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gU consequence of several tvplographictl
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oru rHf. IMTRt1u or THE-' FEEr
S- FlIEL ADVER TISLt ! ! -
1'hn' sitbs-tr hr atdouUces to his friends.,
ist Joskri AtN Esq,^Is now associated
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uni, and he trusts that this new- arranagenent
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runs, wio have supported him during the
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ner connected with the Advertiser ever since
its eistajblishtnttt mn 136 Daring that time,
it has received a liberal share of public patron.
;tnae. and he ho'pes. that it will contatie to re
ceive it. Ile is determined to spare neither
pains nor crpcusc. tt render Itis paper as inter.
esting and as useril as any i in the State. To
accomplish this pri'o-e, he will devote al! his
enegi:es. le, Will inl a short time make some
ch-toge in the mea'ure and size of his paper,
a:d wi!l also, mahte some LiIlrir.etment in its
typographical appenr:ace. lut for all this'
ant nay is nccessary. and a enni,lerbl!e Cxlten.
diture of it will be rettired. Whilt many of
his friends have been ever pliompt in the pay
meit of their dtes, eu'tdor cotmpels him to say,
that a con~itderlhIe tmuher af his sihhscriiers
have failed to cLomply with the terits of the
paper, and that others also. are largely ill.
debhted for work don:e in the ol'aiOCe. 'VTe fail
ure of other pisoCniils to pay. has fretuently
gteatly etb .rrused luhu lie hope?.. that they
will no longer withhl.dd from him. the several
simis tor which they are indebted to hit. Ne
ces ity compels him to wait in personi upo
-inanm of his debtors. and - to others whom ie
rcanit himself (see, he will send a Collector,
or transniit their aceoin:ts.
WILLI.31 F. .DURIUSOE.
:i -becamodg one-of the Editors of the Ad.
' Yrtie;' 1nin sorry, I a:n nat able to make
Ariy pniitnses to the public. The utmost I can
prmise is, to serve it with diligence and lion.
esty. As my attCntion has inver bef're.bertn
piirticei:u.ly directed to such habors us those
npuu which I an now ahiint enttering. it will
h _ ash.h..ely necessdary for rie to bare' time foir
prep arnafion, beli're' iiin expect to conitribiute
ainy thing' to the vaue of' a pcaper. whlich hats
been~a edite~d with aibility, iandniery' antd fidelityv.
As thea busi's of' mny profession thouatgh, is
aiot likely.. f'.r a1 ye.ar or t wo act least, to regniare
tmty mi:adivijedi nitet(Oion. except at partientlar
sen.aiins, I amii certain of ha'v ing siafileiaent leisiire
ltttmtke somte preparatioia Aina. I am deter
ined. that, in somte detgreaa, I will iihiiiatealy
guill myself foar the ne?w dities I have as
C tumedl.hiw~ ctrdntous soev'er they maiy lie founird.
'1There is 0one tingii cit t!iah I ocit coiahidaiuIl
tha::t. it' is jaiimn:a ''honi'id ledl :any laangaer to
intere st amd insitruct t iaein, it wvil tnt lie froin
anyi wanat of' inclnaaationa ar zaf to !biar f'ir
t'ail.n Otty part. Ii is aiat It am initerist taone,
thast I have b-:en icidaced to haeeaaima an edlitaar
af a neawspfapjer t.bait I w~oiihl be happily, if I
caatlad Tender miysalfl utseful to miy csunitry' and
mny fe.laaw-c'rete's. it any wayv.
I wvouldl by no meoaas, have ii intrrted, that
I coinsiiler the occuaioniia of' a newspaiper edi
tor. ntowarthy) or menni in Uany raespec't. On the
ciatrary, I thintk it itoble' unid moast honorable,
.amil I think hie whlu ollohws it. aanght ta, lie a
truly grealt mlani- ai'mch gre'ater manlt thait I
ccti liope to lbe. Thcre'I illn persont wh-lo lias
a betier op pot tuniity or doiing good to imn
* kindl~ thani lhe has ;aid no persotn onghit iio be
ininaencetd by hiahdai and puter iinatices-by a
I' fter, and 1 unty adl, lay at biuier mithitiot.
Ii ooght to he. 'tn truth, ta wi!O,'a iicou'raiglon.
.i an hiaonest man11. I lac h:is baeen ia.icedl itt a
positiont.fronm wvihi hes cani publisht hais views
throughOUt the wvhole c'ounatry', anad priohnbiy
throulghiout the worhl: agnd they are sent 'abarad
in siuch a fourmt, as to be miorea enticinig. :aiid
more gree.dily devouiredl than the mOst excititng
novel at romacnce. Peopa~le have at enirissity
ii pars'ain for nlews iliat promiptst them to
iwalloaw up everrything~ good air bad, that co.:.es
to thtem in that shsali.
