Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 20, 1847, Image 2
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E NIWS FROM STILLO.;
- ": dre of Santa .Ana's Mdtenetha,.
. hed.ollowing. letter,:-which: eamq to.
-;aae anieoredition:of Sunda :was-prma
Udp ti o rest all doubt as to the fact;
Shat ad-ices were expressed from Genl.
Worth, at Satillo, announcing the march
of a large. Mexican -force towards :that
place. With what intebtions Santa Anna
has thrown forward mqp in thatdirection
time only-can solve; but if the force has
not .been over-estimated'it may be his
plan to cut up our -army in detail.
At the.last- accounts Gen Wool was at
?arras, 'bout .120 miles, if we mistake
not, norib of w'esfof Satillo. Our corres
'pondent evidently 'eitertains- a.Aaubt as to
the practicability of his forming a juqction
with G(0; Worth. it would seem good
strategy on the part of the-enemy to throw
a large force between Satillo and Parras,
- Anake a diversion' with a pdition .of the
troops against."Gcneral Worift', while the
.wain body, of th'e army alls'upon.Gen.
*. .ol., Appr hesions that asch may have
been thelaseare- discernable.ino,.our cor
respondencea if Santa-Aiea;had anflY'
the spirit ami- capacity .ofrih-egreat mili
tary commander t? whom be vuan-glt'i
ously likens himself.he vouldpave done
some such thinglong before this. Here
is the letter : r .,
. .. Camar rico, Dec. 19-12 at night.
'y s last night from General
- arriva half past lo'clock
ti-i ata annia is alvancing
ont-erey, as is said,
;aun all the available
foroefrom lacetid vicinity is order
. ? ed up to pth oi s wiih the least poss.
lelelays .At the eame. e a requisi
tion'has been. rece for' irge supply
of'ammuniitiona(be fort iamedi
ately o rey ~e e frq ei ~ d
Gen, ?Mlor lefthat placeef l'J'onte Mo.
Tales, on sisway , Victoria.. He had
robabIv made ary mttiles from Monte
egelvitis'sarmy intendedsfor the occu
- - patio f Yiorta but ,tbih.inteligence
Ifljno;tit- cause a couifter movement
to sustainMonterey.pno Satillo.
Id4 aot peaklcertam, but iirik.Gen.
leorcuL'destiini girrna wil .f G,
a 'dfumotrerbas a poritoil o ' irce
under Gdaerda ?atlerson as .ildlow'ias
been withla i.frod :here; >8iatL Tarn
o: io. Pin clothing of the defences o(
Satilo, but-,'rth.is there,.aud . what any
man can dd'he evad and will..
. Fron- las eorts.Gen Wool had' not
yet formed a1 'ion with Geb. Worth;
andi is tbou by some problematical
whet uld lie able to form one, in
oe of the addce of the enemy
iliicing x is:es titeen these tib for
es. -~
I am notadtvijci;orjI roate Gene
Vortai's columtn wi Ittak A#.a
Sand -therifei cn give no w6 ai
the accutt# o ftis easo , bnxune
t ingn e oriem
..;portanL eai ~t 11i k b ibexnext:
arrval w&- 9y
e tirrrng idler r
receIwed trod e iArm n Mac eut 1st
publicationu i4#.iE vtbdt TqfId'slight:
battery sd-dlieut. Kearney a compamy of
the let Dragoons had arrived at Saltilluo
Kearney's company started out on a sedut
he13th-December.
* The same letter, which ieram a e
ponsible source,:,says that a Mexican who
4arrived frdaiSan.Lnis,-o,g the -12th liec.,
reported i6 ' Sant-A'na had leftuhat
- r siorrespeuddnt in ' ss'us that the
sic list of-Gen.4 .7division vas
very sukal -.
S He a i ear17 isuptioni of
Saltilloiieen aroi ste one for'the
Army, so. far a~ siighbli e concerned.
rTie quartermstergaad commaissary had
laid tn a suMliest sIJIply'OnIur anid corn
to lat Wo~'sdiiusin 'six months, and
th~ were dilyridereasin'g the stock.
