Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, November 11, 1846, Image 3
e,1 tel it As,
From aA& .hTaltoiLCeuitievr
THE MEXrCAN WAR.
The heroic bearing and gallantry of
our~umphtJ1 her thacountry With
glory. The noble ,manner in, hich
volunteers have offered ikeir services,
has attracted the dniiration of.Europe.
The vigor and power of a Republican
Government have been felt-..n all our
operations. Bt -. ngtwithstaAding all
this thbre are soine ,questions of domestic
policy springing up, connected *ith the
erwh~gbge calculated in. their pro,
g-ess,.to produde a priofound ib~pression
upon our instirtions.
- 1 doo her wars the heavy disburse
meal Governmient were madein the
Nrth nindon tie" Lake frontier ; our
fortifcation, harbors and navy, haVe all,
beeu built up in.the North. Thissuade
a constant drain,' whilst we felt the
operation in nothing but taxatioa *ithout
any return. In the presnt. wdr, all
this is eversed, and w.o wili'se :the
effects in exchanges,,efing in fabor of
New-Orleans. The spec ie funds requi
red .fur goernet4 .will ~force .the
current in that rdrection. 'This 'will be
sevorely felt, and will produce great
opposition amongst, those. who have
heretofore received all the benefits of
Government.
Besides, every battle fought in Mexi-.
co, and every dollar spent there but
Isures the acquisition, of Territory
wnicai must viden the field of Southern.
enterprise and polverlin.the future. And
tie final result will-be to readjust the
wholi balanceaf- powerin the confed
cracy, so as to give. us control over the
operations of the Government in all,
time to come. If the South be but true
to themselves, the day of our depressiun
and sufTeiing is gone and gone forever.
This is perceived in other ,quarters,
and the danger now is from such a
combination at the North as may over
awn the Administration and Congress.
A combination may.be made upon thu
phinciple of opposition to the Mexican
war upon anti-slavery feeling, and in
favoor of restoring the high tariff under
a pretext to meet the increased expen
ditures of Government. It is this .that
has swept Pennsylvania and Ohio in
the recent elections, nod it may do the
saiie in New York and Maine. If the
Democratic patty :be _overthrown in
those States itkwill .bring, into power a
stng combination deeply hostile to the
South. The,.first developement.will be
wilhbe, a. movemeont. to .prohibit: the
introduction of Slagry into any territory
to'lbe.acquired.in -Mezidof nd fhento
testore, to a great exteng, ti ,khfgh du.
ties that lave b~en recently. abolished.
Thse to pos, e, dalculdetdp,
rally the-mostpoge terests agamat
us, and to give--to-agitatotS and " dema,
gogues their brightest prospects of tri=
omph. -
If they succeedintrestricting slavery
one inch belowrthe Missouri compropise
then if we submit topit, .we shalLdeserve
our degraded destioy.:, When .thississue
is tendered us,-lertahe consequences be
what they may, -e mu~nst mieet i as
becomes men and:freemen. -It will be
no time to argue. Not- that we should
care to reserve acquired -territory mere
ly ;as a-babitation for, saves,.but sif.thiey
strcceed in fixing restrictions, against
that,. institution .sp-ecially, it. will, be a
moral .degradation -and insult to us,
which, if we beirr in. peace, will make us
the fit subjects ol despotism.
These are the 'dangers .f'hat are
before us. I fear. that our friends in
Ontio and. N. York and elsewhere, who
voted with us for the reductioir of taxes,
will quail biefore. tie rising storm, and.
even next Session of Congress, 'e shall
see! them- give wafto principles vital'to
us and to this Union.. If these evets'
happen no :uiainenn foresee, the result.
We are on the eve of new developemes
full ofdanger, White these .thrings-are
tak-ing place ,in'the, Northy ,where our
deadliest- enemiesa aie daily. .seading
forth their shoutsofetriuinph, :the whole.
