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from Havana, pass through the squadron, and land at Vera Cruz unmolested. Not Santa Anna and these officers are at the head of the Mexican army, picparinET it for another onset

upon our troops. There is no intima tion of a disposition to treat or surrender. On the contrary, the information we have induces the belief that Santa Anna and his favo;"e Generals are concentrating a large force, larger than any yet brought into the field, at San Luis Potesi, c ud that another battle, more sanguinary than any which have yet taken place, will shortly be fought. Since the return of Santa Anna to ilexico, the only drawback to his operations has been the want of money. Those who have read the extracts which we published, from papers prin ted in the city 01 Mexico cn the Jibtli September, and letters 01 the 2fath, will have seen that he has been endeavoring to raise a loan to carry on the war. Propositions have been made to mortgage the church property, and other expedients have been resorted to, with what success is left in some doubt by the accounts to which we have alluded. Tl e amount of the loan required bv Santa Anna, and its exact corres pondence with the sum asked for by dir. Polk, can scarcely have escaped the attention of the reader. Mr. Polk wanted 82,000,000 secret service money: Gen. Santa Anna only asks 2,0001)00 with which to prosecute the war against the United Stetes. Coupling the amounts asked for by Mr. Polk and Santa Anna, with the circumstances under which Santa Anna and the Mexican officers were permitted to pass the blockade and land at Vera Cruz, and there can scarcely remain a doubt that he wanted and intended this 82,000,000 for Santa Anna; and if Santa Anna had got them who doubts that he would have em ployed the money in preparing the Mexican army to continue the war? In a country like Mexico, where the troops are paid but little, if any thing where subsistence is cheap, and where the only things necessary for them to purchase out of the nation are: arms and ammunition these two millions of dollars, if John Davis had not prevented Mr. Polk from giving it to. Santa Anna, would have been sufficient to have carried on the war a year or two years longer much to the satisfaction of partisans and speculators, but at a great cost of life and money to the people of the United States. When the two million bill was de feated, the Locofoco press attempted to be very severe in their criticisms on the conduct of Mr. Davis. He was denounced in unmeasured terms, and even some whig editors were guilty of the folly of regretting the failure of the bill. But, since the purposes to which Mr. Polk intended to apply the money have become apparent, and after seeing the course of Santa An na on his return to Mexico, there arfi few, save blind partizan zealots, who do not rejoice at the foresight and independence of the indomitable Whig, who, by his action, not only saved to the nation two millions of dollars, but avoided a yet greater calamity by preventing its going into the hands of the enemy, to be used in war against us. M r. Polk and partisans may regret that their friend and agent, Santa Inua, did not finger the cash, but the people of the United States arc now well satisfied with the defeat of the bill by Mr. Davis. His fifteen minute's speech was worth to the nation two millions of dollars in cash, and much more in. the s a v 1 n of life and the reputation of the nation. The editor of the Petersburg Intelligencer describes the Subtreasury, established in the "Cockade town," as beinj by 110 means "a patent asbestos iron box, witli a blunderbuss 'well loaded and cocked, inside, so 'V t if ai y 1 'i .ko ! Tut the hang 'c : if n-"'.'p d to ij n it, 1 a would ' t 1. ! .. i . ; in hi b.ead-bas--dmjlv et J1 ir t aval in s villi sfar ' to 1 1 uc ii just ,1 it 1 j 3 i i..:;i ui ;! ! tako on t j ' nt to th' Win' Sul hur or Sar- ' , - ! ! , it, n 1 tl il t, at one '01 I ar Or' lit. trunk th IVf ..'iJo'irj Sab t! - ' h-r) in "I 1 v thu I cr i 3 vA re z i 1, ' F 1 A , f , - 1. . 1 i 1 " JL 1