&rom . Q. Comn. Tines. itN in'st.
-- ARRI OF TIlE.ALABA MA.
~ eporn of Santa Annag's udvance contra
ficted-'.eturn of Gen. Tuylor toward
ftori. Juction offorces wnder Geals,
cih~and WooL, 4cc
- - By th'a ,arrivaL re. yesterdaf of the
'. S. Trap" td(er Alalfama, .Capt.
SWiadle, wjiiW let Brazos on the 3d in
stant,webae r-eei intelligen'ee from
d fe seeardaf dii t e arsy o'p.to a
- - latellate.r'
-'Tit repurts'hicbhlavre been iq. cirou
e~tion-.regarding thbe -a'cc 6f Santa
Aeaon Saltillo havebeen egirely pre
t'nature, sad the statement of' his being
* Mtfin three' days' marsh of it, is entirely
th~out (Modation. Tlidre wa' however.
- site ctau's/ fot the run'sor,'of which the
-follow*iug are the particulars:i
General Worth on the 16th ultin'ao-re
eeived information; from some scoots.
-that the -Mexican General-in-chief had
left San Luis Potosi, at the head of a
body of't5,00-cavalry, with the intention
-to fall on-the A mericanadivision at Sahtil.
- to, which he imagined. he ~~could easily
~.~ jciush.. A fter this, he iroposed attacking
Gou Wool, anti if similar success at ten
* dad him, to repair to Monterey and cap.
tore or destroy the magadines-and public
stores which lay' there. Gea' Worth,
without attanling mhal imprtatree t6 the
?eport thain' iissemed' tor ilei',' lor With
jespatched expresses to Generals Taylor,
Wool and Butler, acquainting them with
what lie had heard, leaving it.entirely to
them to act in the premises.
- The express overtook Gen.. Taylor a
enotr distance from Monterey on the route
tb Victoria-. - M immediately returned to
-hisoldencamlping ground, near Monterey.
with the whole of-his- divisiion, and then
-awaited further advices-, After remainin~g
three daysgduring wyhich he received in
#formation of tile improbability of the
report oC~anta Anana's advance on Saltil
I'o he-again took -up the line of~march, and
proceeded onward to Victoria. Meanwhile
Gen. Wool, wrho-hsd been informed of the
riator entrentat'-Saltilo, called in all his
detached commiands, and-at --hi head of
his division, 3000. strong, quitted Parras
on the 18th alt., and-lbyearcangementsI
the 23d at farthest using forward with
all pracitbable seed Gen-:, At .te ha '
previously reached Salitilo from Monte-.
to puring Ibis time the intelligence .=
theireported iavaace of gan a Anpa .had
reachd other more.; dstanpoiui of the
line .of oecipationdw. itoops, already
under orders 'to marchtoward.Monterey,
hasiene their progress .iward.
- These agnouncements -of the ..advance
of Santa Anna opon Saltillo are now:
proved to be premature, and things afe
pioceeding in their'former train,-accelera
ted a little by the alarm which has just,
subsided. . .
Monterey.-Major Butler was in 1ion
terey on the 23d ut;, at .the time Gen.
Taylor ias encamped there. Co.. Her
ney was in that city n his way to Salillo.
Every thing-seemed satisfatory,.gegard
in); the conduct of ,the..?6habitants, as to:
peace,and tranquility. One regiment, it
is ptesome, will be sufficient to-rorm its
ga-rison.
.rom thN. 0. Piayine, Jan. 9.
LATE FRO0M THEGilLF SQUAD
- RON.
'1AKING OF AGUNA...
'y the arrival of the prize schooner
Amalio, taken off Alvarado on ihe.274h
uit. by ihe U. S.'steamer. Mississippi, our
neighbors of the Mercury gesterday re
ceived later odws from the squadron and
an account of the -'taking of Laguna by
3olt. Perry. -
It seems.that Cdhn. P. arrived off that
p1late On the 20th uilt. with the steamers
Mississippi, Petrel, Vixen and Bonita, and
the samtday took possession. 14ifteen
cannon were destroyed, some 900 'lbs. of
powder taken, and fifty 1ildiets disartied,
although the latter affected to be fav4a
bly-disp6sed to the cause of the Canuliea
chians.
