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* LATER FROM MEXICO. C From the New Orleans Picayune, 13th inst. a By the arrival of the schooner May, this t| morning, we have received Vera Cruz dales to the 7th inst., the day of her departure, and our c correspondence from the city of Mexico to the 2d. n Shortly after the arrival of the May it was u bruited about that all hopes of a peace were at n an end. The shortness of the time allowed us fi 11 prepare a slip before the mail closes, does f not admit of our examining the extensive files h which we have received by this arrival. We publish tw.o letters lrom our special correspon. f dent, which do not present matters in so gloomy n a light?though they contain much 10 keep s alive, apprehension. s The Eii'lora is reported below with later ad- y vices. If she arrives in season for a postscript a we shall add a word to this slip. a City of Mexico, April 30. The inclosed letter of your correspondent at t Qucretaro should have been in my hands last a night but some irregularity in the post o(Tu:e bore i prevented my receiving it until .this morning. t You will see your correspondent announces 1 the important fact that a quorum is at Qucretaro I at last, and that Congress only awaits the arri- 1 val of the American commissioners to com* 1 mence its deliberations. Why they should c Wait for the arrival ol the commissions to com- c mence their sittings is'more than 1 know. Their I 'first duty, as required by the constitution, is to elect a President, and this before entering into r. a consideration of the treaty. The commis- 1 sinners are waiting to hear officially that Con- a jgress is prepared to sit before they leave lor r Queretaro. As soon as that fact is announced to them by the Mexican Government they will n start. They expect to receive a communica- li tion by the mail which arrives from Queretaro f on the 2d of this month. T ilia ?iiv was thrown into a state of n ?x e j^reaf.excitement by the circulation of a letter t ^urporiiiftg to be from Queretaro, of which the following is a translation: g A respectable gentleman has received by ex- a 'tfaordinary express from Queretaro a letter y which among other things says : r Queketako, April 27. The people have become weary with suffer. p ing the oppression and sport ol petty tyrants, t This at last is the case with the Mexicans; and, by the omnipotent exercise of its will, discard- c ing what is called the General Government of r the nation, established at Queretaro. it has pros- f tfated to the earth its treacherous oppressors, s At 9 o'clock on the night of this day, without a any resistance, it proclaimed the only plan t which in the present circumstances can save r the. country, viz: "War, and rear without truce y or quarter, until an honorable peace is conquer a cdl" Such is the programme of this happy re- ji Yolution. at the head of which are the distin- I guished Generals Almonte, Bustamente and o Paredes, to whose voice all who are Mexicans Tatherthan partisans, will respond. p ' The express being on the point of leaving, I ^ rtnew to you the assurances ol my regard. C The tocsin ot liberty has sounded at last.? h Sons of Hidalgo and Iturbide, are awake! The o invincible hand of Providence points out to you tl the road by which every nation 011 the globe will f< occupy its true place. Mexicans? fulfil your e destiny! C The \vhole story proves to be a fabrication, a stii! r am informed by old residents here that 1 b the circulation of such stories in print is the fi usual precursor of revolutions, and render it a within the range of possibility that the Govern- it ment of Pena y Pena, without popularity and without resources, may be ousted from power before the treaty can be ratified. The military are demanding pay, which Pena y Pena in the present condition of the treasury can hardfy give them. The advices from Queretaro show?if bettingcan be taken as an index?a h division among the members of Congress on Q the subject of peace. Rubio (whom your cor- h respondent says has made a bet o! $5000 that la there will be no peace) is one of the wealthiest n< and most influential men in Mexico. He is a tl Spaniard, and for the last ten or twelre years, is by means of hi3 wealth and his power of in- tl trigue, which are said to be great, has. whenever he pleased, controlled the government that p has existed in the country. | 01 Ho Is, too, the staunch friend of Paredes, and S when Paredes was President was his main stay, n 1 have been surprised to learn that a man of it Rubio's immense wealth, and with the stake he ta fias in the country, was opposed to peace, as he must know that the nationality of tho country a is lost if the treaty now at Queretaro is not ra- w lifted. But he is the owner of some of the lar- ir gest cotton factories in Mexico, and may desire st fhe cztension of the American Government over the whole country to give that security to ir industry which experience has proved never bi will exist under the Mexican Government. He is & large commercial speculator besides, and, L like many others