- n thle United States. the responsibility or
ani edlitor is gi-enter than in aany other part ofd
the wvorhti-here ilie nght to be emfphnatiednlly
n raentinel- on the watch-towveis or hisennint'y.
in a w eulgardlian of' mhs libertieis of' tie
people. WVitimt. the. disperisation of' whole
somel ' instructionf. wXithou't-iatelligence amanogst
its citizena.s, a1 -RiepunbiC, anid e'specially, a e
mtcrlacy istheO~most pe'rfect nekery. fla go.
vernmentt tiat was ever coneelived: -It is a
cllectifnt oaf'infmstib snobs-it is i uled'by- in
t'antcust mob",'wlnise meimabers aire heehd-at will,
(,'y h eartless a1 nd rapacions5'demi1agogis, who
are dlestititeC aike Qf lIgtnomr, or hone~siy, or anty
gentiment ibatscnhbl'ing t''na;.
Tltere hasnever beon a titme, since the formaa
noa of' our goivernmtet, at wvhii'h an able ahd
,iprighttpnVer edutidw reride'd'mo real'srvie
tSa he eoiftigtlat d isah present d'anid (thtnugh'
we lhave umamj exc'ellem ' )'Ilidnk Tinm~y
i'.th,,.. h-n: n.ver been a' tIme when snh a
l .et 4 -%4, an:or; te ed tlian: the IiF.sent;
hoti , are d wit t e" g
erity; thoa h thug, appears to) ins
tle n actv d repose, q eenray
,s treacherons-and I Msaicerely believe, that.
the U. States ha s never stood in a position
that:.was moreeminently..dangerous. than- that
in which she is now standing.i believe, that
since we have been a -separate people, we
have never been threatened with greater ca
amnities .than arc notw clouding the prospect
Iefr.euse Our relations with lirctgn States
are certainly. in somedegree, menacing--those
with Great Britain are particularly so; and all
Furope are iniim:ical to us and otr govern
mneij.. Our tonntr.y is spreadinigover a vaster.
extent of terirtury, and is embracing a greater
variety of interests thau abnost any enaitry on
thr G lobe. Tne Tariff queition has never yet
been properly settled; and we tre hurried on
by a fierce itd teellee spirit of demagoguisn.
which if not nrrested will uliuatclv plunge Its
into atar-liy, and blucdshed,ar.d the most utter
confusion,
in performing my part, as one of the editors
ofthe Edgrfield Advertiser. I shall endeavor to
mnintain those principles, both in politics and
morals. which I conceive to be right, and I
shall condemn those I conceive to be wrong.
I shall have "no respect to persons." and shnli
take as nmuchi pleasure in punishing the guilty,
as in commending and encotrtging tire virtu
ons and the' deserving. I will try to do my
duly. JOSEPH ABINEY.
On the first page of our paper to-day, will
be "innd the able speech of our Representative
Mr. Burt. on the Oregon enestion. We re
gret that we have been obliged to defer its pub
cation so long. But from the time it reached
us, -and from other circumstances, it would
have been imopossib!e for its to have prescntcd
it sooner.
We shall nhvays feel it to be our duty, to
give ito our patrons, the Speechesiif their Rep
resentatives in Cnugress, laid espcciully those
that are good, of which class, on are gaui: to
"steem this of 'lr Burls'. Thle coistituents
ofevery tiemter of Con iress, ought to read
his productions of every kind whether they
deserve it or not. in order to quahf, themselves
to jntg of his merits and .alfects. Dit we
are sure that the speech of Mr. inrt, will not
he read as a dity, but as a pieasure.
We have heard our temiber fregnently,
while le was at the bar, and we have carrfully
inotied Jiis cfuo t- simee he has been in Coi
gress.tid we have no doubt, that this is the
h st of all his speeches. We cotr :mend it to
the :ttentive perusal of our teaders.
Suicics.-Conrmodore Crane catininit ed si
iciJe, at 3 o'cluck. in the fternoeu of the leid
its:ant, at his (flice, in the Navy Department.
It sein's that he made his o ill belure so duing,
and lft a nate retquestingtliat brs body siuld
be taken to his home.
Benjamin G.ifliin, an old man, living in Perry
County, Ala.. aged abott 70 years, termnina.
ted his existernee on the 14th inst, by dischair
ging the contents ofa loaded gun in his head.
We learn from the South et: Patriot, that
the Rev. TI:otirns E Peckt. has been nunni
monsly elected Pastor of thd Broadway Pies.
byterian Church of Baltimore. And that the
Rtev. Wtn. II I3ordley. late of the Aisuiith
Street, Baltimore. has accepted the pastoral
charge of the letho:ist Protestant Church in
Ubatilestotn.
We have received from Caiptaitn Richiaid
Ward, of tis Disti ict, a batule of home made
W'inie, of motst delicions~ flavor. We have tnot
tried it ourselves as we are total abhstititice
men.t bitt have sitttmitted it to a friend, who is
a conntoissetir in thes. mtitters. We hive also
received fin Capt. W., a couple of Rhtubdrh
Pies. T[hey are very fine, and hitme tiost
uced the l~ ibnirb root ft ''n Mr. Blake. at how
cons try geintleuni w~tht, envtedl the plant
ini Btuncoitaba, North Caurolinta. Ini u future
inutmbet, we will ptublish stome extracts ttpon
ithe enhnre of thle R ihain h lant.
Mr. De Bionnerille.-Thtis getlemn:mt has
beent peartirtming wondhers in Charleston.