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'Uncle Sam's face, and tell him to go to -any place that is mentionable to ears polite." .Press. It is a remarkable fact, that th press was established at Philadelphia when beginning a young colony, at an earlier period, than in old Virginia or old New York. There was a reason for this fact, which is very li lie known no less than a fear of the too free use of it by the colonists, for refractory purposes. I see that in 16S3, (tho time of the settlment of Philadelphia,) the governor of Vir ginia was instructed not to allow any person to use a printing press upon any occasion, in loco, uovcinor Randolph, ot Massachusetts, torbade any one to print without his consent. Four years before, the General Court of Massachusetts determined that there should be no press used but at Cambridge, and then only under the inspection of two licensers they, 'to prevent any abuse of the authorities of tho country:' only think of the difference now, when public authori ties are the license targets for every editor's shot. Pennsylvania never had any such restrictions, and there fore II illiam Bradford set up his press there as soon as the city was founded. The Governor of Virginia, when advertising a reward for pirates, had to sf.d to Philadelphia to get tih; printing done, in 1723; and on another occasion, he 'thanked God they had no press'.' The following letter from General Worth to Maj. Gen. George II. Steuait, Baltimore, relative to the death of Capt. Ridgely, is so expressive of the feelings of the brave, for a departed comrade in arms, that wo take pleasure in giving it to our readers. It is dated, Munierey Mexico, Oct. 23iA, '46. My Dear Steuart: 1 feel that the obligation rests upon me, "although the bearer of evil tidings hath but a losing office," to announce the sad afdiction it has pleased an inscrutable x'rovid&nco to isit upon our ancient friend, General Ridgely. His gallant son has passed from the theatre of his fame and usefulness to the grave, as universally mourned as he was beloved and admired. An aged father, mother, wife and child will, it is hoped, find some mitigation of their deep affliction in the mingled sympathies of the country at large, especially the members of that profession which his valor adorned. When borne to his lonely grave, no "mky cloak but the heavy hearings of manly bosoms testified the depth and intensity of that grief which admonished of the final separation from a loved and admired comrade. Not associated with myself other than in relations of respect and social regard, it will be the melancholy offi ce of his immediate commander to communicate ihc sad circumstances of the untimely death of Capt. Ridgely, so recently and frequently present at the harvest of death, and yet findno charitable messenger to give him a soldier': death. Than yourself who so fitting to break the force of this heavy withering blow? Ridgely's manhood must brace itself to sustain those who will have to lean upon and lookup to him for example in resignation to the will of God. Faithfully yours. W. J. WORTH. To Maj, Gen. G. 11. Steuart, Baltimore. Werltaisg Girls. Happy-girls who can but love them? With cheeks like the rose, brightcyesand elastic step, how cheer fully they go to their work. Our rep-l utation lor it, such girls will make excellent wives. Blessed indeed will those men be who secure such prizes. Contrast with these contented, cheerful, smiling girls, those who do nothing but sigh all day and live only to follow the fashions, who never earn the bread they eat or the shoes they wear who are languid and lazy from one weeks end to the other. Who but a simpleton and a popinjay would prefer one of the latter, if lie were looking lor a companion? Givo us the working srirls. They are worth fL.ir '. ' : .1 m ' .: -r ;r l'.2:. mmcir1 aKu', or ium; a doa 1 r ) T- ' 'rour; --ti : t - r r r h: . si) : ill if? r 1 - -t ' W! ill - t r H V 1 n 4 t, .. ia, th .. il my li . 7 M h ? If m : r

.1 -v endeavor to show off their 1- liids and unsoilcd skins, a a t on a thousand airs they . -1 ', , gio worlds for the situation i - working ladies, vyho are so far i.L tlrm in intelligence in honh . every thing as the heavens -n the earth. Be wise, then, , i ' ' 1 have made fools of your- ' o -u r )urh life. Turn over a new