of that class, may be opposed to peace at tho present time lest the goo ls they ir have ordered from abroad may arrive after the vv treaty has been ratified and when the Mexican tariff" will have come into operation again. This P "has been suggested to me as one reason for his A opposition to peace by an old and intelligent re- ol lident of this city, who knows him well. From 01 what I hear of the character and power ofKu- cj bio I attach great importance to the position he takes in regard to the treaty. The Monitor n; Republicano, published in this city, a strong ad- si ocate of peace, although treating the letter to which I have referred as a hoax, at the same ri lime tacity confesses that the Government has reason to beware of its enemies. Enclosed you si wilt find the article of the Monitor on the subject. Sf 'ITtere are numerous rjmors afloat here in tl relation to money and munitions coining into li fde country to prosecute the war. I have very tr good authority for stating that both arms and di amunition are being received through Acapulco I from South America in largo quantities. te Queuetaro, April 27. American deserters are continually arriving hero; during the last three days twenty soldiers presented themselves to the Mexican Government, and were immediately incorporated in P the San Patricio company. The garrison of Queretaro is composed ol mon nf all arms Ritrlif Imiwtrixl rn..n hnv-p tl deserted, with arms and baggage, from the ar- d< my of reserve, 2500 strong, which the Govern- ?>l ment had sent against the insurgents of Sierra ol Gofda. S \ wager of 810,000 has been made for and ei against peace; Several Deputies are concern- in ?;d in the bet^nd it is said that Mr. Itubio, the principal better, bas staked 83000 against the fr peace. to The number of Deputies is completed. The pi Consuls of the foreign powers are here.? aj Anxiety is at its highest pitch, and the delibera- in lions of Congress are longed for as is the coin- gi ing of the Messiah. hi It has transpired from the meeting held by the officers of the artillery that they have made h a demand on the government to receive their m pay In the same manner that the members of th ,'ongress receive it, and that they have made an ssessment to furnish supplies to Landero, but le nature of these supplies is not known. The following is the article alluded to by our orrespondent: There is an end to Peace!?The Governtent of Penay Pena has finished in a tragic tanner. Ever since yesterday morning, this ews was rumored, those who circulated it re3rring to an extra express arrived the night be>re last, from Querelaro. and to respectable louses to the city of Mexico. General Bustamente, in a well formed comlinalion with his companions, Corsazor, Alnonte and Paredes, prepared a resolution with iifh seererv and success, that the blow was | mw" "v uccessfully struck. Pena y Pena, Rosa, Ana'a, Osero, Pedruza, and many other Deputies ind Senators, have been obliged to fly and seek i hiding place. Almonte, in conformity with his wishes, fills he Presidency. The other three Generals are it the head of 8000 men, and the head of the tew army is Bustamente. The new adminis. ration count upon the three millions of dob ars, which have been furnished by sundry rich Mexicans and foreign merchants, who bavo >ound themselves to pay every month one milion and a half ot dollars during the duration >f the war. The Government also counts up>n 80,000 muskets, which have for some time icen collected with zeal and secrecy. Finally, a commission proceeded by an extrairdinary courier has started to call back Santa Vnna. The nation recovers its life, courage, md conceives great hopes. War will be caried everywhere. These are the particulars of the interesting lews reported and confirmed yesterday; we, mwever, know positively that the whole is a iibrication. There is a factious band which, with the grossest effrontery, insert lies with the dress of ruth. This is the truth. We, notwithstanding, counsel the supreme [overnment to be on the alert. These rumors ire generally thu precusors of g'eat(mis(ortuncs. Vigilance must be tha watchword of the governnent and of every good Mexican. (The report was evident put in circulation to iroduce the catastrophe which it pretends someimes brought about in Mexico. Ed. Pic.) City of Mexico, Ma. 2.... 