Indiana American, Volume 16, Number 8, Brookville, Franklin County, 18 February 1848 — Page 2

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- - ' j INDIANA i Ii;OOKYIL.L.K, t FRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1843. - - I FOR TRKSlnEXT IN 18", e 11 . Z A V 1 1 A I i V T A V LO 11 . 'ln no case ran I permit myself to be the candidate nT any part,, or yi-ll m; to party sell. in. . " l"he (old of all partus, and the National pwil strut, tit be my great and absorbing aim. "-Gcm. Tuytur Colewott'a Jlamnotk Hog. Du Tuesday last, James S. Colescott of this place, slaughtered the largest hog ever raised in the White Water Valley. It weighed gross 46 pounds, and being 30 lbs heavier than the oue raised by Mr. Goodwill about twenty three years ago. Mr. Goodwin will have to acknowledge the COR X.. I fcf Franklin litrmm Meets every Tuesday evening at the Couuty Semiuary. On next Tuesday J. R. Goodwin, j M. D. Will leCtl.rA nn Ph.'cio! M'tlralirtn PititiA i and hear. Thc Indiana tmrrinia. There having been a greater demand for the American, thnn we anticipated at the commencement of this year, wn have nearly exhauted our edition. There afe yet calls for the back, numbers. If therefore, any ofour friends have No. 2, of this year, for which they have no further use, the favor will be cheerfully reciprocated, if they will forward them to us. The White ffmrr fnnnl. The Board of Directors were iu session at Counersviile on last week. The bill lately passed authouzing them to tax the stock to the amonnt of So to the share, was before them. The President of the B turd who is a very modest man doubling the constitutionality of the la- hesitrtted uutil nothing was done, aud the bo.rd dispersed without auy definite action. We are not cisappoiuted. The board is yet In. tHcienU They have not the energy and harmony necessary for this or any other great enterprise. But if they have not sufficient snse and energy to do any thing, we should think they h.d sufficient honesty to acknowledge it, aud resign, aud let those act who can and will. The Cincinnati (Janitr, This paper is ejited by Johu C. Wright, assisted by Wm. D. Galliigber. The latter gv.nileman is a liberal and intelligent man, and is for Tavlor as the best man, and most available candidate for President. Wilh Mr. Wright we are perouaIly unacquainted but our prejudices are unfavorable to him, but they may be uufounded. We hope they are, and wish we could eradicate them. The editor of that paper replied to cur article ! relative to Holloway, in so irenUemanlv and t ! in so cutting, a manner, that we feel its force, aud will endeavor to improve on the suggestion. . J 1 he tt ajat Conntv Korord. We have watched the course and spirit of this paper with much satisfaction. The editor's heart is in the right place, aud although he is not as furious as we are for old Zack, yet he is courteous in his remarks to all, and commands the respect of Taylor Whigs as well us the old Hunkers. If all the whig papers in that District had pursued an equally politic course, they would not be in the sad dilemma that they will b when Gen. Taylor, as he assuredly will, leads grateful freemen to battle ami to victory. The AHnrrvillr Telegraph. We are rejoiced to le;irn there is to be a change for the b-tterin this establishment Mr. Seth W. Swiggttt, now foreman of the Cincinnati Commercial, and formerly of the American office, has purchased the Telegraph, an 1 takes possession in about two weeks. Mr. S. is a gentleman of the right stripe, and if the citizens of that place will lend a helping haud, there is no danger of his doing things up "Brown." Thnt name old r-r. Whose sympathy Vims not been deeply aroused by the midnight howls and piteous moans of some old, decriped and diseased house dog? In like manner does the mental and phvsical anguish ofour old and bitter enemy of the Rushville paper command oar commiseration. So efficieut and effectual have we been In thwartt : IT 1 1 ic nAliti.i.l .1... 1 . . i I e nave not me ite-nri i rectnaie on me senseless ravings of a fallen foe. By kind treatment and the necessary emollient medicines, and keeping the American from his sight, he may be restored to reason ami usefulness. f Temperance. "?ince the adjournment of the Grand Divisou, four applications for charters have been received, all of which have been f ivorably considered. The first of these is called MontgomeryDivision No 1-2.1, located at Crawfords ille. .... . . - . . . i 1 he next, croon o. 124. T his Division was , instituted ou iridaveveniixr the 4th i..t itl. i lavomtile prospects. No. 12j is located in Carp. ...... . li?!e, Sullivan County. The last application received is f.-r a Division in Valparaiso, Po-ter Couuty, which makes in all 126 Divisions in the State, with a membership of about 7,000. ti. ..i...:. : . . . ... . . mpmy rous conuillon m UM ; m., uu .sUU,.,g .uucmostay tne ravages of ...temperance, and to elevate .he unfortunate ! victims of vice and inebriation , -.M-' respectable standing anions g meir let, ow men. .Many an ; un.onuuaie we ana moi.ier has been made to dry up her tears, and to thank the Sons of Ternf . I . . I perance for their success iu restoring to her the nusoaou, wno 10 a.i appearances was lost to her j fotever." j All the Divisions in Franklin County are ' in a souud and harmouious condition, and teal- I ou-Hy engaged to stay the ouward march of the. i . . . . . all-pervading destroyer. It is true, a few are ! waneing in me.r flevotion, hut U.ey are such . : i....l ... ... r .i .... . 1 -.v, ... . n.rreruary mo- i

lives for honors and office for pecuniary be-, poor, pitiful, clap-trap schemes, and trickeries iiefits from novelty and idle curiosity but of party, to keep a set of hungry office seekers alight etiWveseneoou throw off all such '. in power? Bro. Semans acknowledges tlmt the impurities, and the order bocomes pure aud whig party has no particular principles. We healthful. Iu this region the order is in a belter . rejoice, then, tbat Gen. Taylor has taken the uoudition than at any former period of iu histo- j led, and UiJ down a broad platform, on which ry, and is doing more permanent aud lasting , all can unite, if they love their country better good. The true frieuds of temperance are at than party. If that branch of the whigs to wo.-k, and although our progress may appear , which you belong, Bro. Semans, has no priucialow to the outward world, yet we ate laying : pies, come over; we have a broad and noble such a foundation as shall not be easily remov- j platform for which even you can contend, withed, and so thorough that we will nol have to do out violaiing a principle, or off nding your ten04r Cist work over again in a few months. I der conscience.

