair, who but carried out the measures projected by his predecessor. Ii : 11 l .t . . I ii is wen known inai general i ayior j was inmseii opposed to the war, ns was General Scott; and there can be no lion that the nation would have remained at peace with the whole woild, if General H uiison had lived to eerve out his term of offiVo. Mr. White, in his speech at' the Clay festival, protested against rewarding a successful Gineral with the highest office in the gift of the people, and transferring a man from the gory battle-field to the presidential chair. The people are not so imd nor besotted as io do such a thing; they do not propose to make Gen. Taylor President, because he gained a certain number of battles, but becai:se in doing it he manifested those great qualities for which the people in all ages, and in all countries, have ever shown their admiration. Men do not like to be ruled by simpletons and imteciles; they demand great, heroic virtues in those whom they elevate to power; and no man since the,

days of Washington, in this country has "The charges'against Col. Bowles, havshown himself a truer hero than Gener- ing been forwarded by Gen. Wool to nl Taylor. The nation is heartily siek of . Gen. Taylor, for his sanction, answer has the experiment of elevating to the Pres-J been returned thst he w ill not entertain idency, sehecming lawyers of moderate I the charges nor order a coui l martial in abiliiv, and the spontaneous call on Gen- the case, because Gen. Wool's and Col. oral Taylor, by the people to accept the Davis' reports of the battle both eulogize

higest office in their gift, proves how ready they are to accept a true hero when on appears. Let those who declaim ngainM military chieftains, compare our three lat presidents, Van Buren, Tyler and Polk, with Washington, Jackson, and Old Zack. and snv which of inn triplets (hey would prefer for rulers. A". Y.Mir. The Great I vst.Ot all things here below wealth is that on which poor deluded man is chiefly tempted, even to the end of life, to place his confidence; and when riches increase, it proves a hard 1 " ta-f.,r tbpt nmnn henrtto l-Pon it.nfTpp. tions suffieiepOy netached from them - But he who by injustice acquireth the earthly mammon, justly forfeiteth the treasures of heaven; and he w ho is made vain and covetous by money, however honestly gotten, renders that a curse to one, which was designed as a blessing to many, and drowns himself in the spring which should have watered all around him. Bishop I fame. Plinesota. Tbinew territorv is bounded on the: north by Canada West, on the east by Michigan and Yironsin, on the south br 1 ,iie parall , ,., Bftfl r 43 o'J min., which is the norihern line of Iowa, and on the west by the river Si ix and Red river of, the north. The line separating Minesota from Michigan, i i-i Lake Superior, and that seperating it from Wisconsin passes alon2 Lake Superior to the falls of the St. L"uis river, and thence south till il strike' the river Si. Croix. w'i irh it follows to the Mississippi. Thence down the Mississippi to latitude -IH, the place of beginning. Embraced wiihin these boundaries there are about 00.000 square milesequal to fiftv-P'aht millions of acres. It is in nearly the same hi'i'ude as the state of Maine. In nrei it exceeds the island of Great Britain, and it is nearly half equal to France. Comparing tt with old Sates, it is as brge as New York nnd Pennsylvania. For th production of wheat and tne grasses, its soil and climatp are favorable. Now, it appears to the people of the United S'ntes as extremely distant and interior. S. did Wisconsin, 15 years agv 1 n commercial advantages. it will not be one of the most favored the States, nor yet ne of the leas'. By mean of Luke superior, on which it b - r - dersfor more than one hundred milr, from Pigeon river to Foil I du Lac, its northern and mid i'p portion will have chebp communication rh all the lake - ( shore, and the Atlantic, sod through the' npper Mtr'nsip;.r and St. Peters rivers,'