1 have just reeived a letter from your correspondent at Queetaro, and not having time to give a translation lefbrc the mail closes. I can only furnish the ubstance. Me says nerrera nas uchi nwnnu. ted President, and the majority of the Depu. ies will vote for him. Otero, who it has been eported fi>r some lime was opposed to peace, our correspondnnt says has changed his opinion nd will vote for the treaty. All this looks as f the peace party were in the ascendancy, lerrera is an old peace man, and Otero is a man f talents and influence. Between twenty and thirty desertions took lace from the army here on Sunday night. fou will recollect that your correspondent at fcueratoro some time since stated that a plan ad been organized there to effect a desertion f several hundreds from the army in and about bis city, and that the parlies who were to ef. jet it were soon to leave. It has been discov. red that the headquarters of the schemers are audalupe. Thev give each man that deserts s high as a hundred dollars. Measures have pen taken to trap the gentlemen. Several tithlul men have been allowed to go to them s deserters, and these men are communicating tformation of their movements. d. s. Fmm the N. 0. Delta, Mav, 19. LETTERS FROM MUSTANG. City of Mexico, April 30, 1849. Eds. Delta.?Our city?that is, Mexico? as been rile with rumors of a revolution at ueretaro for the last two days. It Is said to ave been headed by Almonte. My letters ist evening are to the 27lh, P. M., and they do ot mention anything of it, but, on the contrary teir whole tone would indicate that the report a fabrication of some of the verdant minds tat would prefer seeing it to any thing clje. There was but one deputy wanting to com letc the quorum of Congress. There arc two n their route from Guanjuato, and six from this tate and Puebla, which would complete the umber. It was expected that the preliminary leeting, for the re union of the congress, would ike place on Monday, the 1st of next month. Mr. Sevier was daily expected at Querataro, nd measures had been taken to receive him 'ith their very best, and entertain him accordigto his rank and position, lie will, I learn art on Tuesday next, 2d of May. My letters also inform me that every person i Querataro is sanguine that the peaco will e consummated. Padre Jaruuta, I learn by a letter Irom San uis Polosi, was in that place on the 20th inst. The papers from the interior aro devoid of iteresl; in fact, they contain nothing that is orth the trouble ofsending. The stage was attacked to day, coming from uebla, by about 25 robbers. One of the .merican guards was killed, and one other out f the three and the driver wounded. Some two r three of I he robbers were seen to fall, but they xnnot say whether they were killed. Somo persons have come in to-day from Cueravaca, and represent that there is still some ckness there. Capt. Henry, with recruits from Orizaba, arved to-day. The Marines left to-day, for the coast, and, I jppose, as the saying is, will take water. Since writing the above, I have seen two per- 1 ins who have letters from Querataro, and nei?er of them place any confidence in the revoition or pronunciamcnfo at Querataro. Yes rday. Mr. Sevier received an extraordinary espatch from there, and, ifit had taken place, think there would have been some definite in* dligence here confirming it. Yours, MUSTANG. *- ** ? uity or HI EX ico, HI ay I. I received tho following letter from San Luis otosi: San Lns, Apkil 26. General Parades has been ordered to leave lis city, l?y the CJovernment, and in taking his parture, he went in the direction of tho city f Agnascalientes. Also Gen. 1'lores, an agent Santa Anna, has been ordered to leave this fate, on account of his going to Rio Verde, and miearoring to seduce tlx; troops of Geo. Roiero. Padre Jarauta arrived here about the 18th, om Cuidad del Meir. He presented himself ' the Commandant General, and afterward was esented by Lawyer Parada and his brother, i a guest at the Feast of Torres. Through the ifluence of some of iIjp. Puros, a benefit was 1 ven at the theatre, for the purpose of giving rn a reception und public dinner. The three generals, Parbon, Ortega, Mejia, | ~K.,?? ! .-?rilirr in nrnflnrft an excite. wev ii v,iiutu "/ "r* J** '?? ?? ient with the public, but without effect. If | leso three officers were served as Parades has i been, tranquility would be completely restored. The above is all that is important or interest* ing in the lette-. MUSTANG. City of Mexico, May 2. Eds. .Delta,?Yesterday 1 attended the review, at San Angel, of the First Brigade of Gen. Patterson's Division, cammanded by Col. Wyncoop, and composed of Light Battery, Lieut. French; New York Volunteers, Lieut. Col. Burnham; 1st Pennsylvania Volunteers, Lieut. Col. Black; Massachusetts, Col. Wright; 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers, Col- Geary; South Carolina Volunteers, Maj. Duuuovant. They were reviewed by the General himself in the psesence of Messrs. Sevier and Clifford. Every person was forcibly struck with the discipline and drill of the brigade and their fine soldier like appearance; theiauor ana auennon paici io their drill and discipline has nut been lost, but showed itself most favorably, and I must confess that 1 was much surprised to see that they had arrived at such a high state of improvement. Woe to the loe who cross the path of this Brigade* The movements of the Light Battery were splendid?it is the same one that was so cut to pieces in front of Contrcras under Capt. John Magruder. MUSTANG. City of Mexico, May 2. There is no decision yet in the murder trial now being held in this city. Lieut. Dutton is still on trial. His case is expected to be finished to day or to-morrow. * The inspections of the different corps of the Army have taken place, and [ do think this Ar my ever was in better health than it is at pres. ent. The news from Querataro continues to be without much interest. It was expected there would be a quorum present yesterday or to-day and that there would immediately be a preliminary meeting of the Deputies. The letters from Querataro all speak of there being but a j very slight opposition to a ratification of the Treaty?though I have not seen anything yet j which induces me to change my opinion as to tho mode of action by the Congress?that is: that they will throw the responsibility of action on the Government. ,r" - ? ?