nrTland I". H. Nraatar. The honorable Jtne Alfred Pearce, at present a !it'ng.ithed Whig Senator of the United Stated from the State of Maryland, was on the j .t.1 lost eiecte.1 ny uu legislature ot his Mate to the aime office for the trm of six years, to I commence on the 4th cay of march, ,W M that he ha- now before him more than seven ye office in tbat capacity. The vote ,n joint ballot was aa follows: For Mr. Pearce CatHell Humphrey Flank I, scattering I 49 2

Religious) Intelligence. We fiad much difficulty in making "elections

for even a column weekly of religious news, or appropriate r. lieious articles. This is owinir lo what we consider a narrow contracted policy and practice of religious newspapers. They will not exchange with political or secular papers, and thereby withdraw from this mighty engiue, all seasoning of a religious cast. It may be said that secular editors control the literary, scientific a.:d political world, and whilst they are hourly pouring over politics aud commerce, a religious paper scarcely ever falls into their liKUtis, to call their attention to higher and holier objects; and by the holy, peaceable and lovely precepts of the gospel, to sanctify his nature, his labors and his life. Editors make up their papers of such intelligence, and essays as fill before them. Whilst papers from the filthy and angry pool of politics from the mart of commerce from the field of battle from the soft, sick'y aud corrupting fashionable literarydepots, crowd his table, the religious papers, tee ming with the pure lessons of morality, of ... . .e auvaoce oi unr.si s Kingdom, seldom ever enter his closet. Why is this?- , hy ,s the holy ai.d hallowing influence of tnesrt nntwn vitlikaM fnm Al.. ... I. : - U commands such an influence iu the world; and through them withheld from the eager and greedy thousands that peruse their columns. Is the advance of Christ's kingdom of so little importance. Or is thft editorial frat.rnltir cr degraded that these exclusive religious editors j . . , . .. . . 7 w esctpe from their conduct under the excuse that j they-should not cast their pearls before swine?" j Ue have been publishing a paper for sixteen! years, during which time we have made cease- ' less exertions to exchange with some religious papers. During t:.:s term, half of the time at least, there has no religious paper come to our office, and if the examination were now made, we have no doubt this is the situation of three fourths of the papers in this State. The only oue now coming to this office, is the ''Western Christian Advocate," for which we are indebt ed to Bro. Elliott, the editor. Mamy years ago !

we received the "Baptist Cross and Journal," pocket, ordered the second regiment into a po- I 'our ,elter of the six hundred and fiftieth parbut they became weary in well doing, aud ceas- sition, which subjected them to the murderous ' "8Ph of the superceded regulations of lbiio, ed to cheer and enliven our labors by its pres- j fire of five thousand infantry in the front and a ' il1 wI,ilh iUe t. raw ''mischievous" aud "disence. W e have sought long but fruitlessly for j raking battery on the flank; and for which the ' g' " are employed to characterize certain an exchange with the "Presbyterian of the j L!ris!ature is about tn r.r. i.s , letters or re.,rt. r.,e. .l,.,i. . ..!..

est, of Cincinnati, and the "Advocate and j , .,ew IorK. unnug our visit to Uoston, list summer, we called on Bro. Stevens r,.7 ri 1 1 , i or Ztou s Herald, and solicited an ex. bang., wh.rh was positively promised, but we regret , the editor so soon forgot his engagement, as it j has never mad its appearance. Is the church so poor that it cannot extend I an exchange with secular papers? or is it a ' mnn.snr.iU rW? n.. .1,-.. r..... .i... :r ' .h.;, v.L. T ' ." t. il V' . " . ' . " uvmrAuin, as lo supercede iiem. . The secular press is denounced from the pulpit, and excluded from the family circle, be- ! cause the ephemeral trash which fills its col- ' ... . ,. , . nmn, is injurious to to the rising generation, i et, lise the laws under Nero, the moral and r. ligimis ,a(.ers are placed beyond our reach, from which to make extracts to 6auctify our columns. Wedo not speak of this matter merely for j irselves, but the world is suffering, and tue .ward progress of Christ's kingdom is retaron on !ed by this narrow and mistaken policy. M'hnl Hrc Whig Prinriples? The .ruth . , a nsatt. r r.o stan1. the term Whig il nnt alnhit ly anmi aninir. i at lean so very mdefinite in it in, .nine, that omethin7 more, i. n, ceary. III., fart tl.a. rar;n..t lie denied, that ailione r ,ir leadii j Hlitician. we have m.-n claiminif to he Vhn;, and recuctlizeil as such, mhose irineiiles are a I mo! a far iaraied as the pules. Tln-v hanily 7 ,n "Card to a ample question, of thescveral, ahirh now agitate the public mind, and entire the deepest au.-iitiun of the Teople oi'this vt U public. Trpprcanmr Journal. The aKve text is from the Tippecanoe Journal of the Hhh inst. The editor professes to be oue of the old hunkerclass of Whigs that class that never changes, advances, or wavers such as would rather follow the fortunes of an old political and worn down idol, than to advance with the spirit of the age, catching the honest impulses of the people, and directing them to great and noble ends. Bro. Semans belonirs to that class of Whigs who will not go for any i man for President unless he will define his po-j sition, as Jaikson did iu his famous hi?h Tariff i and Internal Improvement letter of I?23 as . " i c.,ay djd jn njg ppy inscumma letter or . o,k or, ,u ,s tvane letter. Aotwithstand- ! r i i i - - i up Liiecauoiuaie oi inn emtor s choice must be a Whig of the ultra stamp, yet he is not ignorant of the true position of the Whig party, as evinced by the extract from his paper at the head of this article. He stays, "the term 'Whig' is absolutely unmeaning, jet tie cannot vote; r. i . i i - i .... ijmr, limes ne oenne nis position. I?ut : let us not misrepresent him. lie says: ahi'e he iiei'iiinea his ..resell. n.iti..n w e neeerran ronsent to ,-ote fur dni.ri t.. i . .-.".i , He must : ... .. - ... iii.i.i vooie on. opi-me, 5h"w hand. He n.n.t duUre bis prm.ipi; . -I'J ' : v. " . . "' """"S " Hat ft e l Jot .mi nit ne . Kytstnsr. Here is an editor who is for a "whig, a whole whig, and nothing but a whig," for President, and yet in the same article declares that the term whig is "absolutely unmeaning." Come ont. rim. P. emans. for t;in. Tvln. . .. lhHt g!onous Bnd paiIant oM sMieTt who has solemnly plc'ced himself to one thinir n l,iel, all whig, ..,.1 ,i. h nest democrats can unite- - 'Fidelity to the Constitution." This is the ' K.ui;.- .u . ... ... . . . . broad peuant of Gen. Tavlor. Ts tbio .,ni '. " nough? Or do yon wish him to take an oath of allegiance to the party, and then to the Con- ! stitution, so far as it did not conflict with the ' interests of the party? Gen. Taylor is for the Constitution under all circumstances, though wbiggery and democracy, be scattered worse than ihe worshippers of Babel. Do you doubt his hon-sty? Who dare impeach his caiacitv? Where is the craven heart that would doubt his . . tuielity to the Constitution? Then who so low ! ... ... .... . ana croveiuiff as 10 ak him to desceml l. it. 1 Alla.r, .1 o.twd. i W e conversed with a gentleman from Oxford . Tester oav.savs the D.vin. r...,.....i .re ; day, who says that in consequence of the late ! d . " - "" """ "-""t i rebellion in Miami University, forty-s. seven stu- i deuts have been dismi..! j .u . . ,j them 17JE fcom'w which .he F-c..l. .... 1, . ! them, hut w.uU 7, i : io omer institutions. ; SJ"The Cholera is slowly but surely wend- ; . ing its way to the United States and it is feared j that it wilt visit us in lew thau nix months. '