South appear to be hi a, profound slum
ber. We are relying witli too much
coafidence upon ,tre strength of. an ad
minastration that is with us on ,all these
great questions. 'We should be up and
doing ourselves.~--.There: nevsr was. a
time when more nerve,- talent .andi pai'
otists were regiuired in our. pulic gonn
eils.: Where is. the trumpet call- of
those. men who on~co stood forth to rotise
1heir pountry. and leados. freemen- t~o
tfie rescuei Are we to- stand idly by
and getthose, wltghave- nobly- fought
the- battle qf free~'teode,.with iiy, cloven,
. down. andstprozpted, y any unholy, comy
bnto;of alLjhp .elegients snpst hostile
tthe South' gitdsai tha periodslof
the greatest trithmp!$.are often perio~ds
of the greatest anger tA Reopl9. It
is thep .that .they feposg.;in .too, much.
confidence ona. what has. been done..
But, four months since,- and-all our ciser-.
ishedsprinciples seemnede6teimplant
-theodious:andUncostitttiopla staziff.
of 1542. was - prostrate'd by,an ;adminis
trasion faithful ta~ifs pr-inciples;- we hat
a taidi ,ithli. iinimumns and speci c
duties abolished, sand'<the,prrciples. of
free ctrigde introdluce4.
2 ~an, ud.te able' and frrn
~ui49iro Eel hias proclaim,ed
'mancipataoipt isld dtrade and
tide of, pr p vaheoie con
aab1jtaddonur
- yars past, 'amd4sho tc
thpine .
upon~ot and more favored by eavy
d5 jusegirnning to ound
a leap a tron main when his
rds b btaken off,, Aod just
niw the whole energy ard prejudice of;
the North seem about to be arrayed
:againstlesedospects, before us.-We
hae been able to look out upon the
promised land, but I fear theremis nich
rising'between us and its enjoyment.
The storm and the desert may yet have
to be passed.
High bearing and lofty purpose can
carry us through if united togehr.,
And if ive sink all Epetty strrfesifid
personal aspirations in a sincere' -
tion to the country, and nothing e
country, we. can long. preserv r
rights and our. honor,.and the Uniont
There is one thing: clear, that .isif
as South-Carolina is concerned, '
can never expect to tontend for. ascen
dencywith the great and powerful states,.;
either of-the West or the North.
We must depend for infiuenctuon
our moral and intellectual endo*men'ts,,
*hiile:other States expect, through their
physical numbers, always to be able to
conter the Presidential purple, and witli
it, the offices of Government, we mpsut
strive by our boldness, talsnt, and de
votion to truth, to develope the great
principles .of Government, and thus
impress ourselves upon the different
factions contending for . power. We
must be faithful and true to the Consti
tution-the Country, and its honor, We
must not yield to the growing power and.
deands~o[.the West, any more than
we have done , to the gross usurpations
of the North Fidelity to the Constitu
tion and its strictest Construction must
ever be our. watch words. Let -no
temptations, however great, either in
the lascinations. of future, or the wild
theories of unregulated genius, ever
seduce South Carolina from the direat
path of dutyto the Cunstitution, and
devotion to our ancient and cherished
principles. We have a great carer
before os, if we.are firm and .true. But
if we give way or sink, our principles,
there is no degredation too low for u1
to reach, in the future contest for po
and place.
Let our young. men look to. fantra
honor rather than to present popularity
Let them place South Carolina; where:
she has over been, upon high and dii
interested principles-devoted, to no
.man or set of men on earth-uwjth'il
feeling,,save:for'our rights, our interesis
any our common gl
69ALGEn.-V
oNEW
LATER -FRO E
Tje, steamghi pt ts
arrived last night, '36{
Gateg~ston:
.TlDE last accounts J o nepera Am-.
-pudia ard. his: army- left. them beyond:
Satillo do their miarch toward San Luis
Potosi, dt which point itswats rmniored,
that:.Santa. Anna -iad arrived atethe
}ead;:, of lhiirteen., housdn4dand, daily
-expecting reinforcempnts.: - -
3]ha. Georgia Regimetri was the
only reinforcement which had reached
Monterey at thre time our informvants
left.., rders had been received, it was
understood,. by. the ether Regiments
stationed on the Rio Grande, to move
towards Head quarters. The Kentucky
and Tennessee mounted Regiments had
not yet reached Matamoras.
The people of Monterey who had
left about the time of the seige, wvere
gradually returning. They had begun
to exhibit friendly feelings towvards-the
Americans, interchanges of visits not
being rare among both parlies.