Amioitrrtthlr striage thitigs, he threwv a lady
itnto a nmagtietic slumnber, atnd a physiinnt of
high respectbility, was regnested to exu act
it toth Irottn her whiiht to that state. Thbis was
donie tn 'lie preseneoofsevel meicanl geiitlu.
imetn antd others, who will II testify to thet tact,
the ladly remuaming insensible all the time. and
perfectly uinconiscious of the operattont. Bt
ror the tmatie'tic* sleep, it is stated. that this ex
tractin of the tooth. wotuld lhnve been ex
treimely painrful. Will ttot the Professer ctome
to Edgefield ? We will rzivc him a jab, as we~
htive some old grindiers which have donte sonme
good service, btat of which we would now, wil.
litigly get rid, if wye cnid withotut pain.
[Co~tunct.:T.]
EDGEF.I ELD, illarcht 1846.
Ertract.-- At least two thirds of the
taxes itaposed by the present tarifT are
pttid, no. into thle TLreasu ry, btut to the
ptrotectedl crasses The revenue fr om im
ports last year exe'eeded twenty-seven
millions of dollars. This in itself, is a
heavy tax ; but the w~hole tax inmposed
upon ihe peopile by the tariff is not less
htn eighty one millions of dollars-if
ni bichi twenty-soiven millions are paid to
governmtent upon1 tha imnports, and fifiy.
four tmttlions to the protected classes, in
enhanced prices or similar domestic arti
eles'
I received from Col. Burt. our Repre
sentative ini Congress from this District,
a pondrouus document, which upon remio-j
v'ing the envelope showed iiself to lhea
Repiort fromt the lhutnorabhle Secretary of
the Treasury Depntrtnment of the Federal
G overnment ,til pu ths suject of revenue,
tajes, dillintrsementts .and uither~ financial
intatters,''cour ected withi the present con-~
tsin and fuittreiprospects, of our cointry
Theu forniadlble size of' the doctirrient,
the mornuini; being.cledir and biright, andt
htuving a few private ecngagements rif'.hu
siness on hand, llgtinTm to' lay.-it
aside >,ni a ldiere d'o pbnt before
dlomtg so.c casualty. opejg .it at tlie
ninth pnnen my~v eye anncaug v he
"1
Pore; oi pare ngpI-jy reatl, di
asu at ,AIiit ihs9fid rsetadI
neannit 1 renti ryin Ehe
e!nrmit S fiiteinjulsti iro tie -
cml Congress, to the Ameri p o Pope.
challeliges all our faith abd ejedence
and even afliy our assent is il.uc dtiyt
yielded to the trtihuf he facts announced,
it.is dilicult to. rcalie, how .iitr snd why
it is, that it pcopleswho were ofree. nnd
rejoiced in boasling loudly proudly
that they would expend -'mtos:for de
fence, but not a cent for trib 'l,pen
pite who could a.-3d did once ntcertajn and
estimate the.. precise quantumr tribute.
a.adcl tyranny that was containedf n a lax
of-3 pence-a-pound on tea-at 1--Pet
ceiving tl:at its injustice wa o iu vto
lation of principle thian in pwal al oP
pressiuti, could and did indsignan over
turn and revolutionizse the; gixst g-gov
erntmenr, and sustait teir. theor ,r e
qual rights and equal 'burtlens py a
seven years bloody * ,ir-shog slow
tamely, quietly, submi ely, andI ?Pas
about to add. slavishly toienta-pay
Millions upon "'millions 1rte and
trot a cent fur defence." . things
are past my comprehension. .
EquL -TS.
March -31, 18-46..#f
[ComitcrtcaTL1 ] .
Mr. Editor-Mr. Firderick ' ti, of
Colnhin. South Carolina. hns in 4 a new
Collar. whici for simplicity, cheapt ' and du
rability is ttrivnied by mtsy tbing a kind I
It nee ever seen. The C.Uar is for -upon a
piece of whit' oak, or other tough t~d .abdout
nn inch in diameter, bowed at the loi er part to
fit the ches t of the animal. and p' aut otop.
and contains the honks, ring &a., fowhich
traces nud polo chains are fastened--thus
comprising both Collar and hamins -in one
piec -. not larget and very little heavier than
an ordinary leather collar. it isparticularly
well adopted to the ns .of wagons.:.The in
ventor hila refised $.000 for the t. he
tiving that the great deantd.whi calready
exists will enable him to realize grea profits
by it'tking and selling the article to aters.
I have deposited one of these Colaipat the
Harim-se Shop of Mr. Abby, of tijl place,
where the public are invited to call uLexatm
ine it. 1 .
ConIIg re~ssi o .fa
Corresponilknce of the Char. Cr er.
W.ta-rGTo., Mnr l8.
The louse Comitiee on Forl n Af
firs, as I learn. h-'ve ast longthin iucted
their Chairman to make a relpo t io that
part of the President's message tvichl re.
laies to 'Mexico.
The Committee a ill report a r option
in flavor tf a denanl y the Nten
upo, Mexico,. for' the funier t cher
treaty stipulations.
M trhef 19.
A rcarkable notice was giavusny ali-.