4;n.kTnylor nnd the Indianiana. There is just at this time, a most desperate effort making to prejudice the people of Indiana

against Gen. Taylor, by magnifying and perverting the facta relative to his report of the buttle of Buena V ista. This is the more ungenerous , aud dastardly, wheu it is known that it is all j owing to the miserable feuds and quarrels among our own officers. The commanding ) General makes up his report from the reports ! of his Brigadiers, aud thtBrigadiere obtain theirs from the Colouds. , From the personal animosity existing between Gen. Lane and Col. Lane,. Gen. Taylor was not! furnished with the necessary data, to specify ! the particular operations of the Indiana regi ments And now, forsooth, Indianiana are found who will charge this on Gen. Taylor. It is no wonder there are so many Ml vers, in this country, of the total denravitv nf k... ! man hear, make the following extract j 1 ' " irom a commun.cation m the Indiana Jounal, unon the Kiibiertupon me suiyect. v iiuc iiuiL v;is it. i net iiiot in i

report was not placed before Gen. Taylor? Was int, I am bound by my duty, and by my reit the Colonel's in not making the report to "peel for his high office patiently to submit; but Gen. Taylor, or was it Gn. Lane's in not pro- 'est my silence should be construed into a tacit : rl.

o ' cuiuuti tug its lacis in his own report.' I he answer is not difficult. I under stand it to be the duty "of Generals of divisions lo r;tll f,r ti,.. x.f 1 ... . ijiui La ui ineir inierior oliicers. so that their own may truly represent the acts of everv Bart of their Mmnnivli A. r?.... Lane commanded the Indi ana trnnn, b .o..i.i have called on Col. Lane for his report, for from him alone, could he properly have recei,,,, account of the part the 3d regiment took in the battle. This, as is seen, he did not A months after the battle. Whv so? months alter the battle. Why i IWa A.nv r..A ...'.., , . .. ix-raiise a deadly feud existed between them haired which would have resuhedTlZd. e!i It . l. ... r. .i . . . ' "een lur me inieriereuce of Gen. Wool and other offi.-ers. The coolness with which tol. Lane and the third recpiI .v.- " iucu me charge of the Lancers covered him aud them with an honor with which could not h rn..,. pared the acts of him. who witb fl.i, : i.Aye! for ordering them into "not only the se.west fire of small arms from the front. K,,.i. 'into a mun'm,,. -.f j . T ..ic i.t lie uu; camster" is he thus to be honored, whilst Gen Taylor is to he denounced for finding in these facU the best apology he knew of, for their retreat These facts warnnt me in saying, that it was to prevent a contrast being made of the misfortunes of the second ,.,!, , ... .. " lul,". S"CCPSS of the t,lird " tie com- , f hw enemy, Col. Lane, that induced 1 tun tiiiuti i ir i.ninnpi in ii.i, tien. Itne not tn osll .l...-... ,. .. report, until three months n t!, K...t .u . lh honor and elnrv nf .1,. i.:.i i.-; v, ,v 1IMIII aMU g, 1s C()m. man.ler had been t ransferre.1 t r.A tv...:- ... , the Mississippiaus under his rn,m',,l a ..a ' now. fnrcnntl, r: t.,..i . , , . forthis. If one o-nnor.,,, f.t: .r otism existed in the hearts of those who thns denounce him, they would blush for ihoir degradation, when, for party pur thus iniquitonsly charge upon Gen evil misdeeds of Gen. Lane." rposes, they T...,.!,.. .1,. . Lane." "I I Ul The neauiieTif IhirtT Judge Elston of Crawfordsville, Ind . was appointetl by the late Democratic State Convention. a rontinmnt .Qaimi.,.:..i 1, i. . . ., National Couvention. From those n n. .... il Persona acquainted with Mr. Elston we learn that h private and public life is abov ,.r.,.l. ornament in every respect to the sorietv . i which he resides. t But Mr. Eiston. KllnruwiiiT i:. 1 i r l ft iieU iu a iree trovernntent .lur. I.- I... i .. -:i... . i his elective francb;- !:.. , ,7 i tit n, without bavin- his good name t iruished ' by the foul breath of partisan hell-hounds he ' came out decidedly for Taylor, and headed .be call for a Taylor meeting iu Crau fr, D..iii, Now let those who have an inklinir f r..i I see inn hat a 111:111 -j i " noma ar,X 1- 1 consists, if he dare vol nr .... ;,. .., .i than as he is directed by the central caucus ! We conv ll. f,,ll.,.in r,. .i... c... o ; i - ....... .utiiwni me ... it- oeiiLiuni : 'Snu-r a,-., . . . .... v.r, nl, inn. e learn irom the 1 Irawtordsvi e Review that r i. i.. ----- v x . i.ioit'u--who was appointed by our Plate Co nvention as one of the contingent Senatorial Delegates to the Democratic National Convention is now Going for Taylor therefore. Without a why or wherefore! And, with fifty-two others, is hot-foot for holding a convention to take measures fnr nrni zing a Taylor tJlectoral Ticket. Therefore we Fay, strike off his name! He may have been r . ... ... .'einucriiL EincR. nil. n it . u . l ' "vd ho ti.ts cer