.There had besen affrays~ betweer the
citizens of Monterey .and' Tetas Rfan
gers, which resulted, firsi, in the as
sassination of a Texan Volunteer, and
then by way of revenge,- in the killing
of eeven Mexicans by the comr ades of
te~slain. .General Taylor, to prevent
imilaif securrences,. had ordered -an
efficcnt gtiard to be distributed thirotgh.
the ciijy- Lieut.. Col. McClun~g .was
rapitly recovering from the effects -of
his voend%. -.
Wetzre gratified to be able to state
that' the duels, which- were,:on the tapis
at Camargo betwee~n CoL.Balie Peyton
and Gen.; Marshall, and. alsb bet,,ween
Capt. Mdusson, of tiis city, atnd. Capt.
Cheevess, of the.a Texas . Volgnteers,
have.asi been amicably arranged..
dArLvES'ToN, Oct.27.
am- glad -to see that at length our
rovernment is to prosecute the war
gainst Mexico withr some showsof rea-.
ron and vigor. . Re-call -Gen.. Wool
rom his nonsesicul and Quixotic ex
edtion to Chihuahua,- order .himj.o
em Gen.., Taylor-and, . help out in p.he.
,pe~rations against~ Seltillotand' San.List
nztihe eyes of the,Mexican ruleriill,
roon be.opened. .All thiat, will be wan
:ing will be the sub jugation of Tamnpito,.
rd theestabhrhment..of depots of pro
visions .onthe road between that and
3ari Luis, to tharow all-of Nothern Mex
'co eqmpeely into our power.
'em N. 0. Commercial Times 2d inst.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.
ARRIVL OF THE GAL VESTON1.
Thet Steamship. Galveston arrivncd
esterdpyz evening from the:Brasoja.an
iago yt nalvestomr chaving- gleft, the,
ormer- blace orsthe 29th and- shedetter
dithe 30thault.
'Weave nqat- eceived any, cdlrespoda.
lence from Mqntrey,* (the .mail.' nqte
,iagrdistibuedaesmiKdy);P(ptsatr. 8
aerP.aam ibshmil s.on 4henarrivala
Galveston News of e'he
tre wttiili ~MSiM MiNf
ole 'contry this side of 4aatn iir
Potosi. The information has been 'de- r
,ivedfrom so-maIy-sources Itha A
now no doubt of' this fact. -TheIeft t
Behind-sompforty dragoons to , S
lhe fortilicatrous that, had been ctiiit I
ted at Los Muertos, a naturally strong <
and difficult pass on the road to Satillo, t
and about ive or six miles bey 'd The I
Rinconada.1. Tiey" have ,.disa . tled I
Saltilloi distroying whatever'mightbe F
of use to onr arm;, and wch thegeou ld
not take away.
"Thus there is nothing left for Gen.
aylor 'tcbnquir, but i bacgrregon
n " gge untains and .thirsty-,ha is,
ibither "-water nor provisions
afl'ihubittajefi man'. beast; over
t o twoar the'emilesitSan
s otosi. If, as has been said en.
Sderi ari'' uaan
.L ot~iS.s1o as to each that 'cit' by
theeen ' tnbe zUe esjlise
h&w 'ie isdoi ravese such a country as he
wi'liae t'doby a forced march
rate of Aftde'or, tewniiks
The-only 4aidereon this =r'nte ih
Mexican tanlis, *Iiich 'w'ilU dout s' be
all broken up as The nein rettr ,
To carry wat s'uicient to
arniy and teams from suftring, ohId 1
probably require more horses, dbu& ad
oxen, than are now' ii the arm . .of
which are re4tird for the traiorta
tion of the necessary stores-andeisttni'
tions. In naking'this retreat, ihe'ene
my have doubtless adopted a wisej oly,
leaving behind them a far more drdnai
dable enemy for Gen. Taylor to' en
counter (viz: this march) than ho coull
ever find'in their-owrr arms and foMifled
to*hs.
This poli:y has tincuestionably 'been
dictated by the sagacity of Santa Anna.