The lattet- had declared theriseIet-n
tirely iudepfodent of Mexico, and had
sent their commissioners on the sel.r.
Sisalmio to Cork. do'nner, at Abidh Li:
inardo, t6 request- him to desist flom any
h6stile mesaures against Ytidtan,. until
commissioners could he-sent tzothe Gov
ernment of the.United Statddtoiobtain the
recognition of the indepJaladccp .qf ilhi
State. These comtnissioner left.Anion
Lizardo on the 20th- to' retdrug jut the
resul.of their conference witfh'm. Con
her is not-known. -
,A few days since, a boarf rhe Jolhn
Adams made a thorough.n iig ' eamitu
tion of the-Castle 'of San Jua.deUlua.
The oficer, who had charge. ofih boat
was Passed Midshipman Fitzgerald.. He,
had eight men -itKii.bsbnitwith muffled'
oars,. 'nd in the darkdess of the night
rowed 'qound and round'the, castle, went'
under -the drawbridge, entered the wpter
battery d made a thorough reconnais
sance o part. Tjhis gallant exploi'
has ptovad ihat men may be landed fro
boiat ic,'l$jnd that the water bette4
ries ma sa je taken. ' . ::.
%om, y=-d ir is- retur'n:4to' lnid
.1 do r b gua o'kedoi t"Ala
rado andli fso'iad oimdU 1iatLheor=:
tiafidaiobh e ffoth la s :hA ae ti-.;
paued rm8 e eD hy;
e :a Ka 1 t 'ad' ,r
'a u -a z ap
Paton genetsG iitt.t
Con ii unlblOsIo ttackhAepllaes.
.T,' thieariirl of"'en.La Veg- at Vera
Crua on tile; 5th;:all' the prisodels from
tae squadreua lathe'_han lof the c'leniu
were releasedi It is dow iceriioed ihiat
but eleven of the crew of the Somer di-if
ed 'o iheinain land whettshe'*as recked.
dind ~not stYeen as *as. first stated. Mid-'
siblpman Roger4 wias at Vera Crus.'.-He
had been tried by the .civil and mihltry.
iribunals as a spy, and had been acquitted'
by the'foriner, but found guilty by the
latter.' it was believed, however, that h6
would. be liberated. .
Pui-serAndrew D. Crosby of the.Mis
issippi, was accidentally killed wvhile
entering Lagunia.Z.He was in the rigging
of the Vixen at the tare, assisting in p)ilot
ing ihe vessel says the Mercury; as .the
Gaelity uf the pilot. (the same Mextican
who was pilot on board the Truituo' when
she was lost' at Tuspan,) wai su~pectedi
The vessel giving a heavy lurelh Mr.
Crosbyl4osthis' hold and fell -on the deck.
and was insianitly killed. He was buried
with unilitaj-y honors in the cemeter) of
the British'Consul at Laguna.
THE EXPENSES OF VOLUNTEERS.
.The Union explains the course of the
Secretary of War itn reference to de~a vol
uteers'called. out. 'It says:
"The act of the -I3th'Mav last,' author
~iing the abeeplance of v'olun'eers,tp.d
vides thtat they. ishall be accepted by th'e
President in qompaie, 1.Uaauions and
Reginrfents'. Of courde, then, nothing less'
than a cornpany can. be accepted undi'r
the fair,:an'd noibdrg short of a co'mpany
can be mastered into service, n'or ear, any
~allowances of any kind be made to vol
unteers until after they are mnusteged into
service, when'they are provided by go-vern
ment with pay,suibsistence,quarters, arms,
&c., and an allowance in money for one
year's suppry of clothing in advance,
which at 53 50 a month is $42; besides
which, the law' allows to each volunteer,
when called into service, 50 cents in lieu
of subsistence, 'for every twenty miles
travel from his home to the place of gen-.
ei-l rendeavous, and from the place of
discharge back-to his home.