* 1 c..? lite Jiru/iuilt'iuntcmu icicin u i<> t,,j iuo>, ami which probably lias been published in your city, turned nut, a* 1 lo!d you il would, a humbug and now [ think it had American origin. Col. Preston, who went down in corr mand of the escort which removed the sick, returned day before yesterday, his command all in good health; he lost hut six by death on the route, and balance continued to improve from .ho time they left there. A party ol eight or ten robbers were taken to day at Rio Frio. They will lie hung. An express extraordinary arrived to day from Querataro to Gen. Mora, informing him of the meeting ol the Deputies. MUSTANG. City of Mexico, May 4?At N ight. Eds. Delia?My courier hasjust arrived from Queretaro, having left there yesterday morning. The Congress has been employed in organ izing?the Senate is completed, and fully organized last night. The Chamber of Deputies is not organized, but will probably be to morrow. MUST A AG. ' Querataro. May 2, 1849. At present thero is a sufficient number of! Deputies to open the session; but that disorg:.nizing party, that traitorous and foul faction, sec- j ing that it cannot prevent the assembling ot Congress, has planned in its clubs that when the question of the treaty comes to be acted upon, those attached to their interest shall quit the Chamber, so that a quorum shall not remain. From the N. O. Crescent Extra, May '21. THREE DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO. The Royal Mail steamship Tav, Capt. Sharp arrived at Cat Island on Saturday alternoon at 5 o'clock p. m., from Vera Cruz, which port she left on the Kith inst. The iinlish Courier arrived at vera t.;ruz on the morning of the 16th inst., from the city of Mexico, and reports that llerrera was elected President by an almost unanimous vote, and that Pena y Pena was appointed Chief Justice of the Republic. Our dates from the city of Mexico are to the 14th. Congress had fixed on the 23th inst., as the day for the taking of the vote on the t reaty; and it was generally supposed that the question will be nearly unanimously adopted, as there was only about fifteen of the members who were against it, and they opposed it merely on account of the withdrawal of our troops from that quarter. Gen. Kerney left Vera Cruz on Sunday, the 14th inst., for the city of Mexico, and on the fallowing day 1200 men, under the command of Col. Ramsay, for the same destination. We make the following extract from a otter of our valuable correspondent "Chaparral." Citv of Mexico, May 13. Ai Inct dm irmitv i< tinfm-o thn Mexican Congress, and were the members ether than Mexicans, one would readily infer that an exchange of ratifications would soon follow; but as Mexicansjare the actors in the scene, no one can with say what the denouement will lie. The treaty was laid before Congress on Tuesday the 10th, by Rosa, the Minister of Foreign Relations. He accompanied its presentation with a long aderess, which is said to havo been an able one. The strictest measures have been adopted by Congress to keep the members in their seats, fines have been imposed, and a deprivation of citizenship for some length of lime for the recusant?and in order that the threatened withdrawal of Euro members may not t ender the Congress null, it has been decreed that the votes of the majority present shall he final. As I said before, with any other people than these Mexicans, an inference might he safely drawn from this that they would make peace with us, hut I have seen so much of their subterfuge and chicanery, that although u peace may he made, I shall take the liberty of withholding any sincere belief until I am assured it has been signed, sealed, and delivered. From I he American Star, May 11. ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE. As we stated would undoubtedly he tho ense, the Senate was organized at half-past 7 o'clock on Sunday evening. The committee presented their report of nominations for President and Secretaries, which was approved, the oath was administered, and a formal announcement was made that the Chamber, ol Senators was constitutionally and legitimalely installed. The two branches of the National Congress teen immediately commenced their sessions. The Senators and Deputies met at the Acai _ i n i) I'm i i uenua, ann i rvsiueiu 1 cua y i ena maae tns appeanco accompanied by all the members of the Cabinet. He then delivered an address, occupying three quarters ol an hour?a copy of which has not been received, it still being