! i ! egin, though late, to live and act as rmmsn beings as companions to immortal man, and not play tilings ana dolls, m no other way can you be hippy and subserve the designs of your existence. Portland Tribune. From the Pittsburgh Advertiser. .'AD V F, R T I SB M 11 II T . T FOR SALT RIVER ! C0 FAST KlinfWIWCt BAIlSiS I4 IXK'KU i it AD IV Sir ROBERT WALKER, Master. Is now on a vovage up Salt River, freighted with the British Tariff of 1846. Passengers, Polk Dallas, Kane, McCandless, Wilniot and their followers, the advocates of Free Trade. For passengers apply to "Polk's near Neighbor." The following paragraph from the speech of General Cameron, in the United States Senate, is to be carried m the "breeches pocket" of every passenger: "I have already intimated what I believe will be the efiects of this bill. I hope for the welfare of my country, that 1 may be mistaken but it it be true that 'trie history of the past is but the prophecy of the future,' tho result is too clearly foreshadowed to admit of a doubt. Pass this bill, and the Democratic party must again be de feated, and our opponents again tri umph, and the policy of tne country will be unsettled for years. This, however, may be considered a minor consideration, compared with its disastrous effects upon every branch of trade and business in the country. The lawyers may flourish and grow rich, for they prosper by the distresses of other men. They may build tip fortunes upon the ruined estates of their fellow citizens, and the hard earned savings of the laboring man. No other class of the community can derive any benefit from this bill of abominations." Coitnt tiae Cost! The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, says: "It is time for the farmers and mechanics and all others to look at the cost of this war with Mexico at its cost in hard cash, to say nothing of the thousands of lives lost by sickness and the thousands lost in battle, in consequence of it, Congress, at its late session, appropriated fifty-oxe millions of dollars! The money is ail expended and the expenses of the war are not half paid. Close the war now but it looks as if it had only just begun and the sum of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS would not more than cover all its expenses, according to those who are best in cal culating these matters. "Just think of it one hundred and, fifty millions of dollars under Mr. Polk's Administration, when, in other hands, peace and California might have been obtained, as all believe, for a less sum than ten millions. "Une hundred and fifty millions of silver dollars! Why, the sum would load O.VG THOUSAND AND FOUR IILWdked six iioksk wagons, and the train of teams drawing this amount of cash, expended by an economical Democratic- administration, in its war with Mexico, would be more than hcenly-onc miles long! "Here's a sum of money and an amount of silver for the farmers; mechanics and ail others to contemplate! Actually this vast sum is required of the people, by this immaculate administration, to carry on a war with Mexico a war that on account of the manner in which it was begun and the progress which lias been made in it, must and ought to be vigorously carried on to a triumphant and honorable termination, let tho cost be what it may." L.!?f., .'&tf ". lit 1 G 1 . ' d C 1 . n FiL.:, 1 i ? ii i aio u a j u d i lei Mb; A n ' o. f ... Cc r W ' j f 1 utir ; i::t ) f t n is 1 ho I " ir. ' port tii a j ; i. a - .. rm. I J i.'i in 1 I. fl JL

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r a rv n T a very singular manner. Having been dismissed from service by John Quincy Adams, he laid his complaint before the new President immediately upon his accession to power. The General, as he alleges, promised to reinstate him, but put him oil from day today, until at last, incensed "by the untiring importunities of the little Cantain. the old hero spransr to his feet, and swore by -the 'Eternal,' if he did not desist, he would throw him 1 out of the window! The words were likely to be followed bv the action, when Fatio distending himself to his utmost proportions, execiaimed, 'Try it, you d d old tyrant, and I'll run you through!' The General was so much astonished at the fellow's coolness and courage, that he sat down a ad wrote out his commission at once. A ScsiliKel's SoMIeqoj. The Xenia Torch Light publishes a letter from a returned volunteer who belonged to the St. Louis Legion, from which we extract the following anecdote. The Locos claim that their defeat in Ohio, arose in part, v,. . from the fact that the volunteers were mostly democrats. We are greatly mistaken if they have not more to fear from their return, than from their absence. The only sovereign cure for Locofocoism now known is a peep at the Mexican war the elephant, as the volunteers call it! "One night during the four day's rain 1 was standing sentinel half leg deep in water. It was a night not easily forgotten 'such sheets of vivid lightning, such bursts of horrid thun der, such roaring groans of wind and! rain, I neverjremember to have heard.' It was as dark as a recess in Green river cave. A bout two o'clock in the morning, I heard a splashing along in the water and hailed. It proved, to be Capt. Salisbury, officer of the day, and Lieut. West, officer of the guard, going the grand rounds. After passing me, the next sentinel but one they found engaged in earnest conversation with himself, in which he appeared so much interested that he did not hear them approach. They had the curiosity to listen to his soliloquy. Yes," said he, 'when-1 voted for James K. Polk, had I known it would have led to this, I'd have seen him in h 1, and Texas sunk first. But after the war was brought on, I was ashamed to let the Whigs do the fighting, and stay at home and be taunted by them. . I w-as obliged to come for consistency's sake; but if I had you here this minute, James K. Polk, you' here he uttered an awful imprecationon him 'I'd blow youthiough;' and he brought his musket to take aim, as if he would shoot, shure enough, At that moment the grand rounds made a noise and were hailed sternly with 'Who comes there?' James K. Polk, was the reply. 'Advance you d d son of a b , and give the countersign, or I'll blow your brains out!' The officers told the anecdote next day to the company." A correspondent of the Louisville Journal says; Camp Monterey, Oct. 7, 18-16. Hungry and cold,. 1 crept to one corner of the fort to get in the sun shine, and at the same time to shelter myself from the bombs that were fly ing thick around me. I looked out, and some two or three hundred yards from the fort, I s aw a Mexican female carrying water and food to the wounded men of both .armies. I saw her lift the head of one poor fellow give him water, and then take the bandkerchief from her own head and bind up his wounds attending one or two others in the same way, she went 1 1 n t I I 1 4 caciv lor more iooa ana water, as she was returning I heard the era of one or two -guns, and she, poor good creature, fell; after a few strug gles all was still she was dead. turned my eves to neaven ana inc 1 "Oh God! and this is irh T i. not believe but that the shot accidental one. The next day, ing into another fort, I passed dead body. She was lying on back, with tho bread and bR of gourd containing a few drops ter. t sho CTS o. r-ravio ClOugUtJ' a 1 : d c x p another solves. an i . i . i ot. t." . uMlv 1 - 11 t " t h p - n. ' 1 ri" . a; i r h ! h - ! t n t Wh L . Kacau. a th ,.,T-,tt.., . :u ..i , i-S ... . i. i v