"The practice of tile department has'
been 'in accdrdance with the llaw govern
ibg volunlteor% aa'd it has' no discretion
where the lawv id plain that "all who run
may read." This practice has always
obtained where volunteers have been called
into service. The case is different in res
pect to regular soldiers, who are recrui
ted singly, and are held to service from
the moment they sign the articles of en
litment. "But with volunteers they are
accepted in orgatlized bodies, andcer requzi
sitions upon the Governors of States, and,
the master of a company in one case is
about equail to the enlistment'of the ottier.
No allowances are madle to th-e regulkr
recruit' pi-ior'- to his 'enlisttninhtarid none.
can be made to the 'ilnteler prior to his,
muster intoservice. 'lTosje: non-'who
appear to thjak-that the:Seaeretary of W ar
can. allow' expensainc'urrthby volun
leers pridr td' their~ being ruusterj 'into
service, must be ignorani-ofthelI go.
Corzeaporndcnce~f ',~ -. .": a
The debate iii tb" + ' eij =as
seen rar ;rauscemrded'i Ater ~ hti
the House:, The iits sertiu alion
or the :Slavery quemrie',hi taken
place. since- the linsouri . dn, has
taken place :sinice- tahi ' 41nit
has ,been fairly 'commnence - ror
how it-will end, .God' ;onty ~ h
signs of-the I imem are! iodee t, j io 5.
.oiiujoors,ir. Dargan 'plal nsw ated
to the HouseJo day, that 4-- he. t1~ as
united upon Tis quesio'as 1iiiever
been. nd gave those, whipare cklessiy
agitaing, it to inrdersta a~rtI( a
better count the, cost- btltr fify
tfieir abohitaornst. edelhci a, +e wil
'lig to sacriffce the Unio 'ndana.
of Virginia, also. spoke 'abl Foq fb..same
hide.. On th'e 6th er side,: j :M rIIIl Gro
'ver, of New'York-so ca~hliiJdd: hecrat.
to use tfie -epesve t ilWhig
member. bodily -stole :it' ue c Gid
ding's thupder,-i f"atmIt U n
Jo j'.referencb. to this q'uest io .1 may
state'' that there are'.ibdialion abroad,
that the Soutliiern i i I ru," if "the
North- persist injocn",eit ~Ilaery
provisions upon tencsa atTs
retiref.rtbe Houseurn to .-upon
its adoption. 1Wa ould ho r wvil
c ecide deliberately ,: arid wbai auever_
ibey deelde. they. ill have" 1 rapre
'boldly to'cutrry out. l ect'sii'n r iomp
titudealone can save- tlat~ i
Correspondence ote '=Gvz J C:
WAS HNGTON,). -Z 7.
The Seuate "-dl: not:1; : ,.baving
adjourned to Monc ay nett; i3: 'tch-kiy
ziexpected thatr the 'S , :th.
Trtaur ill send n iii id's o rbe
resolution .r-6Isttve ,o" a1 site the
- preseatwrafhi oV Wdri$ dlies ,~ or
ratsing;=tgn regunew.U wilt4 a e
the- eto neiz~eek, will
*-ti5f drt':ilti pass_ 'the
some tij a~tneddl .ents,?Wt'
eae fteReside~b tri nt offs-.
The' great .absorbing.' of the
sessio,.~ viz:; whetlier slavil'v tall be
lawvlllyexterided 'w~er anye ntor
is now fuilly up: '1heJ~Jornhe dt8 ou
"-tbertir nienbers-appear equiall~ njifed
.to suistai oppasmne vielvs .~ plhjet.
It is easy to pecaive 'that d Sl aiyil
surpass .in- inter# z and. fnh-' othee
.thnt can .possibly be fg;,t u>1r ag the
eeSSil. 1It .s uhuhi WL ,pass
in irnportaiice the .Milsii'-'nd
saime piredict that it will lea4 d
'astrous consequiences. 'Aj=reat al of btens saray1 pe;
andiu bids fltzrto wcicease 1 'i.