in press when the diligence left, 'l'ho President of the Chamber of Deputies replied in general terms to the President's discourse. After a H few general remarks, Eloriagu proceeds as fol. " lows: 44 Your Excellency has maintained the stnn- _ dard around which the people may assemble, either to be vanquished in war or be. reorga- ~ nized by peace. Your Excellency, in fine, having been entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of granting a truce to their severe fi sufferings, arresting the ponderous sword of the tl i -i ? i-- ?r l cotiquerer, tias receiveu lue vmy muuic ui nt- 0 knnwlcdgement which, under such circumstan- t( ces, the victims of an unjust war arc accustomed to ofler to their Government?the homage of a respectful silence. Hut from this day also hegins the judgement of the nation in regard to y your Excellency, exercised through its Reprc- a sentatives. These profoundly penetrated with f (he conviction that the resolution to which they ^ arrive is about to decide irrevocably the pre- ^ sent and future welfare of the Mexican name, will not for a moment lose sight of the du- 0 ties prescribed in such a situation, by the, v high confidence reposed in them by their con- 1 stituents. They will sacrifice, if necessary, t their convictions and feelings to become, the organs of the popular will, and the sentence which they shali pronounce shall he dictated hy conscience and a stern regard for the laws of f honor and of duty." t The Monitor here publishes the proceedings r of the preliminary meetings of the Chamber of Senators, but they possess nothing of interest io our readers. We observe that at the first mee- c ling one Senator only was wanting to complete I a quorum. It was determined to call upon Ro- j sa, Mini-tor of Relations, to fill the. vacancy, f He, however, refused to attend as a Senator, he- j cause he was in doubt whether he could discharge the duties of that office while he held his place in the Cabinet. We understand that the. member* have all ^ received their pay, and as a quorum in both houses is at last in attendance, we shall look c for speedy action upon the treaty. The indications are encouragin that its ratification will be carried by bulk branches and become ^ the law of the land. Unless I he disorganizes persist in their violent opposition, we see 110 reason why the treaty as modified, may not receive the warm approval of Congress. It is certain that if violent measures are attempted by any of the radical Puros, their originators and abettors will receive severe punishment from the hands of the Supreme Government. STATE OF FRANCE. Extract of a letter from a Boston gentleman at Paris. Paris, Thursday, p. m., 27th April. 1 have but a moment, before the post leaves, to tell you the admirable manner in which the Elections have passed off here, thanks to the good arrangement of the lists and to the mode. ution and intelligence of the Parisian people. All the votes arc not yet counted, so that the final result will not he declared till to morrow, hut in many of the Districts the names of Lcdru Kollin and Louis Blanc stand so low that there is some reason to believe their election may be lost. It would be unfortunate that they should be thrown out. The ideas which they represent, if not developed before the National As sembly, will find a tiihune elsewhere, away from the shrewd analysis and clear refutation which they woul l be sure to encounter in that body. The Paris lixt,-^&!th one or two exceptions, is excellent. Of all those inscribed more than two-thirds, by present returns, have ruled. This shows that the election is regarded as a serious matter, for of the absent third, a large portion were probably retained at homo by illness and the pelting rains of a inclement April. ^ Among those receiving the greatest number of votes is the eloquent Protestant teacher, M. Co* J queril, whose glowing words few travellers in France have failed to feast upon. From pre- s sent appearances we may conclude from the re- J turns will be generally in favor of the old Re- ,1 publicans?the party of the "National"?with r Lamartine, Marrast, and Gamier Pages as lea- I ders. a I "?1 unnn vaii tr>n /iff/Ml the neePR- .1 1 lUIIIMJl Ulgt ?|?w.. JUU ...... ? sity of receiving with great distrust the intelligence from France that conies to you refracted through English newspapers. The con versa, tional capital of those estimable oldwomen, the J concierges?composed of all the idle stories re. |! pealed t>y the chiffoniers and street corner pa. t triols?would seem to he served up in daily instalments, fur the edification of English readers. You ash me what impression L. Blanc's views t have made in France. 