"I never undci took but ence," said Tom, "to set at nought the authority of my wife. You know her way cool, quiet, but determined as ever grew. . Just after we were married, and all nice and cozy, she got rne in the habit of doing all the churning.

She never asked me to. do it, you know, but then she why it was done just in tins way. She finished break. fast rather before me one morning, and slipped away from the table, she filled the churn with cream, and sat it just where I couldn't help but sec what was wanted. So I took hold. regularly enough, and churned till tho butter come. She didn't thank me. but looked so nice and sweet about it that I felt well paid. Well, then the next churning day came a-" long, she did the same thing, and I followed suit and fetched the gutter. Again and again it was dene just so, and 1 was regularly in for it every time. Not a word said, you know, of course. Well, by and bye, this be ran to be rather irksome. I wanted ner to just ask me, but she never dd. and I couldn't sav anv thins a- ' - - j , bout to save my life, so on we went At last I made a resolve that I would not chum another time unless she asked me. Churning day came, and when my breakfast she always got nice breakfasts; was swallowed, there stood the churn. 1 got up and standing a few minutes, just to give her a chance, put on my hat and walked out of doors.' I stopped in the yard to give her time to call me, but never a word said she. and so, with palpitating heart, I moved on. I went down town, up town, and all over" town, and my loot was as restless as was that of Noah's dove. I felt as if I had done a wrong 1 didn't exact ly feel how but there was an indescribable sensation of guilt resting upon me all the forenoon. It seemed as if dinner time never would come, and as for going home one minute before dinner, I would as soon have my ears cut off. So I went fretting and moping about town till dinner hour came. Home I went, feeling very ranch as a criminal must when the jury is out, having in their hands his destiny life or death. -I could'nt make up my mind exactly how she would meet me, but some kind of storm I expected. Will you believe it? she never greeted me' with a sweeter smile never had a better dinner for me than on that day,, but there stood the churn, just where I left it! Not a word was said; I felt confoundedly cut, and every mouthful of that dfmier seemed as if it would choke me. She did'nt pay any regard to it, however, but went on just as if nothing had happened. Before dinner was over I had againresolved, and shoving back my chair. I marched to the churn and went - at it just in the old way. Splash, drip, rattle, splash, drip, rattle, I kept 'it up. As if in spite, the butter never" was so long coming. I suppose the cream, standing so long, had got warm, and so I redoubled'my efforts'. Obstinate matter the afternoon wore away while I was churning. I paused1 at last.from real exhaustion, when she spoke for she first time: 'come Torn, my dear, you have rattled that butter-milk quite long enough, if it's only for fun you are doiii? it!" I Knew how it was. in a flash. Rhp. hHjchurned the butter in th lore noon. and left the churn standing with the buttermilk in, for me to exercise with. I never set up for myself 211 household matters, after that." IIdT7 Caiac it Eel The "Union," in replying to some remarks of an English editor, makes the following emphatic assertion: tAT Our Government made no sort of bargain with Santa Anna, and ncvJjer counted upon, his treachery. cq e consider th a oove eruon GovIf - prnmr,nf. f 01 djjre T " " "" 1 - V ' 1 Lj W i L, d-rr of Sent Anvino sort ot a: in with hi; j wvi a A a is: : " tr: A: ccracz h A r . 1 nf ( ' " life in'o c. - :AA c." V; ': A 1.'.. . 1 cr a sti ...