... . half.,,.,l.l,..'f . . . , . vuiuruiiuu man 10 ue misrepresented by such -,.-a.iu-iiiiucr,neei-aooui-anii- , furn.al)out poliliciall8 ag Mr Elslon- - r of .... K fi. . , .. ..r . rlv. I." '.A r . ' Tlu ' . .T' ' .- s " r.,uie oei- , ter for ius success." - w -. - , ... . . "" , " tent,o to the TerttamMt &unW who proposes to make live fenv.ii,ui ue.ii;e. tV;-,;u.i.- .... ' . .. ..j lr n-imii. consideration ot every person. The J i. :..i : - .....ijf iiirum-iiuig , wuen me necge, in this country, will have to1 be used almost entirely. Then why will not j economy, do it at once? Timber is daily lie- , rnminir nmr. .. 1 .. .. 1 I . i i , . , , ' ., T , n'aK' " ne,: i now, buildniff timber will kr, 1- 1.. t .. .. .....u,-, , uways oe aounttant. But if f:.m,.r. J , ' , , meir vaiuanie , timber for fencing, until it is exhausted, and j theu at last, have to make a hedge, which might i Im done ... ,. ,i. -.. r r.n , . u.t . vi w i ran, , ZT"9 1" T! lf te". yeUr8Ltl,e USUal i ' . ;. - . T o" ,enCeS 'aSU 1 he P""' , u.v7, a h vi iiiuii .ur. r 11 hi n i r nrnnnwa in moba .1 r ,. .... . I ,1 .euces, is lavoraoie. e hoie. then, our .anueni w in inorouguiy examiue this subject, aud see if it be not wisdom to build live fences, and save thtir valuable Umber for other purpoe. 111 .1 1 . . . American Parhn withTvr Talk. T1,e sublime Porte has created Trofessor Morse, inventor cf the Magnetic TeWranh a pacha with two tails so hi 1 " a lnVU' .a with to tails, so highly does he regard ins luveiitinn. I ho .ii ........ .J. ind other official iccoralions appropriate to the! distintruUhe.l honor Conferral r.r. r ' a iu.es. " Coslaul"'P1 hUaccepta, ..... -j--.. . ivitNHir uorse, were merican legation ptance. We should " ucSLtr A mn ""as shot near Cincinati, a few nights ince' whi,e attempting to rob a grave of its ded. Good!

.......j uirowu away all claim even to the title; for six years from the Fourth of March 1?40 in and most certainly he ought uot to be admitted, : place of the Hon. Henry Johnson. Upon calliu any contingency, into the Democratic xa- ' ing the roll it ws ascertained that there were 97 t.oual Convention as a representative of the j Representatives and .12 Senators present The w ishes of the Democracy of Indiana. Our State j only absent member was Mr. Isaac A Myles had better be unrepresented iu the National; On the first trial the whole number of votes

Taylor' It:cr The INupprcsmcd. The letter written by Gen. Taylor to the Secretary of War Immediately alter the fuss made about his letter to Gen. Gaines, has at length been drawn out by a resolution of the

the House. He asks no favors, he shrinks from no responsibility. Read it: IIkalquakters Army of OcrrraTtox, AguaNueva, March 3.1S47. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your communication of January 27th, enclosing a newspaper slip, and expresi-ing the regret of the Department that the letter copied iu that slip, anu which was addressed by myself to Major General Gaines, should have been published. Although your letter does not convey the diret t censure of the Department or of the President, yet, w hen it is taken in connexion with! th. revival of a paragraph iu the regulations of i 1-3. touching tL n,Ltio of nrlv,,., letters i " concerning operations in the field. I aut not permitted to doubt that I have beeome the object ifr .. , . , ; of Lxecutive disapprobation. To any express - inn nt if .r.i tu u : r ... xi. ik n t fi nritv tf ill Prva. ; aumission oi tue grounds, and conclusions set forth in your communication, I deem it a duty which I owe myself to submit a few remarks in reply. I shall be pardoned for sneakinir plainly. j I" the first place, the published letter bears nil. in ita fr llio tunc. .!... : it was inteiuied lv. f,,r ,..i..i j ot a11' for publication. It was published ! without my knowledge, and contra to mv!

! Surely, I need not say that I am not!, U"dry Mls were twice and re- ! ia the habit of writing for the ewn, i fcwd'

I The letter was a familiar oue. written to an oM ,;i;,... r.:...i t , I yeura iutoplo; uZ ! ,n'''tary friend, with whom I have for many I : .t-i .iiii.i.i , J1 i inn ue suouia iiiuiK proper under any circumstances, to publish it could not have been I foreseen bv me. . j i ; In the abscence of proof that the publication! was made with my authority or knowledge. I may he perinilled tu sav that tb nnntatlm, !.. ! a meaure of rebuke which, to say the least, is rather harsh, and which many mav think not .:,rraiu,l U- .h- a..:...t ,.... J r""""r i-aiu. uir ' carefully examined the letrer in question, aud 1 do uot uM tbat it is obnoxious to the objec - 1 lio,ls ureed iu J ur commuuication. I see ' """S il which, under the same circum1 "tancw, I would not writo again. To suppose I that it will .rive the enP,nv mlnubia ;,ifnr,u. ' . " ,,on ton"S our past or prospective line of V". to know very little of the Mexican ,.....,.UH, v, , n,,, VAll tvi va iua i sources nfiifnrmatlr,., r .f il.i, . weacitv and facilities in keeoiup constanllv an1 nriied of our movement... As to my particular views in rerd i., the , ! E"ra! policy to be pursued towards Mexico. I ' nerr-eiv l.v tl.o m,l.i; ;.,...i .u... .1 i shared by mauv distinguish,,,) stte.. ,i a,s0 in Part b' a conspicuous officer of the navy, the publication of whose opinions is not per ! ha')Sob'tn,cted b'ay regulations of his Do-