Allen, in the Senate, this tmcrmn , as
Chairman of the Committee opi5 i.g"
01Tirs, to wit
That on !Mnday text, as so pthe
sortiing 'tsiuness was disposeil:p he*
would ask the Senate to go intol ecu
tive session upon a most implyr A. rub
ject, whieh demanded ittmedia ea
tion, and would pei haps 'ace - os
fivc diys. h . -
Sonie suppose that this sttri aes
to Mexico -others that it hais sornin
nection with our relations with :Great
lIriiaint.
Air. Ashley stated that he should, in
the course of the day. move that thu Sen
ate should go into Executive sessioii upon
a subsj-et whi-h was beire th'rn yster
day. It is~ supposed he referred to the
noitnmtittiott of Mr. .M'Calla as 2nd Audi
t or & the Treasury.
Mr. Dickinsont withdlrew a remtark which
he made the tither day, thar the editors oh
uste Tlimtes newspapjer were to Ite consid
sred rathler as the victimts of msiniformta-,
(ion than as deliberare slanderers. He
tad beets conviniced of his error by the
urteles since psubbtshed in that paper.
A 'asilutions was oliered to carry into
c-lf-et the tecommenetdastion sof the repio r
af the Committee of Itivestigation, for the
exclusion of the editvrs, propriettirs and
reporiers of the Times from th3 Senate
gallery.
The Vice-President stated that he had
already given tat order.
rThe Oretgon question wsas takcen up,
antd Mr. Niles sptoke at lengtb ini favor of
an absolute atnd uniquitlifieud ntiice, as a
utimied, appropriate'aud -peaceful tmea
sure.
lHe also suapp'trtud the President int his
course hon this stuject, anid was in favor of
compromiumse on 49.
Thte Senate adjourned over till Monday.
Correspbondence of the Charleston News.
M~arch 20.
The r'mark of Mr. Allen itt the Sentite
yesterday relative to ihe important mat
ters wthich required cotnsiderationi in exec
utive session, ha.4 caused a great deal of1
spteculationa. T1he general itmpression is,
that ble Sentate has tbeen reqluested by the
Presitdent to give their opinion upon0 some
proposition relative to Oregon, tin answer
to whtich will he required before the sail ingL
of the steamer ont the first of( April. T1his
mtorning, from contversation ns ith sveral
lending mietn, I am satisfied that Seniaturr
arc as tmuch mystified with regard to Or
egon as othe~r pteople. Clouds attd dark
ness rest upon thme subject, both in Con
gress and outt of* it.
Itn te~ Ilouise to day the Har bor B-ill w as
again taken up, atnd the remtainider of ite
amtotemtns of the Committee of the
Whole passed upon. The Western men
got all their bargo appropiations fur the
imtprovemenIt of their rivers. The item
nf $25,000 for the imnprovemtenti of Hog
Isla'nd Chanonel,in -.our htarbor, was struck
Ot by a vote of 64 tu 86. -This wits to
have-been expectetd, as the WVestern men
vowed reveuige upon Mr. Holmes when
he reported the amendmnent to the rule
which empowers Aniy mtember to deumantd
a separate Vote tipon all 'the ites-rof the
lRtl, s0 as- to" preve: liog rolling. At a
tuissequenit period of the day an attempt
was tale.O reconsider alh6 Vote, bitt with
antt success. Tfhe Bill ~was then pasbed
bya vote of 110 to 91.
Mr. Paynte moved t6 amend the title so
is to make it'read. A Bill appiOpriatinlg
niouey for interrnal un provemieuts- ainong
he several 'Siales,-" biit-the-niotion, fail
~d. ;Thie:House iii t.adjo'urndi.1to Mon
'Gorrespoiltiencc of LtAeoiitherin Patriot.
,:" : 1iarch'24.
i Vhe Senate'-was ir.sceoe of great in
Ierest to day, froit life fact that a mesage
as amticipateOrrni the President, in at
swer to Mr. Dayton's resolution. calling
for his opinion w hether there t as anything
cnnnected with our foreign relations to
warrant an increase in the naval and mil
itary forces of the country.
The answer in question was sent to the
Senate this morning, and teas read after
Mr. Chalmers of Mlississippi closed his
remarks. By many it was regardedl as a
War les.a;e, and there seemed in the
city a general-pani;c, which will, doubt less,
spread itself to Wall street in New York.
and have a melancholy effect on the
stocks. We must, however. be governed
by reason, and not by panic,-there is
nothing to warrant it, and I regret to see
a disposition in certain prints to create in
imtpression that war.is likely to take place.
.r. Allen, the Chairman of the Com
mitee on Foreign Relations, was desi
rous to know nt hen the Senate would be
ready to take the question on the Ore;:on
notice. He alludl-d to the great length of
time the question had been befure the
Iwo houses, and the wish he hail that the
matter should be brought to a fi'al c~oie.
.lr. Moreiead mtade a brief reply.
You must not be carried away by the
message, and the ncar like ititude which
is sough' to bei given it. Your readers
may rest assured it will eventnte in noth
ing. All the tmeasures rccommtendel b)
the comi:nttees as war measures, were in
finitely short of the nirk,. while they
were as far 'ayund what was requisie for
peace. That sagacious moan. Benton,
opposed the Ibli from the Committee on
Naval Mfairs fir an increase of war steam.
ers. on the ground that it was nut cailed
ihr by the exigency of the times. If Mr.