It is stated, on good authority, that he
is eat orderk to Anipudia to evacute
, and all other places this side
' ountains, but those orders were
ved til! after the battlew,
leaving the troops necdIsiyto
i Monterey, - Saltillo and 'othel
,'den. Taylor will only fiave' n
o' ,out 5000 nien, with which to
trae. the heart of the -enemy's
d fa'r.beyond thereedh of
S*hich hemight falle
In case of d esity:
is a- corrett'.iicbounL
nd'rosects'bf
dodauthor
eeudsuprse=:
his
ace
excesse
zinkhaservice o- et t , to
whiefGeh. Taylorreplied no ex
1e dsuL been coritmitted f a grave.
chtaer but that he Would preserve or-'
der ossible:'
. xican merchant; arrived on the
23d October, says that no preparations
ari maakingait the Pass 'of the Rinconada,
andthat 'Saltilod will not' be defended.
his news wants confirmation..
Privarte advides from the city of Mex
icg up to-th'e 29th~ September, inform
us that Santa Anna had left the capital
on .hat morning with 20007 cavalry jand
800 infantry. He was utterif dinsuc
cessful in raisirig a loart of' two millio2ns
on a mortgage of the revenues of the
Church, as the lien was considea'd by
capitalists illegal. -He then applied for,
$200,000, but could merely obtain $27r
000, which was the sum total withr
which he started.- ~ " " .
Santa Anna- pro'ceeds -tor San Laris
Potosi, where he will halt, and concen
trate the' whole of the Merican forces.
Instructions have been forwvarded to thi
General comm'andiig thie Army 'of the
North. to make no further 'resistance at
Saltillo, but to fail back upon'San Luis
Potosi.*.
From the N. 0. Picayune.
From Vera Cruz%-We have nothing c
of imprtance Irom":'Mhxico by way of '
Havana, but ha'ye be admitted" to a
make an extract 'froni' a comndrercial s
letter of a late date. ft is frorm a source c
entitled to all respect .
- ' aVER A CRUZ;, Oct~
ear $'irs-Tibere is very. ittle
news worth reporing, th6 present.Gov
enment is trjing to render.itieff popular ~
by a series of rather..libeial rneasu'res,'.
andappears willing fdi reommnence the tI
camydiituore rigoi'oNIy. :'Gben.'Santa
A'nna is aboti to leave Mexico 'in 'ord'er q
to assuue tle 'eneaship 'ih hief of the a
but nie'co'nfess tojiiie'lthe"very worst t
opinis of' tie' Medean 'Army, and do6
no blieve*t they',i 'wifl niski' any
vigoous ressnd tlie' A'nieilln '
Lroops. The, inE iflikult&' will 'be,
moreover, the entire wvant of money, as
in the coffers of the treasury therels'not
tven enough wheeith 'to pa 'h~nota
eessary and urgent 'exigencies,"and F
clie ~edit of Government isvyergyernb'
ahakeh mndeed. rt is true that the'clerg9
will guarantee a 'toan of some millions'
f dollars, but1 we 'do 'nbt believe that'b
:hisamount ufill 'b'roi~uded, arid evend
I t were,.1ndoaubtedif the lar'gest 'illl as
rery difficult to realise at this mom'str Ia
room the N. . LDelt, NoaqSher .
LATER~ _ 1W AVANA. t
)estructive :Staorm=-.reatloss of iffe
ind Prperty.:
By thfe packet brig P.Soule, we have
eceived our regular files of Havana
raers;aii t 24th Oct. Every one of
henri the 11th to the 17, are filled
vitb the most awful accounts of the
iurrican'e, viicli commenced there early
in the night of the 10;h and continued
ill the night of ihe. 11th uh. On the
0th the city, and particularly the port,
resented.a gay and pleasant appear
ince. Every :.vessel in the harbour
launted its colors from the mast-head,
beingihe Queen's birth day. How
:hanged was the scene on the next
norning ! tioiw great was the destruction
which the iutlaless storm had cleated
Where, the day, pre'vious,I tiarti-co lured
sennants floated gracefully in the breeze
mnd the mariners of many climes were
mjoying a hilatious holyday, all was a
reneral scene of wreck and desolation.
Dead bodiei were seen Boating in. the
till angry surge ; bales of goods and
sacels of'produce were cast in confusion
)n shore, ragments of vessels and ship
urniture covered the surface of the port,
tud the vessels, stripped of their cn,
rass; and with bare masts, looked like
I blasted forest;
'he water from the harbor, and the
ieavy torrents of rainwehich fell during
he night of the 10th and morning of the
th,.kept ihe streets perfectly inunda
ed, and the wharves were all under
water. A great many lives were lost
>n board of the vessels ait on shdre.