1 should he glad to re- j ply to this question fully, and regret that time will not now permit. It is necessary to divide my hurried answer. L. Blanc has developed views of the actual state of society in France, v the justice ol which lew persons will deny: he proposes a remedy for the evils which are ^ gnawing into the social body, and here there arc wide differences of opinion. I am convin- n ced that this remedy would only aggravate pub- c lie distress, and such will before long, to all np- ^ pearances, the opinion of those who have up- n held his theories. Still, he will have rendered ^ immense service to France and to humanity, by l forcing upon the public mind the necessity of ti opening school houses?of spreading instruc- fi tion?of restoring to the poor and meritorious ti those free places in colleges which have been p used as eleclorial money for buying the votes of j il.o rlfh?nf takinir off ilio taxes upon bread, M,w ' r? ? t u meat and salt?of organizing labor, by removing impediments to labor?by opening roads?by J* abolishing duties on manures and articles of ' first necessity in manufactures?by encouraging a the introduction of improved tools?by extend- 0 ing savings-banks?and by other measures of a n similar character, the necessity of enacting e which at the present moment is the severest c commentary on the Government That has fallen, g ****** Cormenin is charged s with the draft of the new constitution, and it is a impossible to make him incline to more than one Chamber. lie throws out the Executive Council, and adopts a President. There are " several provisions, however, relative to the dis- * cussion of bills in committees of the Chamber, v which will give perhaps as great guarantees lor 1 calm deliberation and second thought as could a be obtained from a second Chamber constituted u as it would be possible now to constitute one | p in France.?Boston Daily Advertiser. n Pink Thkks Dyim;.? Wo learn from the Columbia Teleginph, that in 6ome parts of the ^ districts of puiificld, Chester and York, the . Pines aro dying in large numbers; und many ol the Pines in the beautiful grove near the South t( Carolina Railroad Depot, in that city were al- 11 so dying. v Paini'pt, coinrioknck ?The widow of the. Don. Alexander Kvcrelt, U. S. Commissioner o to China, and also the widow of Rev. S. C. tl Cloplon, a missionary of the Southern Baptist p Board, recently arrived in New York for Can- ]j ton. Both families went to China in the same \ ship, and the widows returned home together, 0 equally bereaved. a rHE CAMDEN JOURNAL Wednesday Morning, May 31, 1848. WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON, EDITOR."" Onr Market The market for cotton is steady, the late new om England being favorable. There is very lit le, however, offering for sale, though a considers le quantity is stored with our merchants on plar er's account VVe quote 5 to Gc. Captain K. S. Moffat. We have just recievcd a letter from this gallar oung officer, and have only room to say that h ntl his men are all in fine health: His is now th ullest company in the Regiment. Captain Ke> [Edy and his recruits had arrived at San Ange Captain A/offat, says that there is but little doul f the ratification of the treatj, and that the vould probably take up the line of inarch for hom owards the close of the month. The letter is d< ed 7th inst. Our Rail Road. We understand that our Rail Road is complete or the cars as far as Stateburg, and it is the inter iou of the Engineer to push the work forward i apidly as possible until it is completed. (CTWe were shown on Saturday last, a stalk ( :otton, from the plantation of Simon Beckhaj 2sq. of Lancaster District, which measured fiftee aches in length, and having several well develope orms. We understand there were many " moi eft, of the same sort." IT There was a considerable fall of snow, veek or ten days since in the Mountains of Nort Carolina. We have had a great deal ot rain, oi :asionally mingled with hail during the past wee The Baltimore Convention. This National Democratic gathering was organ :ed on Monday 22d inst. by the choice of Andke Stevenson of Virginia as President, and a nut: )er of Vice Presidents. We have its proceeding o the evening of the fourth day, which include lie action of the Convention, with regard to tl lominations for President and Vice President. Ft lie Presidency Gen. Lewis Cass, of Michigan r< icived, on the fourth ballot, the nomination, and ft he Vice Presidency, Gen. Win O. 13utlf.ii, < Kentucky, received, on the second ballot, the rom lation. Both nominations were subsequently di tlared by I he action of the Convention to be uni limous. The detailed repor s of the proceeding ire too voluminous for publication in our paper, vas decided on the first day, that Gen, Cominai ler, of this State a delegate appointed by a meetir n Georgetown, should cast the vote of the Stat vhich decision the gentleman modestly concurre n* The two sets of delegates from New Vorl vere both admitted, and were allowed conjointly I ast tho vote of the Slate- One set?the ban jurners withdrew the others?the old hunker leclined to vote. The two-thirds rule w: idopted by tho Convention. O.i Thursday a co:t nittee was appointed to draft a set of resoiutio.i; leclaratorv, we poceive, of democratic principle.' me delegate from each State was appointed. U o the time, of writing we have not received thes 'ocolution*, nor the action of the convention C hein. The Wilinot Proviso may yet produce dis :ord. We hope not. Tost Office Reform. A writer in one of the New York papers su; fesis the following reduction of postages: Letlei it two cents tlie quarter ot an ounce throtighot he Union. Newspapers and pamphlets of 20(1 quart inches, free. Abolish the franking systen ind all laws prohibiting carrying by any convej nee These suggestions are worthy of conside ation; a reduction to a uniform rate of postage o ettcrs, any distance, is inevitable sooner or kite nd there should be no revenue derived, from lli i:<r..