.Polk had the least idea that war was proh
able, to have remained silent until called
upon would be, to say the least, criminal
in the highest degree. Now, whatever
may be the panic produced among the
stock brokers i Wttll street, I hope the
titelligent citizens of' Chatleston will not
be led astray by it.
Your Southern papers will have shown
you that tur Consul at alatarioras has
been imprisoned ott suspicion of holding
cotunittti cation with Gen Taylor; thus,
yon see, out relations n ith Mexico heente
wore andi mnre cutplea tnd perlplexintg.
The times are sadly out of joint. The
Titmes newspaper expired last night. It
could not outlive its gratuitous assault tat
the character and dignity of the Setna:e.
Correspondence of the Balt. American.
malteb c.5.
The public mind is a good dea! mote
eal to day than it was yesterday, in re
gard t, the Presiden:'s Message. 31r.
Pelk's estimates appear to have been sub
mitted to Congress on the 31st of Decem
her last, and the pe.blic will soon know
what they are, the Senate having order.
ed them to be printed. The Navy esti
matlies. which Mrd . Fairtield was so unn il
aling to have commtunicated to the Senate,
will comto notwiihstauding.
The inoive for-con palment appears to
for he.Navy by the Secretary of the Na
vyand tho1se associated with him. The
estimates proposed were, it is said, lir as
many as fifty eight. ves-els. I doubt,
however, if iMr-' Pulk will be willing to I
stand responsible for such an esti:Date.
The hill whiebh has passed the Clouse
will make the armty about ten thousand
strotig, o)! '2,900 stritngert ititint alpreseitt.
Tno regitments of riflement wvete asketd fur,
andt those to be nunted menti; but the
luse hiave refused thie call thus tmade.
andt the bill ntow paswd will not add an
atdtditiotnal othiecr to the present force,
Thel m.-ssage of the Presidetnt lias aiddedt
no fire to the 5440 men. Tfhey are rath
er tatmer, if anuythintg, t-hatn they wvere.
SPE~CIAL ORDER1- OIIEGON, TIIE
NOTICE.
Mr. Chalmers addressed the Senate ini
favor ofI the notice. A t his regnsest, our
report of his. speech is delayed, but wiill
speeily appear.
A message nt as received from the Pres
ident of' the United Stamtes.
Mr. Allenticaled for' the reatdintg of the
mnessage and it wats read, as folas:
Tr the . snate of the Untited Stufcs:
in answeVr to thie empm---t ' ofthe 1Senate, cotn.
taitned itt their reshmin of' thec 17th intv'ant.
wt'i.:ther. in tmy -'jiud tment, anyrb)cirenU tanti'tce
cu~inc'ted witht, or g'rowingt" of. t forei
relatiotns of tr is cou stry, require' at tints tat s
tilt imlCreitse ofi ourn ttiaa ni trailiti o fz'e :a
it so, -'what those. chensttances arc,' I have
(o expire-s theopiti,.t, that at wvse ptecanmir
denandtts snh ani incr: ease.
It my ansnat meissage of the 2d of Decem-t
ber last, I r-anemded to the iavoraible catn
siderationi of' Coupgessu m iinrease itn our ntavalh
force, especially ofoirsteam navy. anda the roli
stmg of tan adhequate itary force to gitard and:1
protect sucth oh' our cittzens asI might think
prop~er tu eutngratte to Oregetn. Since thaut pe
riod. I har ee no~t tilnnset5 to reoil or tmodily~
these r'cotnen~dations. Ott thea cottratry,
reasons exist which. int tty jttlgment. r'endr
it proper tnot otly thtat they ahotild be pro'mpt
ly carried into etfet; but that additional piro
vision should tbe mt.ede far the public defince.I
Thu considerntiont of' sucht additional pito
vismoas was brought berore ap~propriaite c.tta
ititte~es of the twu houses of Coingress, int ant
swver to callsntmadehy themt, itt reports prepatred
with my sanictiton, by the ::icretary ot' War
andah e Secretary oft the Navy, on the 20th
of Decetmber ad the 8tly ot' .hoatiry last.; a
tmode of commuunicationa with Conugre's ntot tot
ttsual,atnd, utnder exi~ting ciiemtstances, be
hiewid to be imost- eligible. bttbsegttet eve'nts
have contfirmed tmeL im theo opittiotn that thteso
recomzanenidattiuons were proper a precau
tiotary tsuttres.