Over 150d houses have beei razed to
he ground In Havana and its neighbor
ing towns. In one of the principal
treets, outside of the walls, which tuns
arallel wiih the.northern part of the
oast, there hae been more. than 150
ouses totally. destroyed. hundreds of
persons residing -in the suburbs, were
compell'ed to seek refuge in some stron
ger biiding thip their respective habi
ations-many of thom after seeing their
awn d vellings blown.to atoms, and thus
taking shelter, were crtshed under the
ruins of the hoises ihere they expected
to be safe. the riuonber of buildings
which have had their roofs, doors and
walls partly~ destrpyed, are probably
over 5000 in the' city and suburbs.
About 90 persons, fuuid dead .anioig
the ruins, were sent to the burying,
gro, nd off the Isth, And it was expected
to fnd Inany more among the ruins and
rubbish ivhich bd not yet 6ied remo
ved.
The- It ratta papers'say that the gale
1844 was sligt n ared to this;
that there is no hut ocanon record, in
art'of tle jorrby whidh humah
se s elf as dd"this
c oinit ter received froi Matab
rn, Cardenas, and some 30 or 40 of
the iohboriog towns ad villages, and
in these places the hurricane had like
wise destroyed property o a comsidera
ble' extent, an a. number of tines were
lost.
In Maiiias, - Cardetias, Ifataona,
and Marcel, neadj all the vessels in port
were sunk or drivetf ashore.
From the Chdrleston N'ws. -
MX DAYS LATER FROM LIVERPOOL.
The ship 'Alliance, .Capt. Tucker,
inived off' our bar early this morning,
tarting from Liverpool on the 11th Oc
ober. European news direct, by 'ail'
ng vessels, being a circumstance so
musual in these days of rapid stearti.
omiunication, is the reason, we pre
ume 'that Capt. T. brought (no papers,
cepta package directed to the Cou
ier Office, to the Editors of which wve
io indebte d for a Slip containing the
ol-owing ac:cotfnt oif the mat ket. There
s no political intelligence.
The steamer Great. lIritainm had not~
teen' goi oW.--she had ten feet of water
her hold at last accounts..
The. ship Richmond, Hathorn, for
his~port, was up at Liverpool, 10th uIt.
a have despatch:
hilVER!POOL, October 9.-Cotton
uring the early..part of th~e present.
eek,'ias in steady and good demand,
nd the is1ght concession ..w~hich was
ubmited to~after thesteamer's arrival
n the 30th uit. was gradually recovered4.
esterday nfternoon an actiVe,..specula
ie demand. sprung. up,' sorig-inated by.
e receipt of, thr~ee ,days later. advices
-om' New York, per transient ship
fartriionf' representing that m~arket, to
e adancir~g inder the influence of con
nud unfavorable ascounts froin. the
otton growing districts. In 'conse
uente of the, general tenor of these,
vice, hoiger~s)aV'e..shown 1ess dispo
ton to sell,- and prices :close' wii) an
pwar'd. tend'ency. The . ooga sales of,
a week'-ai.uount to 52,80'bml'es :To
my the detand is prisk and.generaL and
e sales are 10,000 bales,. about half of
hi'ch is on- speculation .The, authofized
otations of the "fair"; qualities .f
american ere advanced 1.-8a.. per lb.,
aa simil'r advance on .the lower and
iddle qualities is established son .,s.
riday's. qcqtations..
Ectons.-The returnas frons all tb
sIis tf.Naine w~'ich voted foi mem-~.
t,ge 61. W~hig, and .58 Deihoc :t
thergizationdof'the House.
John H'' larket was o' 'b hda3 a
land aitzitd~ ge rn f'or. stx
hey6a~R6. Clat' ke.o ;lis.
.From the Soulketn .aroicie
.-Weail iith 'leag as o f
io seisiblo andqvaluabe ans ally. ashe
editor of 'the (harlostoio Nb i
been recently ably follaritig up out own
imperfect suggestions, on thinecessity of
making- some more efectual legislative
provision for the diminution oftbe number
of free white voters in our State who can
not read the ticket they put into the ba.l4t
box. He has come up most manfully to
our aid in this important matter, and his
remarks are well worthy of t be attention of
every enlightened member of the Legisla
ture, who feels his responsibility to his
State. The brat great duty of every free
State is to educate its citizens at whatever
cost, and that State has not properly
performed that great duty, which numbers
among its voters 20,000 unable to read' oi
write ; and neither labor nor cost should be
spared to wipe away this disgrace.