In~the,:House this murnioeg -tlto ' '
ration4of~he lea~ regi impkbi~l - ammot
~reqnjl n-omtto-he lr
,M I.Qombi~f* Ga " u 't the
, "j uisitioDfa vi ' ;s - 5l~e
*bigt " deobs$~ a ry;
ouib -pt rinictp eas b
li !Ebsyste~m -trroLp
uieWii r .be coa ened) 6gh
surrende red.. rf e er:oys~b
,acquired, thes Soiith vould. upoiaihjright
t cyito such er3y .their {ins
tic: iietitbitinhs. What, was i'~6:,beup;
ponsed thai one- half'af' ihi Uui a~iuld be
The-form of the bill.-ii in doubt. There
may be a reconsideration of the votes ii
some amendments.
Correspoidence of the Charleston Courier.
W AsI NoGTo, January 10.
There is to be a rally to-morrow in the
Ho'use, in favor of Mr. Rainbuaa's substi
tute for the Army Bill, proviJing for vto
tonteers instead of regulars. The subsu
tute, though cairied in (ommittee of the
Whole, was lost in the House by a major
ity of one vote. A reeonsideratioe- will be
moved, but will not, in my opinion suc
ceed. There is a growing disposition in
the House to sustain 'lhe Executive in all
the measures reconme'aded for carry iug
on the war. Recent inpllie pce from
Mexico goes to strengthen that disposition.
It. is now found that there is no prospect
ofiecuring peace, on even an amicable ne
gotistion, and thatlexico is resolved upoU
a continuance of the war. Though the
intelligence re eived last night of Santa
Anna's advance towards Saltillo is not
confirmed by official ae'cunls, yet it is
creditted here. Congrerss must do one of
two things-withdraw the troops and or
rest the war, or furoish means for its vigor
ons prosecutino.. The latter is the course
determined upun. The next thing'to be
considered i4, whether Congressshall take
into their hands the management of the
war or commit it to the Executive. The
former conree is impracticable and absurd,
,and moreover, the President must, after
all. under the Constituiion. carry into ex
ecuciol the laws, whatever thqy may be.
The President is responsible for carrying
On the war, lie will be held todstrict.ac
countfor the conduct of the war and its
result, Therefore, it is argued that the
President should be furnished with such
means for prosecting rho war, as he,
upon lis responsibility, and upon his full
knowledge of the circumstances, as de
rived from olfi'ers in command, may deem
necessary. This argument will prevail.
Tha bill to raise the ten thousand regular
troops will, in my opinion, pass; and it
will be followed soon b, a bill to author
ize the appointment of a Licurenaut Gen
eral.
I repeat, that the House will agree to
the lieutenant Generalship before the ses
sion closes. The Hoose has been unde
cided upon the question. The propoIitton
wps yesterday carried, in 'ommittee of
the While, by tellers. S3to 64. But after
Mr. Rathburn's subsritute was adopted,
the -propositions was twice rejected. The
land bills are to come up iu the Seuate to
morro i.
January 11.
The Senate appears to be t ound up lfor
action. Its solemn silence will be son
broken away, for nearly half the session
Chas passed away am] we hve he;ird little
.from-thient. They rntist soon "uumuz-le
their wisdom."
Mr. Allen ofiered a declaratory resole:
tion to the effect that with a view to so.
enreI aspeedy peace, an add itiounl zolun
lee force is necessary ; that the war with
Mexico be prosecuted with increased on
ergy; that-the Pacific Domain be set aside
aud-pledged to secure the payment of the
principal and interest of. the. 1hlblic debt
contracted on account of the war';_ and to
proviide insighsfir; falmilies f hos
an a amdrtteeg nonte ea
Milii.ary Atliri'rsbe instrtirct to bringin
bill itr conformity with these views.
The resolution lies overand will- ulti
nately lend to a great debate on all thesu
stltjerrts.
M . Dix froum the Comumiutee on .Miii
.tary Al itrs, fepirted. bill ioe pro'ide for
the app~otiimet. of at Liutaetnant General,
to commnaima the armay of the U3. States.