Iit was a wise ttmiximi of the [Father of his
country, that "to be preared fir war, is tne
of the most eilicieta man~ts of precservintg
peace:" and tht. "avoiding occasiouns of ex
petnse by icuiltivating peace," we shtoti.l "re a
mietmber, lalso. that innely. disbursemiets to I
prepare for daniger .frequetly pri-venCtt muiich
greater disburse-ments to repel tn." 'SThe getn-.
ert albigaion to pertformt this duty is greattty'
strenmgthetted by teers knce.vo to thu wholule
ivorld. Aconatroversy resp)ectinig the Oregun I
territory tnow exists betweet the U. Staites t
and Great Britatm; antd whihe, na far as wve r
know, die relations of theo latter. with all En- e
ropeati nartiens are oaf.the must pacific chtarac
ter, shte is miaking ttntntaa aind extraordt.,ary
arametnts atnd warlike tireparttiotns, aavail
and inilitary, both at hmotme atnd itt tier North
Amtertcan passessicam. o. -
.It catitot be disregarded that. honwevecr sin- 5
I rupture these armaneits and pIparnti. s
wwbcldbe usedtganinst ouz cuntr. .
sier niyf hs. ebeen-.theigdgina -o
these reparatidns. thm9inins midO bl,.Iithat
iheycare now proceeding, in part, ;iJbea 4itl
t view to the 'cmntinrgent paossibilitf4 ' war
with the Uni'ed Staten;.: The -general policy
tf making additiomnal warlike priepationl'. wa
distinctly annotueed, in the speech rom '.bhe
Itrone. at late ts Jtinuai-y Iastutind hits sice
been reiterated by the lmnistcr. of the crown
jm both houses ill Parliantvi. Under this
u-neet ol our relations u lilth Great Britain, j
.n'ilno doubt the propriely of insreasiug 1,11
meais of defi:nce, bith by la nd and en. This
can rive Great Britain no cnse of oifence,
nor increa1e the danger of ao rupture. I, oi
the r ontrnrv. we should tind our arms in secu
rity, and at lasi he suddenly iu olved in husti1
ities far the mianltenatice of our just rights,
without any adequnate prepaition, our- tea
ponsibility to tite country waould be of the
gravest charcter. thouid collision between
the two counties be avoided,_ :s I s:icerely
trust it may be, the additionni charge upon
the trea-ury, il making the necessary prepara
tions, will not he lost; while, ins the event of
such a collision, they would be indispu'mable
for the maintenance of' our natioral t ights anc
national honor.
I have sects no reason to change or modify
the recomlle,.dntlion o any annual messrage i
regnrd to thw Oregon questiun. The notice te
abrognte the treaty u the 6tia of August, 1827
is althorized by the tr"tty itself. a.d ratlnt be
regarded as a wdr-tike niuensore; and I cannot
withhold may strolg conviction .that it shohJ
be promptly given. The ot'er recommiendnl
linns ire in :'-nformitity with the exisIting treaty,
nio wnnid ifford to Americn citizens in Ore
!on nu more than the sanme measi;re of pro
leclioa wiiCh h:as lang since been extended t
British subjecrs in that territory.
The state of' our reintions with Mlexico is
still in nln ulsetltledcondition. Since the meet
iug of Congress another revolution has taken
pice in that country, by which the .gover:
ient las, passed into the hanadeoi new ru';s.
This event incs pm ucrnatiI.ated. and unmy possi
biy dtefat, the isetlenett of the dfleences
Jetween the United 5tates and that country.
Fie uaiinister of the United States to Mexin-,
it the date of the flst udvices, had not been
ree:ived by the exising authorities Dem
rem on- of o character hostile to tte U ni:ed
States Continue to be made in M.exico, which
'as rendered it proper, in my jnmdgalent to
.eep nearly tw o-tbirds oft our nrmy oil omr
lonthwestern frontier. In doing this Iallny O:
he raegutlmar military posts have belt red.ced to
t .-mall foIce, in::dagaulte to their detenice
lhidid any emergency arise.
I, ' iew of these " sircumstattces.'' it is my
judygment' that '"an increase of our navn!
a! d milirary force is at this lie' required," to
iu.ca them comutry in a suitable state of defence.
It the $1a tile, it is my settled purpose to
rIsne sneh at course of policy ats tny be nest
:adculateu to preserve, both with Great Britain
lad .lexico, all honaorable peace, .ch nliDIl
hlemig w i1 so elot anlly promote as lul:lnulit)
it our cncails". and a firm maintennce of all
mrjnst rig.ils. .1 AJ l'S K. 'Oz.K.
Washitgton, March 24, Icii.
GiGEAT lAT'1LE IN INDIA.
Tiree t!.o:aand three hundred British and
native troops kIdled and wounded. and
rspvrted less f' thirtj thousand Sikhs
at Muooukc and Fe-o::shah.
Our ;dvices from olimbay since the
ailing of tie steamship Camlria down to
CIliary 17th, and furuisn at'counts of one
f the greatest butt tes. ever fought by ihe
riti..h in our Indiau einpir. is n1hich we
inve sustained the Knowtn .joss of ,200
ry y -lhti4ni hedsgi
nt 'cterau, Sir Robert Safe, Sir JP
icC:skill and .ilojor 3io idlihi. When
bese accounts left the scene of actioln for
imbay liur retiasinn to Englaud there
tere several rueems fron athigh returns
ad not been rectived, so that further
uss nay be calculated upon.