"Impossible !" once said Mirabeau to
one of his secretaries, "never name to me
that beast of a word." The same senti
ment should animate our legislators, for in
ao holy a cause as that of.bringihg. light to
the darkened intellects of' their fellow
citizens, their af'orts, if inade with the
fitting energy ia the- proper spirit, must
succeed-at least, the great interests in
volved imperiously require of them-totn@Ie
the trial.-', This is. no question of policy or
expeliency, but of urgent necessity, and
duty; let them act, and not only talk about
It.
We have high hopei of'this Legislaiure.
As.a celebrated physician once tried sue.
cessfully the experiment of restoring the
worn out energies of an enfeebled-patient
by the infusion of youthful and more healthy
blood, so our present Legislature has re
ceived a strong accession of new members,
many of them fresh from the halls of. Col
lege, who still'feel the bedefis of the in
struction they have recently received, and
who. if they will otly exert their energies
in tiis'no.ble cause, may secure tie lasting
gratitude of their State.- A more noble
field :for exertion never *as presented to
any rising body of statesmen, and we ap
peal to the Young Men of our State- to
press forward this great reform, if their
older and more politic brethren .will give
it up in despair. .
We intend no reflection on forer
Legislatdies, which have elurred' over all:
proposed amendments as visionary or
impracticable.. but we know the influence
exerted upon the strongest~minds .by iodg
continued habits ,of thinking, and therefore
earnestly entreat those as yet unbiassed,
seriously to meditate some plan for the in-.
tellestual redemption of Souil Cardlia.
Even fdihdre in sticli a causb ' 'will hon,
orable to him who makes the ditiitpi.
Who ni!l be the Cdrtius to plutigebto
this yawning pit of ignorance which three
.tens to engulf oiur State ? Unless some
such be found, no.mad qad ell-t64- resul.
We will be. ldft far behind i the: rapid
march 4r intellect pushing on all around
u.Everi North Carolina has a frie
sdhool systemsuperiorto durs.
But we desire- to &ail iu 'plaid faits.
The first'stepnecessary to make ad efed
tuat. ' im-provement, is to:. *ascertid.tbC
actual' ;working of the- present systern,
which canonly be done bytbo appointment
of a person specially.selected4an d eiWow
ered.by the. Legislature to make the ex
dminition,.by personal inspectiou df'tlid
schools all over the State. Thiskias been
urged upon the Legislature'bv almost all
the eminent gentlemen at tfiereeT times
appointed to examine "info - the system.
They have all declared thnt they. wanted
light on :the subject,.onlytu be- procured
in that way. -We need only..,mentiod .tfe
names -of Professors Thornwell and
Elliott, of Messrs. Bellinger, Blanding.
Me-Cord andI Johnson. to prove wham
weight of authbority the proposition carried
with it. The paltry pretext of expense
surely should not be permitted to set aside
6 recommendation so wise and so power
fully sustained. The next stepshould be
tihe creation of an: adequate fund for thie
pirpseufcarrying,out any plan deier,mnin
ed upon. .T1he ,present annual appropri
ation of $37,000 is totally inadequate (ex
cept is d hoiniy - o a few teachers,) as
these gettemen have conclusively 'shown
in their s'evefal repor-ts. We would, with
all due deference'ta the -opinions of th-ose
better qualified fofudge,. propose tiie estab
lishment of a systemof free schools.-. ad
equate to the wanis of thes whole community
in place of the expens'ive private schools,
where the childredof the rich enjoy almost
a mondpoly of icdudatlon', those of the poor
being either deprived of it, or receiving it
as an act oftkarit -analternative gallin'g
to the pride of thehumblest of our citizens;
and productive omusli of the ignoran'ee
thaprevails~
We would sugdes't Ibat a fund .for-the
purpose:ind~cated he raised, biy'lcvyipg a
direct' tax olone dollar 'upoli1 eveilj citizen
of the 'Sti qualified'ia vqie fthtpdorest
couldpay that. From' thisi source'a fund
of at least: 815010t0'could annually be-ad
ded -as a -tax upon compotationsatocksi .plates
pleasure carriages and other iuxuries; -as
well as the surplus revenue due- to- the
Statefrom the, sale of the public land,
which could not be better bestowed..,.- The
sum th'us taised would be amply sufficient
1 uild school'houses and pay compete'nt
etdhe'rs';;and thus; by taxing ' luibries,
the rich may be' made contributb id the
education of the children of their poorer
neibbirs 'in .free- sihools, *here' alf n'ay
neeton-a footing of rep~nblicab equality.