< :? i ?.?i L-,l .? lillUCIlMI Ui JllWit IUIC UIIU nuwii ivunv< .llr. Madison's Papers. A bill lias been passed in Congress, and now or y wants the Preiident's signature to become aw, appropriating twenty-five thousand dollars fc he purchase of Mr Madison's Manuscripts. O* There has been nothing doing in Congres he past week; a large numbe of both Houses be nggone to the Baltimore Convention. Plank Roads. Since we cannot have a rail road to Charlotte re have heard it suggested, and with reason, tha plank road between the two places, would eve e preferable. Having this suggestion in ou lind, we have come across some items in our es hanges, which will place such a project in an ur erstandable shape before readers, leaving them t take their own conclusions. Plank roads hav een in use for some years in different parts of th Jnion, and the result in all cases, has deinonstra _.i .I -:- 1 t c* T.. VV.I* I. tJll UJUir Ulimjr tiuu ueiiuuu 111 new iuin, VII rst plank road chartered was in 1814, since whic ime twenty such roads have becu made, or are ii rocess of canstruclion, about 600 miles in al n Canada, there are one about fifteen, the aggre ate length being about 000 miles. The most ap roved mode of construction seems to be as fol 3ws : On a single track the plank is 8 feet long nd on a double track, two separate planks, eaci f the same length; ordinarily one track having ood turn out is found'*) be sufficient. The planl hould be 3 or 4 inches thick, and from 8 to 10 in hes wide. When sleepers are used, two, 4 inche quare are laid lengthwise on the road, and place o as to be under the wheels. In some roads the re not used, the plank being laid directly on th arth. Plank roads will last ten or twelve years i rell provided with side ditches and cross culvert* 'he estimate of the Salina /load, now in opjhuio /as ?1500 per mile; the cost was ?1487 per mile 'wo horse wagons travel with ease 8 to 10 mile n hour, carrying .*> or (j passengers. Two horse sually haul 4000 lbs. at a load, travelling 30 mile er day. The tolls rate from one to two ceots pe tile, and with this small toll,for two horse wagon; lie road alluded to, has paid dividends of pe ent per annum, and accumulated a surplus fun )ur opinion is that this kind of road between Cam en and Charlotte would be of more benefit to ou awn than a rail road, whilst the cost of construe on would not drain our pockets so rapidly. It it r'orth thinking about. ID* It is singular that we find so many instance f longevity amongst the negroes of the South, i ley are so harshly ireated and abused, as ou lorlhern brethren would have all the world be eve. Two old family servants recently died i laryland, who had livod during their life time up n the farm on which they were born, neither c 'hom was less than 100 years old. i i I * i J Mp General Scott at Home. * General Scott arrived at his home in Elizabeth" ' town, N.'J. on the 22d inst. and met a hearty wel come from bis friends and neighbors. Thousands poured in from lite surrounding country to graft the old bnro, and marched iu procession to.hia re? g sidencc, wuere he was addressed by several gentlemen, to whom he replied with much feeling, at ^ icr which an hour was occupied in receiving And shaking hands with his friends. At the/earnest solicitation of a delegation'from New York, the General consented to visit that city, and the 25tb was appointed as the day of his viiit. > ' n* it Prospects for Peace. In speaking of the prospects of peace with Mexico, the New Orleans Delta, of the 21st inst. says: I "The newte brought by the Massachusetts is any ^ thing but favorable. The order to Gen. Kearney to forward all the troops at Vera Cruz, and 1iis ' speedy departure, the delay in bringing Toward tfte ^ question in the Congress at Queref"fp,tbe ?PP^V' tioa of some of the strongest and firucrt members of that body, the continuance of our Comrniseiooew in the city-of Mexico, the alarm of il. hites on acid count of the hold manifestations of a s, i.-it of rpv<Ji lotion among the Indians?these and other sign*," is we think render the prospects of peace by no tne&k encouraging. -'it. Df Interesting Report. ^ The Irish lepeal Committee of New York JbavflrcP"*'" M ,n made a fji..report of all theii transailhl.^ ((j it we learn that the total donations, through them c in cash.brendstufTs, provisions and clothing, amounted to $242.