Arn extramrdinaury gazettee gives the
tiictal accounlt ol all the iliitalry opera
(Ils ill this great str'Uggle. Theu result
ve alre troiud 10 say, is ns glorious and
ecisive a v.ictory Ias e'.er crow'.ned the
.ritilsh arils, adegnalle anl by the
eld ol' 'A aterlon. Previous to laingti
e'fore otur readers copies of the motire tIm
utnit dlespaitches, nae prefix the fo'clow'
ug brief atliline: Oni the 12a h,1I 3th, andit
liih of Dec'enmber, the Sikh airmiy crosset
he Sutlej wit, at leost tihe lowest esli
nte~t(, 6f.b000 tmen ; of whtom 20,000 or
l,u00 w.ere cavalry, an~d about 150(.
at'cc el L'f cannon of the largest calibr~ie
nioyeatble in~ the fieid an teXtquisitely fill'
shed- an arlilery iineasur.blly t.or'e
'owerful than was ever bronghal. in0tIne
icld by "Wellil;.lon or' Napf)ioieo. It IS
mnly in mvoul ihast tile mdikits are to be
'nked as$ bdrbi'Iols. Thety are a ratce
ta vlggoruus inm body. as5 aIcute ini itelleet,
lil us skullu' toh ie arim they cuiliate',
df wich n or is the chi et, as the genera'hl~
y ot Eutropeamns. TIse place at wichne
tn- lornsta~lb!e hosmi paissed time river niuay
I'; about I frty or liityL~ mites- from LahlOi ,
he cailtal of thi.: Punjaub, aind, nilhin a
w,.st adiliance.d of the I litidi posts.
fer iizepore' the 11bout. fitteen or tn euly'.
lieS from1 the fpoint ait whaichi the Sikhs
:t'.sed lhe rIVer. il so much.
'1lT e-invaders having established a htm
elIvCs and or;;nozed thueit' fuce 011 the
rush side of time dualetj, made some
fight demonstrations of at tacking Feroze
ICre inl the imterval bet wen the 15th anld
dthl ; but utponi the last namemd day, broke
i, andi, taking thme direct road to Deli,
moceed~ed iln a southerlny direcion, as it
iev wol ask Fer'ozepaore, leaving it
mtheir rlghl. in this direction a divisiona
ml 30,000t oh the invaders hamd lroceeded
about twenty ive mlies, to a place calied
loodkee, w.hen, on the evening of' thet
8tha, ihey wvere met by a part oh' tile
3,ritishi oirmy. comma~landadf by Sir Hugh
sogh otnd the Governor General, Sir
Ienry Har'dinage, whIo as secoitt itn com
nand took the field in person. A f~erce
onflict ensued, inl wi.'h the Sikhs lost
lie atuierv attached to their dlivision, in
nmiber seventeen gtuns. It was in this
tage of tihe btle that Sir Robert bale
udt Genieral M~cCaskill fell. Thae con
est proceedcc. hlanguiudly throught the I19 I
aid 20th. the armies no both sides beitag
cetipiedi ni ih the burial ot' their deamd,
nd the rerorgantiantionl of their respective
r'mies. During lthese two days thie
omtamandler n ecei ved sotme rein forcemnents;
nt. the invamders havintgflln back upona
'eir Imia body. probabty 20) or 40.000,
resen'cd nl prodigiouasly augmeutedt fhree
then the shaock of' batttle was renewed on
ie 21st, at a place called- Ferozeslaar,
'crozesar the inavntderc hadpreparedt a
tronghy elnrenchted -camp, whichr they~
ood prepnred tin defendi n-i.th 100) pieces
r t~heir knttn fleki'rtilerv:- nndh 60.00
. taiiiatiou r o starc d .t
t . ..and t ievbstik o oeo
days 4that must lga ve pte'diigi
cai1 e lihe iuvudgr's canip, with all its
nqLerta/Lnd ariillery;..apdp., e utter dts*
periisiot the -invadingar.y on the .2Sd
D..cemher. The most fortunate escaped
t) isldtJs in the St.lj,;or. ierkops.4t t e
'Punjao lrhmicVtnfte:tat #
scattered in broken purties.. thripgh thbes.
Blritish teriir'e's2Titir us 4 4
estimiated at .fron 25 . to 35.00 j ie
and wuuudadF i hItl ti lled...and,
wounded, it is to be fe'ared, frills little
short of 3,300, including fiftyeEuropcan
otricers. U z.
Generals Houstn and Rusk, the. new.
Senators from-Tesa. xas,, iIe
learn, this evening,- an d stop at'u lers.
They are understood to-favor Mr'. Cal
honn's views on the- Oregoo questiotan.
will therefore' probably vote for thergei.a1t
fled cotice of Mr. Colquitt. e
A utrnber of Couitreis infrnis400
thn-thie. tariff billwilerdf te
house the preenti sek d f
Weduesday.-liiL- elgy. -
Cherokee News:-The:oppqiggrjtp
in the Ciierukee Nation have cuimenea.
anew hreir deprecations on each'other
is is feared tlhtt much blootfWillkabw tri
long. From the Artiansas frielliret r
we gather the followitig itemi
Ta ku-tau-ka, the lealrofib1 o
at the arme of the kilbag ol JaneA. rr,
w a killed a few dais since. = Wi;T h
many others, were entcampedrsad a hre,
and when Ta-ka-aau-ke war-ridingsroadd
a stick, which tie called'olJin Stwf,"
sime nnknown persrn'horlit tl!
inim ihrace, scatydaiii'n a-ad aisd hies
calpe. -
The friends of Ta/ka-taunfea will cer-.
ibinly take revenge on some one,- abether
he ,e the real etlvnder or 'not iaind'in re
turn the friends of Starr willbe ggu lIg
sure to kill somo of the other party.