i tne diffusion of mine cau render auy peculiar . ' h w ' ' elU",n-V' or "Pally incline him "to ! ent" ,,e?0,iati"9 for Pce." ! In conclus,pn 1 W0l,ld sa.v that it has given ! me great pain to be brought iuto the position in ! w,,K:h 1 now fi"d '"J lf with regard to the DeI parimeni 01 tvar aud tlie tioverument. It has IS : , -t- . out ueeu 01 my own seeKiug. l o the extent of 1 my al,il:,y anJ the means placed at my disposal, I have sought faithfully to serve the couutry by carrying out the wishes aud instructions of the pv...: xecuu.e, But it cannot be couccaled tiiat ' the capitulation of Monterey the confi-! denCe rthe Department.and I too much fear 0f rTfMollt' llas gradually been withdrawn, y.cM'"t.onJ a, , dingly diminished. The apparent determination U,e 1'ePartmet to place me in an attitude anI .u.riliilli-lll Ilosau api ut rtflrnn iv, inal ti, il,. I . . I . -1 lustration in the well known fable of Esop. 1 faVOr' and 1 shrink from no re" sponsibility. While entrusted with the com- ... mand in this ouarter, I sball continue to devntp u . . .. i on my eneigies 10 ine pupnc good, looking fori my reward to the consciousness of pure motives! and the final verdict of impartial history. 1 am, sir, very respectfully vonr ob't ser't 7.: TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U. S. A., commanding. W. L. Marcv, Secretary of War, Washington. i:!ection of a ?ru:tior in lui,iann. In the Louisiana Legislature, ou the 21th ult. the two houses met in convention, for the purpose of electinr? a Senator of tlm f'nit.l ..,.. CJ - aw sw- ! I .V , h, uivrji. ... " eu u voles given was 129. Pi t- t- . , r. . John nle L4 votes. n, R C. v,oi...i. i :r oie-1 . . " -"""" Pro" . . V'6 VteS 3 SeCOnd W'hich . resulted as the first. ! Th(. Suli-.to ,J tT.,,. ! ' " a'u u"'lea con-, I veunon. .ur. liell nominator! fnr Sm.tn. ITf IiT i An 1 r 1 1.. II -a 1 r Cs . " .or senator me , .ule. V hole number of rote. oule received 63 vote, and D. F. iveuuer oi votes, .ur. oou e was then dec ard ' ...i.i..i. . r l .r", ylen declared rl1 -euaior oi me u.... lor six years, tho term cmn.,.i.. r ,c . I .... v.. i.iuiv.11, l-.... ! uu me last trial .Mr. Baldwin voted for Mr. Kenner; Col. Whiteaud 4 whigs voted for Mr. j -""' Senator Parham rose and addressed th ti i-i ii I ; , : . ..1 .. r l. : . " 7 , ' T ' 8 'r Ua" i tor. He said that he wnnl.l u.:i!innlv. ma. tic wuum winingiy nave con- , , ti. i.-, ..... V. .. ic,u"euuci, uul ue was conviuced, from the disaffection iu the whig party, 1 that he could uot be elected. He gave his vole . Mr i. . . . .. . . . . . i u., c irgoiuruot a man 01 tai- : eUtS.8Ud a 'n rder that ,he f "n, .er. . ri"6 cePtwnaul democrat (Mr. nt Miinti m m rtPMntav .. ' the U. Com. Uu et n isdown lit . ,l,... ... sand of brick' on the 'recreant whigs.' Itcommences iu article as follows: "We are called upon to annonnceone of the saddest defeats oflhe Whig party that has occured since the Presidential election a defeat which has no palliating circumstances nothing to mitigate the burning mortiheat .on of au igno

panm-iit. it is .iilt.cult. then, to nine hm thafr-

ble and shameful discomfiture, accompauied by J Tlie Senate after disposing of some unimpordomestic treason. With adecided Whig major- tant morning business resumed the consideration

ityoftwo, the Legislature yesterday elected a thorough democrat to the Uuited States Senate, aud a yet more thorough one as State Printer. The former result was brought about by the defection of Mr. Baldwin, of Sabine, aud the ab sence of Mr. My les of Washington, hich produced a tie on the two first ballots, and the de-

sertion of Messrs. Felix Gracia and W. S. Par- j entirely occupied until the committee rose, ham, of the Senate, and C. Bienvenu and 'John j when on motion the House adjourned until MonWatkins, of the House on the third. 'day.

Proceedings of Congrt-an.

Washington, Feb. 8. SF.YATR Tk-C. ..... . i ""- .muou, aa i-anru m wiuer at the usual hour, and proceeded to the consul ration of the morning business. The joint resolutions, of thanks to Generals Scott aud Taylor, which passed the House, were taken up aud referred to the committee on Mili tary Affairs, Mr. Bold win's resolutions, calling on the Fres- ;. lun il. ......;. ..r ..... ,(...: r . .us nujri.ivi mo jirAitnu voiiiiniss - ioners, prior to the counter project of Mr. Trist were adopted. . , ' On motion the Senate laid aside the morning business and proceeded to the consideration of the Ten Regiment Bill. a... , - , ., . .. "' 01 .New jerwymwreiKd the nt;t 'e-gth fa opposition to the bill, con,,lat the "ow ! icutr.,.!!,.! r.t.- " rt- ...... . . . , " oeioreuie oeuaie woum dv young accormngiy ! ,

w . . ..1 "c auuuuuceu as me next tiling in

.ur. i lies ol Connect icut has the uoor on this ; , . "'"''''."tha apparent determin.; qe.tia for to-morrow. i'"l,n- fr0m tl,e S,atea er. of the Demartment to placVme in 7mi ul H0USE.-Mr. Broadhead offered a resolution ! wh" ?riUS Were I """tical to the Government, has an apt U instructing the Clerk to pay the widow of Mr. 1 J," '"P900 offered " elation ex- . lustration in the well known fable of Esop llornbeck, the funeral expenses, the same as if ! pU"g'ng Mr" Ahman endment. . Here it is: as we find it quoted to our hand ia the deceased had been buried in Washington. j G'a, confuslon prevailed in the Hal! after Mr. ( the American of this mornino-: Mr. Atkiii.-ou opposed the resolution, and un- I T''0"1?80"'- resolution was read. Several mem- ; Tl.c Wolf nd ihe"imb. der the rules it was referred to the Committee 1 berS ad,!ri'tl,J Chair at the same time. ) 0' lot sultry day, a Wolf and a Lamb hapon accounts. j T1"" Speaker called loudly to order, which was Peued t come just at the same lime to cuenrh