to enjoy the ;benefits of instru~ctien,; 'for
which, to theexiept of his means, each had
qualry 'ostribuited. We want, iducaiioit
iven'to'ot' citizdusgebt afa charity but
snjoyed'as ht'.' --' ---
ia'not:,thewh er*o-pdsed ;brtys
east oif 'refleeb'andneonsideration, and
~ve:ofpartial .iriaP! A-reformdof thIs
batater woul be a reform itndeed t.
AmoItfronnitMzicos if ftre.-L
'he- New"Tribeno-gives-thW- eowiramftf
letter flkom' the City of Meri,4xii~sd4F
atdof Sept. 28d6 1 wich#%silfhiif'
viillbe thefirat Nilstid iehsidete Uyj
he .M~illea 'gft a. "hiil tir firleN
pe made, Mecxico riltf in al obbii-'
"' hhtd" States inclaidttgtb it 1 ' "";.
~y o 'exas.: .
all it a im '
EDGEFl1ELb C4 Ild '
itf, CD?'ESDAT. Novt"ksg: 1. iI8 ..cL
Fire: n)f hfrsd4 eveoiina ija~
fire broke 0t.t at the wtellingleu.
*K. M'Clintock ofhi5PlCpp*~mltW:tnay
:extinguished' betre6 much dae ws.
.Some valuable clots: ur a.dsatoy4t j~ t,
Alarm of Fit e.-At -aal , e cJ~gq4
Friday morning last, the i r o. p rt,
were aroused by the ciy4F = '"
among the nnniber.wihowent io 04 :
the flames were seen. "Some.euil dispeGpt
son or persons had placed: id "the 'i**%.
near the premises bf Ma. o e z-.
Ryan and Mirs.; Laborde, apieca"y ="'
were played combtble hater ulsfe ='
on fire. '- T h ere w an i sa le yr u b ri h mme i~ e v c au f! t
hirbendaoeealthg r w y have been desroed, as~the xi -n
high. Whether the box.ave
took placc"in tb~abt' b
becae cold abd alight rain coiniutene&f
ing and coatinued to do so for~bte jj ?" i
" ciey.-We ..were present on1Moday eveajn ,
last, at the meeting of the Tare~raic15oog~
ofrhi place. Aflez.the tat g
businecss,.ihe.-o prt pr,*cip
of Delegates to.the $tateTean Conti-= '
Lion which will aiseixble at. , o t e =
Tile following gntleiedi e& ~ b
A.1 &cCaine, Dr. R :'t rF !u'i113i n b
Ramnsay: 'A forcible ad wh ,tne
* [iri"otn G. Wht1azi eftre thac9 "r fie,
livened~ tfi-audience 1iesnithsoe"l~t
tiitl airs. W Ve regre'tted tihe u bseii~Wf'o u~eL- . i
ldi whoi-would bave grealy dnjojif15faniI'.I
*.Dflrringth'rneeting~some sthd~6
lat . Temikanie Cirentioi1teeKa t 1
thead,~ mooti actin ~lj~~
tht;Was postponed till th et uat ek,(
ing "' ftti 1esabletat t a io$Iltbo a flri
~ttendirnce othbsmen berso ODIODJAYevenfIrJ
t.hat ais any oftecizs'13cntov n
y wit. elet ea~ ~~ o
ptocure th~e attendance ofl sm adieuo{
lhe company withtlife~r sweet smile., if
with tsirsiongs, .and weo patclrt nt,
theo Tempern eeBiiiiito Iav&r h S ety
with their presence, rinid to la Idarts.
of the lads& *'itit{eic ta ~oj ios;'"