A large oudy of Cberokees advaonetf
upot: old Fort Wayne, a few days sindel
demrmardin the " Starr" boys evidenolf
th1 illm" tita ibhis place was nanned by
ot:ad Wattie's comiaprgy of Chlrt ees,
andi that the Starrs were tlrereeonealec;
ihe Cherokees had left a short tinte-be
lore, and the fort was ocenpioed by;:cuui
iny of U. S. Dragoons.. Thc olicer
cazimanlding refused the party adeissi'tn
when they dispersed. .i.s..
A lew drays since the bodyof a Cheroa
kee, namei Marttu, was found near Fur
U:uson, .n hich !una the -wounads Mad cuts
..itlete'l otn it, ceidestly led to tbe.cws
c.u-,ion ihm h 1, ad been mturdeed. -.Neig
ant Lydia Creek, nu:nmen of titorioue
had e hracier, li% ing nien' tihe.Ifstw
,rested, and are to te trand osi unpetioi'
Orrgon Settled' by Chntae.-Dr ll
Coo au, 31issinanry -l - .he-Amelliams,
LSapittt Board of hNlssion,, has w riale'
tetter to Dr. Cone, of New York. which
is published ta the New York.. terorllti-,
in n hieu he ex presses the ldriin itithi the
time will come .when the. c i earaii to
Chinese to.the. Atptrican ita
exeusve. Ili! - asuage - a
"pince, eqiil 'to, .iiiaie r :y
that has h'eeui kneul'- fasta- k un~i1a
vent tireto1iredict -hat Zhepojpulatinu.r
the Pacific States will be ccompose d tuma
small measure..of Chinese.. Arenannwe .
unce openeat. :vast. nuambeers. frosnlitlte
over f.opulated country will weud their
wt' hithmer."
font. M1-. Kinsg,-We understand -li's
i:nn.etnted to uliver the Anntiverbery
Ut ationi before the .Stte Agricultural.
tciety, at its meaetinig in this.place, dui-ing
the hnext mession.of tthe Legishaure. VTo
liIon..J. G. Calhoun wais the Orator elect.
ed b~ (hec Society, hut: that igetleman de
etiied int conseqiuence of very piressing
publbe uand private duties.-Carolincn.
Th'/e Mormns.-.lamnes J. Strang has.
been acknten ledged by the larger portionis
of ihe M orimns as ilheir secondtt propher,
and thec ainnfil successor of Joe Swi d;.
Sirang. is a lawyer of sonie. standintgltp
his profesioni in Wisconsin, and resid~s
at a tplnee i that tcrriory called jVov'ee,
to nhich the Marmons ore flocking in
grent rumbe:s. TIhe twelve elders w'ih
their admhetents havo dlisclaitmed-the aii
thority and pretensions of Strani2, and.
amt on their wayt to Cailifornian. So that
there is at lecigih a' split ini this "church
of the Scimts." Strantg disatvcws-the
spiarimat~l n ile syste.n, and maany ibier of
he criminal doctritnes aind pracices of'
tho (lid Moarmnons -Eening Neto'
Surgery.-The' Savannaho Geoargian Mf
March 23d1 say s: *:On-Friday, a dleliente.
operaition in nsurgery, ,was successfudly
perfoarmetd tponi one of' the- inmates,-.of
the lir.spital.by Dr. It. D Arno4L.. The
patient, a mtani of somixe 45.or 50,yarcsof
aige, had been suffringm fromt a cgteractjg~
both eyes. A bout ten, days sinice Dry. A.
operated upton The left eye with e~ndei i
suncess. '[The operantonh on the rigfir'eye
oat Friday, was performed with'gi-eati~Idi
and in the opinion of the medical-arnd o h
er gentlemen piresentr, with every promaiso.
of a restoration of sight.
Ftom the returns m'ade to the County
Court last week '.y the 1tnspectors.we
tmake up the folloing aggregates of T.u'
pentinte, Tar and Timber,, inspectod .in
Wilminoton; fur, the year endine Myrech
9th 18-16. Thte Lumber lnspector didi
nort make comnplete returns so that we a~
untable to state thie gma'otity of that .at~iib
brought to market during thhe ye-ar.
Turpentine; 337.846'baries i
'Timbher, 44.884287 feet.4
WVe have not at lhanttthermeans'ofis
certaining how these roeturustcoutpErP
with former -years. but 1re~under:~lhe imu
pressionl that-there is a~n incras~e .in ,gtr~
pent ine andTair o fron ,0 to 4pe
cent over anyi prevmou~yer andi a v ry
considlerohle one in Tin iber.--Wilnisk* -
Y. C. Chronicle. ~
We uiderstauts tlt Taaa i~js
thePortsofE:harleefon i .4eotpi.t~ta