" "i""1 f com'ilt. Speaker'.!' T,s.ua., . f, , ! .r. ' , tbe """ to ,aJ the resola-

! After the 'g business, the House reI solved itself into a committee of the whoI and " the order i t-le e c'ay being the Loan Bill. Mr. Vinton took the floor and moved to subI stilute sixteen for eighteen millions. He artrued ti i I hole uest'ou, and predicted that .more money would be needed than now asked. The House after rising from the committee of the whole, adjourned without any further busiuess. Washington, Feb. 9. SENATE. The Senate was called to order ut th ........T K 1 , . . ...u3Uai uuuijuv wo y ice i resident, who I Ti sumed hls Chair t-ay, and proceeded to the l consideration of the morning buridess, which was mostly unimportant. - ! Mr" Rfnton Vntoi the petition of Mr. I V atle,naire' Pra'inS for National Exchange j CooW 1 Mr Dix Pre9ented th instruction resolutions i f the USlTe of New York in favor of i l'le Wilmot Proviso, which were ordered to be f . I , ' V Por"y lne ou. ronnrming l"e oouuaary oi iMissoun and Arkansas, was I token UP and P3 On motion the Senate laid aside the inorninp I nusl"essana proceeded to the consideration of .... . : tlle Ten K'giment Bill Mr. Niles, be in? entitled to the floor, arldrec. i ed the benate at some length. He was for withI drawinff the troops to a defensive line; holding a.vw .neAiw aju vaiuuruia; aua ne WOUIa vote 10 ,ncreas the lorce if necessary, for that obAfter Mr ilea concluded, Mr. Underwood of Kentucky obtained the floor, but gave way to a motion to adjourn. HOUSE. The Speaker announced as the first thing in order the business on the SpeaKer 8 taUle' t0 Wlt: tl,e Committee Reports. ; --everai uuis, mosuy unimportant, were re- . r,rr.,1 on 1 ...f.... .1 The House, after resolving itself into commitJ tee of th9 whole, proceeded to the consideration i of ,lie I,oau E;ilMr. Fisher of Ohio, took the floor and spoke at some lenSth m opposition to the Bill, depictinS the evils arising fro n the war, and opposing ! llus Pollcy oflhe Administration as calculated to Mr. Thomas followed, in a speech of conside rable length, defending the Administration. Mr ,i... n - .... ... . . TTS c """" wuc" "le comra"e ivoc aim tue nuuse ai.jourueu. Washington, Feb. 10. SENATE The Senate having been called ! oroer, ir. liaunegtn introduced a mint reso- . . , . . ..- ! i.,.: . .- .7 , . - "touuu hi.iuks to vjoi. ionipnan, wn,c" was read twice and referred, Mr. Cass introduced a joint resolution direct ing medals aud certificates to be presented to the officers and roldiers who distinguished themselves in the battles in Mexico, which was twice read aud referred to the appropriate committee. The bill to increase the Medical Staff in the army was read the third time and passed. A bill for the relief of James Baker was taken up and passed. On motion the Senate laid asiJe the morning busiass and proceeded to the consideration of the Ten Regiment Bill. Mr. Underwood addressed the Senate on the policy of the Administration. He opposed the acquisition of ierritory exceptas indemnity. Mr. Turner, of Tennesee, took the floor, ! when a motion to adionrn r.rnilo oe.-a mtM& wa9 reived m u J v" Senate communication- snndnr bills Drbinl, referrpt In tlm .r.t li j . ,w w, Ui0 wi.oie. Mr. King of Massachusetts, presented a petition from six States simed bv 9.000 0i- ... ' '-i praying for ,he adjustmeDt of difficulties with' Mexico, nnd .eneedv wetoratlon of J mo,, that a t' nrnted an , ',' .u r .. . - ;he Committee on Foreign Relations. 't, ra i i Cobb nloved to Iay ""0 memorial on the table. Mr. King called for the yeas and nays. Upon this motion a debate sprung un in which Messrs. King, Cobb, and Henley participated. The debate was animated but not lontr 1 ,ou6Mr I,-;,,'.. , Mr. Kings s motion was taken by yeas and n,l ,w; i.li,. .1.. ir .. g3 affirmative-yeas 98, m, m,i. j .1 . , , U- :VIarsh moved that the house resolve it..if :. , .- :,.r.t . , ., ! of the Union, which motion wl Zi I ?! the committee proceeded to the cons de " 7r w theLoanbill. I .ur. itiarsn opposed the Administration. r w r Mr. Brown of Mississippi replied in defence of the President. "On motion the Committee rose, and the House adfonrned. Washixgtos, Feb, 11, P. M. Tlie proceeding of Congress to-day were al most wholly devoid of interest. of the Ten Reginent bill. Mr. Turney spoke in favor of the bill until a late hour, wheu Mr. Breese obtained the floor after which the Senate adjonrued, nnlil Munday. The House went into Committee of the whole and took up the callender, with which it