come, are rona du Lac, at the western

extremity of Lake Superior, and Fort Snelling, near the falls of St. Anthony. With many, iiscold dim ate will be an objection. Ii is pretty well north; but if a man wishes to raise a vigorous familv t i , ... - ano we Know notning more desirable.) he will much sooner seek a home in Minesota than in Texas. Tbere are. however, abundant room, as yet, this side of that territory. Northwestern Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin, should be first settled.- Toledo Blade. TJie Crops of the Eastern Shore.-' Wheat, the early seeding, and Mediteranein. on fallow lands, generally present a healthy and good appearauce having sufficient growth but the corn ground seeding; in most cases, is unpromising. out a good ram and a warm sunshine would materially improve the latter wheat. Most ofthe farmers in our country are engaged in planting corn, and some few have finished. The weather has been fine for planting, but too cold to allow corn to veeetate. and the spring is rathCure For Anger. When a person gets into a passion and abuses you.insults you. calls you all manner of evil thing, don't call hard names back, don't retaliate with like epathets for like; don't call him a nrutc, a Morse-block, a post-axe. but narse . . . r Dim make grammar at him there is i

nothing like it. This will curb the mot qnes-Uigerocius tongue in a moment; ii will quell the most fiery spirit like a m'ermer-

ic spell, it w ill disarm anger in the twink ling of a bedpost." We say parse him. Call him an article, if he don't stop, say You arc a noun or substantive." If ha threatens to strike.tell him he is a personal pronoun. If he looks daggers and grates his teeth, call him an adjective. If he perseveres, call him an adverb, a preposition, a disjunctive conjuciion. and so on. Before you get through all the parts of speech, the madman will be as cool as an iceberg, and as amiable as a whipped dog. Try it. Upon our word it's infallible. Col Boicles. The Evans viJIe (la.) Journal of Iat Tuesday, speaking of the charges preferred by some or the officers of the 2nd regiment of Indiana against Col Bowles quotes the following from a correspondent in the army bi n. Though a court-martial is refused, the mailer w ill not rest so. Gen. Lane has obtained a court of enquiry into his conduct on that day, in order that the facts connected w ith Ihe w hole matter may then be brought to light." A noble Father-. The following is an extract from. a letter written by Capt. Vinton, w ho fell in the siege of Vera Cruz. It is a noble specimen of the feelings of a gallant soldier: ' I have hitherto mostly lived for others 1... ,i,:ij ... 17 . "7 l""ur " " ,u rcnP 8":ne 01 lne I,UU8 01 "eu-aeniai, oy me means l i shn lcave ,hc?n of .,ivInS independently, and securing a good education. I com mit them in full reliance to the care of their Heavenly Father, and I hope their trust in Him will ever be at least as firm and unceasing as my own. My confidence in the overruling Providence of God is unquabSed; so th at I go to the field of action fully assured that whatever may befall me will be for the best. I feel proud to serve my country in this her time of appeal, and should even the worst dath ite!f-be my lot, 1 shall meet it cheerfully, concurring fully in the heatij tiful Ilomin sentiment, Dulcc et decorum est. pro Patria viori. The Connecticut Bard is consideable '.a P0"1 BS BnJ' onc may E?etiy the sub- ! J',:noa Pa!nPllc address to "Ulizarjeth." TO ELIZABETH. Daring, dear Elzabeth, Wont I love you till my death? Yes! till 1 am out of breath Will I love my Elizabeth. Precious pretty, pleasing Lizz:e, Your bright glances make mj dizzy Snooks is not your lover is he? Exqusite. egregious Lizzie! Loss of U. S. Propeller Ocean. The steamship William Gaston.arrived at Savannah on Sunday last, reports that the U. S. propeller Ocean from Philadelphia, bound to Tampico, filled with government stores,was ordered to rut into Musquito for four boys, saved from the wreck ofthe .Capt. Rodgers, and then proceed on her voyage. Sounded the; bar, and found eight feet water. Attempted to o in: struck on the bar and iliumr of i ej out one tide; next tide was forced over int0 deep water, where she sunk. Ail ; hands saved; vessel supposed a tola! I II7i7' ?n n nnmt? ship owner : Bancor has three vessels nearl" o ied;lhey are to be nimed ' Zacv.-y T ty jnr, Rea Gen. Tavlor, ' and 'R Ready."-Four.