(142 99. The largest single donation was that of Messrs. Corcorax & rigoaof wash* a ingion, $5,000. There were a few vf^ $1,000 h each. The report states that the British Govern -- mum jiaiu ircigiu c/ii aruuics bum. ?uuj iuib uuuuiry k- to the amount of $210,000. O* A few days since there were no ..less than '* live steamships on their way from England tothis w country. '* - !<>((? . ??i ( rs Mexican News. ? " Jill'' \ hi a Since our last, there have been several arrival* ,e at New Orleans from Vera Cruz. From the ex)r tracts in the preceding columns, it will he seenjJiat j. Congress had assembled, and that the Treaty wa? )r soon to be taken up and acted upon. . . t. Foreign News. , ' "* Since our last publication, the steamers Caleia. '' nia and Hermann^ have arrived. The political in1 telligence though voluminous does not possess 's much of stirrii g interest. I ash affairs still contiriIt 1 i '# . ? ue in a state ol agitation. The two parties,"the, v young and old Irelanders have fraternized, fn England, the Chartist movement has lost most of J its violence. In France, the moderate party [ias been completely triumphant, and there is scarcer ' a doubt but liAMARTrNE will be the first President, 0 if that form of Republican Government be adopter^ There is some talk of a tri-umvirate, and single re? S| presentative chamber. Tliere is serious apprehea18 sion of War between .France and Austria. - In '* Spain nothing of consequence has occurred. Itis P' stated that a treaty offensive and defensive has # s' been arranged between France, Sweeden and Den. P mark, and will positively be ratified. Hanover and e Prussia are absorbed in the military operations . !1 against Denmark. The/e has been a marked im? provemc t in commercial matters, and cotton had advanced to ?d. The money market has alsd improved. r. IT The steamer Hibernia, with a week's later a news is telegraphed. 1 ^ -i ;i*sr*i ? griii-'Wjt ' 44 The Connecting Link." t . We received the following communication front a, __ i / i ...... i i an C?ieeiueu jnnnu, who wa.^, we uenevet amung the first to agitate the subject of conne* ling the '* North and South Carolina Pail Roads at this n place. We publish his suggestions with much r' pleasure, and hope our citizens will give them e the consideration they deserve? FOR TIIF JOURNAL. CAMDEN?WILMINGTON. ' . '! i- Mr. Editor?The annual meeting of the a Stockholders in the Wilmington and Manches>r tor Rail Road Company is to he held at Dar* lington Court Home on the 29th of June, and the idea has occurred to me that it would be s well that some one or more of your citizen* .. should go over and converse with the members of the Company upon the subject of a connection with Camden, in tho event of its not being carried to Manchester, as now appears proba? ?? ble. it It is contemplated, Tarn informed, that 1 ha ^ n Road shall pass near Darlington Court House; r it will therefore be seen that a connection can be made from that place, with Camden (passing through a populous country in part,) hy a road not exceeding 49 miles in length, whereas, to " reach 'Manchester, it requires 49 miles of track, e at least. A saving therefore, on the estimated 0 i /if a hrmf $t7f? 00(1 will 1ii? mndrt hv fhp CflttJ l" ncction wilh Camden. c I do not propose at present to enlarge tipon h the benefits to result to Camden and Wilmmgfc it ton, for any ono acquainted with the mercan* I. til?? and planting interests, will study hut littia j. before they become apparent. My only object is to bring the subject to the notice of the conf* . munily, hoping that some one will write upou the subject at length, giving it the iraporlapce '' it so richly deserves. I To change the. direction of the'roatl, would, a ofcourse, require an alteration of the charter? k that however, is a minor consideration, and could, no doubt, be easily accomplished, s P. C. d ' ' ' ^ y MEXICAN AFFAIRS. & The news which we publish this morning f from Mexico is, although not decisive, at lea>t | very important. It will he seen, by a reference to our corre.s|K?ndence and the extracts wh.rh II we make from the .Mexican jouranls, that tha !. I t1 i? i_!. _-.i UOIIgreM IIU3 itl J<1 Mi. iWIIIIIlr iiv,r<J 113 onvnwji, * with a large majority in favor of peace?not s more than fifteen, it is said, being opposed In it, s Yet this, smnll number is determined* to aJopt r every measure, even the most violent and revo. s, lutionary, to prevent the ratification of the treaty r and should they adhere to their determination, j they undoubtedly have it in their power, at least to prevent any action being taken upon the subject. They all belong to the Puro, or ultra. r Democratic party, abd are headed by Almonte " and Rejon, two of the ablest men in Mexico. 3 Not only do they carry with them their own party, hut they will endeavor to unite with a portion of the Centralists?the Sanlanisla facs lion. And even should the Moderados succeed in obtaining a ratification of the treaty?which r is somewhat doubtful?(he standard of revolt - will bo immediately raised, and the present u government overthrown. It is our deliberate opinion that no administration which dares to if mak? pence with the United States, can main* tain its position after our forces are withdrawn.