Washington, Feb. 11

SEX ATE. Sundry petitions and memorials f Were presented, relation- ullnrrelSer In nmmnnr. . ' e b tant matters. ..it. ucineu presented me credentials of Mr. nr. rj....r . ... . ... -, who was sworn in aud took his Beat. Mr. ulee moved to take up Mr. Dickenson's resolutions relative to Mexican territory, in sui;porioi which .ur.wicKensou remarked, when i - r i t r tv - . . . . I he 0;red the resolution that territory must be ! acquired from Mexico as iudemnitv fur iVi ..,..- j j " ." ' ent war' &c"' and tlmt t0 Territorial legislation j must he 'ft he control of Slavery. ' Mr- Yu,ee FI,oke in avor of his amendment, ! whih Kcom"' 'at the control of Slavery j pul'j--cted to the will of the people at large. The Senate, nn mntion I .!. : oZd olhZr ! 'JJJ J l Jfll . I ilir. nrMW RIMISA BI Uim. unrrfh ah tk. I. I "'oeac rpune ai some tenmn on me bi I. i obtained the floor, after which i the Senate went into Executive Seln ..i. . , journed. tllJl I 1 IIP rtPniraP onnAiintivH 11-.- . , resioreu alter cousirJerable rapping wilh his i wn.cn ntotioa was lost: yeas 1 - ! , ".'e. mora"Z tu'ness the House resol,eu l,Meu ,uw commuiee ot Uie whole, and prof! - f "e order the 1 '"6 ' r be,D? en,UIed to the floor he adurefc!a lne cmmuiee at some length in oppoi a,t, An a .1... A . - - . . r i . sition to the Administration. TI a ciuiL. A...

. ruu , i.uw inai coma be, sinc ently and well and commands attention. j the water which he drank ran down from the Mr. Sims devoted his best energies to an elu- j Wolf to him, and therefore could not be disturcidation of the matter. He was extremely ap- j bed so far up the stream. Be that as it may roreheusive that the other side of the House la- pl'es the Wolf, you are a rascal, and I have bored under a very serious mistake in the mat- .' been told that yon used ill language concern! ter. He spoke at considerable length in favor of me behind my back, about half a year a-o I ntlin Kill mi.) .lr,A iJ:.:.,.. .. .1 . . J " r

, . . ......u.sLrauo,, agnsi the charges of Mr. Duer, and other Whig memMr. Cooke having obtained the floor, thecommittee rose, and the House adjourned without farU,er bu IUtntire. aturday, Feb. 5th. We notice nothing of special mterest to our red ders in the proceedr.u ... ings of tin resolution ill ITS of tllA .wnnta , t V. C.CiU . . i 1 - . ..-.v. ..u ,i1Ui luai., sue a joint resnlntmn I -.a .1... . , in regard to the Improvement of riv- .... J 1 1 ...L.- I -,. . "u iiaiLiurs, which received tne saction of tliA S?..Tl!t ..n-;n ...... - . . , . , . . . 1 body are iu favor of internal Improvements. p h -,. T c . . ' . teb. Uh. In Senate nothinir of intivr I !,; . : B v In the House, on the a.n,. .W .: that the joint resolution in regard to the Na- . . -' c l,oual K was reported back and passed. It has now Passed 1,01,1 Ranches of the Igisla- ' ... .iuiuipli iurwarded to our Representatives In Congress, where, we trust, early action w ill be had on it. Mr. Meredith made a report in regard to the sale of ardent spirits, the nature of which does not appear; which was concurred in. Feb. 8th. In Senate, the bill to amend the act regulating the retail of ardent spirits, was passed. The bill to extend the time of re-appraising the Wabash aud Erie Canal Lands was reported back, amended, read three times and passed. Also, a joint resolution returning thanks to Gen. Scott and other officers and men engaged in the war with Mexico. Iu the House, the time was occupied up to a late hour iu attending to local matters, when they went into committee of the whole, Mr. Meredith iu the chair, and resumed the consideration of the common school bill. The remaiuiug sections of the bill were read. discussed and amended, w hen at five o'clock t h comrmttee rose, and reported the bill with sundry amendments to the House. Tlie House adopted soma amendments, but none affecting the principles or nrnmin.ni tail of the bill, except the striking out of the third section, which imposes a lax of fiTf co.. on all suits commenced in the circuit courts we. i he hill was then engrossed. Ayes 52, noes 27. Feb. 9th. In Senate, leave was given Mr. Davis to present a letter from Capt. Wm. L. Sanderson, of the Spencer Greys, (2J Indiana Regiment) .tendering to the State the flag of that Regiment; which was received, and on motion, was referred to a select committee of one from each congressional district. In the House, a bill was introduced by Mr. Meredith and passed, incorporating the College Corner and Cambridge City Railroad Company. Tlie bill to re-organize Common Schools was passed by a vote of 54 to 32. Feb. 10th. Iu Senate, Mr. Davis, from the Committee to which that mbject had been referred, reported the preamble aud joint resolutions in relation to the Flag of the 2d Indiana Kegiment. The report was concurred iu by consent, and the resolutions read three several times and passed. The afternoon session was taken np almost exclusively with matters of local interest In the House we notice nothing of interest to our readers save perhaps the bill reported back by Mr. Meredith, giving justices of the peace exclusive jurisdiction of offences punishable by fine, and where fine exceeds tbr ,tll. recognize to the circuit court. Feb. 11th. The Senate was occupied mainly with private matters. The bill incorporating the Magnetic Telegraph Company was passed; also a bill amending the act incorporating the White Water Valley Canal Company. The ..... .cUIU.IUu vi me House hxing the 17th ! fr - as taken nP, and the a , ' thS "'"tion was passed

'uuo lo reca" ,ron the House, for the 1 little credited. Our forces were in good conpurpose of reconsideration, a Joint Resolution ! dition. Gen Wool had apprised the merchants of thanks to our officers and men who had of Monterey, Camargo, Matamoras, &c, that he

-s... iu ...ex.co in defence of the rights of A v.. j" introduced, on which conu.uss.on was had; and the question being pnt on the adoption of the resolution, was carried, ayes 2.1, noes 19. In the ilouse, the bill incorporating the Magnetic Telegraph Company passed. This, with the passage of many private bills, some four of which had been vetoed by the Governor, occupied the attention of the Honse the remainder of me time, and embraces the Legislative proceedings op to the latest date. Wa. Co. Record. Lawrence is spoken of by the Philadelphia North American aa being a prominent candidate for the Vice Presidency. A Lojto Lira Promised. A correspondent of the Jefferson Inquirer says Mr. Buchanan will live ho be President of the United States.

M ' rv, ' We!I If nnu-tl f . 1 .1.. r. f .. .. til. j " ""' i i .sups, ' Irjg Caused demand for the writings of thai quitea . . " 'vlti "si. i lie scholars of the administration mora;. jwildered to know to ere b what fable ref, t made. It is rumored that Mr Man,. u erence i, 1 ted himself to the ,...!. . .v.. r-.. . GeT ! 7 mo A- U.lsr. rprx. ... ol tlie fables of course he is tofi Den , affect to read them in the original Greet v. ' h tn Ar....A .t u.uieu mat. ne cannot, wily as h j urally is, and tutored, as he was in th Jh T" I the man who furnished many 'an iilnitrat " ' the sagacity 0f that cunnin-eet of a'l an'n,0f I the fox-he declares that hewnnot tell f0 V v ; fable General Taylor alludes. Eson w, , , u t: j,. ... . ' wrOlefor . i . .. "-t f truth Ti j have the immortality of I -u,d be easy ,0 find an a?pVlc I iae"rr to the conduct of the J. mi.i;.-t.: . i - Wy of the -iv7f "7 , " : v " .. , .7 . 1"""u' 13 80 'A Known, and i3 6orecu:iarIiri.r.lv...i. .t no uoubt it was to that the Old General ref.-. y.i l . . . o.ooii mat fcii ; ueir ihi.-st in tlie strain of a brook , n the side of a rocky mountain , The of stood upon the higher ground, and , t"e Umb at some distance below him. II I f' ,f havln8 m!nd to Pk a qua owquarrel , with the Lamb, asked him what he meant bv , cisturbing the water, and tnakintr it so mnd.l. , Utat hecould not drink? and at the same ; oeman.-.eusatisldction. The Lamb, frightened .at this threatening charge, told him, in a tone as , nuld as possible, that with humble submission 1 ,,. .. he rnuld nrtt PAi.lt.. 1 .i . . on my WOrd, says the Lamb, the time yo j tion was before I was born. The Wolf, ou mnj wiuic a won uuru. i ne on. hndiog it to no purpose to argue any longer against tiuth, fell into a pnat passion, snarling .j , foaming at the mouth as if he had been mad j and drawing near to the Lamb, Sirrah, say. he! j if il w?re not you, it was your father, and tiiat j ,s the """ So he seized the poor innocent, ielP,ss thing, tore it to pieces, and made a meal of it. o.r- . ! Bat EsoP wa nt on "pointinir his mor- , t . was so bent on "pointing his mornever allowed the opportunity to .' """ mat he never allowed the opportunity Da t'" .uiuuuiiauj it, ana mereiore he said as if i ne had his eve on this very course nfcnnii. r . . ery course ot conduct of the administration towards Gen. Taylorm'.. . . lajior. -il n irnp T and n n.l .. J .... ! j anneu wimpOWI " Pprion, we strongest . leas ot mnocence are nreferre.-i in vain, and noming is more easy than finding pretences to criminate the unsuspecting victims of tyrany." And as this might be supposed to include only individuals, the old moralist adds this other reflection: "How many of the degenerate, corrupt acd arbitrary governments with which the civili ized world has been disfi-ured, have exercinl their vengeance upon the honest and virtuous, who have dared in bad times to speak the truth: 1 Could any thing be more appropriate? The results oflhe battle of Buena Vista, which had taken place before the letter of Gen. Taylor reached the department, may have deterred the administration from attempting to pursue the fable to its catastrophe but it has, all must allow, lost none of the force of the original application, though Mr. Marcy was not able to gratify his desire jomnkea meal" of Gen. Taylor. I Ate from rrlcxico. Lorisvn i.e, Eeb. 15. The Alexander Scott, just arrived, has New Orleans dates to the tth inst. The steamship McKim arrived on the 5th, having left Vera Cruz on the 21th ult. The news in regard to the conclusion of peace is contradictory. Oue account says the Mexican Congress was not able to form a quorum, I and reace 8m8as far off as ever. ! An expedition under the command of Col. ! McCle,,and had Parted for Orizaba, to try to cut off the robbers who are said to be there in great force. Gen. Lane is said also to be moving on Orizaba with 500 cavalry. The Small Pox is in vera Crni. The state of San Luis Potosi has issued a pronunciamento against the government, and invited other states opposed to makirg peace, to send delegates to San Luis. A brigade of the American army took possession of Lerma without opposition. Toluca was also taken in the same manner, and Amercan Governors appointed for both. Later advices, by bark Archimedes, state that Orizaba had been taken, and is ia possession of the American troops. The .llan.iuoih Hog Bent. An enormous hog from Kentucky, which before driven weighed about 1,100 lbs., and nett weight 646 Ids., having shruiik considerable in driving, was noticed a few days since as slaughtered here. Notwithstanding tlie great weight of tlie annimal, it has been beaten by another, fed in Warren county, Ohio It was killed on Tuesday, at the slaughter house of Mr. John Jarjuess, in our city, and weighed 939 lbs. nett. The gut fat rongh, weighed 45 lbs. It was long bodied, but short legged and small bone; meat very firm. As the thing now stands, Ohio t has beaten Kentucky, and the latter will have I to try again. Cin. Gaz. Iom the Rio Grande. Intelligence from Gen. Wool's head-puarters at Monterey has been received as late as Jan 13th A report had reached Saltillo from a source entitled lo credit, that a Mexican force of 10, 000, under Gen. Bustamente, were marching frnm A.n T ... la n n'nn Sml I ill r - atill.liarot.nrt Wfia i could afford them no escorts' by reason of the above report. Captain Deas, of artillery, had recovered of his wonnd. Capt G. K. Lewis Is not dead, as reported, but able to move about with tlie aid of a crutch. The steam-propelle' Massachusetts arrived at the Brazos the l"lii ult, with several wives of officersj on the Rio Grande. Carivani ia Tiverton. H. I. In this town on Wednesday evening a crowil undertook to serenade a newly married daughter of a Mr. Isaac Barker, by a general rackei npon tin kettles, blowers, and stove funnelsMr. Barker dispersed the rioters by firing ' them with a gun loaded wilh shot, and wo' ed five or six of them. One of the party hit, named Samuel Negus, has entered a ci; plaint against the party he was trying to insu for the assault

""I V Fable I he allusion in Gen. Taylor'. . . .