Tlhts-hill was umade the ordler oh the day
fo.r Wed nesdlay.*
Mr. Dix, frapt the daaite Cotirhittee,
reported a bill to increase thei millitary es
tablishiment of ihe United States and for
othet purposes.
- This lill differs somewhat from that of
tiie it-ouse. Has tnew featutre on ; one re
giment of Dragoons. nitte of hnfantry ;
apiiiteint of ain additiuonal Majior to
each lIegimenet, to be taken fromt the Cap
tain's oif ihe Army; tin additional Genie
rid..with ratik and pay equal to a Lieut.
Ctl. of Cavalry ; twr Anistant A jtant
Generals, with .rank and pa~y as Cau,.. of
.Cavalry:twui.Degtity Paytnaster Gen'
ils; taany clerIrs lai ihe am"e to lie taken
frotm civil life; additional P.,ymaisters, not
exceec;ing one to each ifegim'ent, t.: he ap
poititediif necessnry ; all this force to tbe
disbandedl at the end of the wiar.
Mlr. Atchison, of ar., was elected Pre
sident piro rem'pore of the Seniate n~ itito
opjmosit:ion, a/Id took ihe chair. thte Vie
President bseing absent.
The House passed a hill' to raise ten
thousand regolar troops, wiitht ott'- amend
~ient--tiroviding that the troopls shou'ld lie
disbanded at the close of the war.
-The Oregon bill .was debatedJ. This
bil-nestabilish-es a' territoria! go'vernmnent
over Origan'. There is n' proe'ision in it
excluding slavery from' the tefritory.
From t1h Co-rcspondece offa iht Meury.
WASasse'ios, .Jan. 12
The Senate did not cotmmence its ses
siot this m'qrning itil 1 o'clock, in coni
seqiuence of tii6 death of the Hon. Isaac
S'. Pennyhacker.
At 1 o'clock the Senate wias called to
order by M1. Atchinson, President pro
tempore, and
The Rev. Mir. Slicer offered prayer.
The reading of the Jouarnatl was dis
pensedl with, on motiont -,f Mr-. Mainitn.
Mr. Archer then rose, atnd in very bri'ef
buappropriate add'ess,'atndutnced the
death of the Hlon.'Mr. Pennybeacket, his
colleaguie fronm Viruiriia ini the United
States S'enalte .Mr. Pennybackeor died
this morning aliout 4 o'clock, ahd was
only ila the 41st year of hits age, being onie
of the youngest. members of the Senato.
Thbe usual Resoluiions were then adopi
ted, and
Tfhe Sena to adljourned.
* NEW ARMY BILI.
The A'rmy Bill which'passedl the House
of Representatives-on Monday, by a voie
of 176 to 3. and is.now beforeithe Seu
astt, is as fullows: - -
A:BI LL to raise for a.imited time an ad
.ditional mtilitary force, ;and for other
I -trposes.
- Beit enacted bj he Senalb and House.
of Re-nre..naies a/ik Unir.t e SL..s .f
,hnerica in Can'grisb assembld, Tiat,..in
addition to the present milistary establish
meat 'of the Upited S'ttis,- there shallbe
raised and organized, under:the'directioii
of the I'resident for1 an 'dring tie ivar
with Mexich, one regiinent of dragoons
and nine Reginentsof Infantry, each to
be composed of. the saie nYmber aid'
rank of commissioned officers, non-com
missioned offli.ers, huglers. musicians, and
privates. &c., as are provided for a regi
ment of dragoons and infantry, respeciive
ly, under existing laws, and who shall
receive the same pay. rations and allow
ances, according to their respective grades,
and be subject to the same regulations,
and to the rules and articles of war; Pro
vidrd, That it shall be lawful for the
IPrz sident of the U. States, in the recess of
the Senate to appoint such of the commis
sioned offcers authorized by this act as
may not be appointed during the present
session, which appointments shall be sub
mitted .to the Senate at their next session,
for- their advice and consent.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
during the continuance of the war .with
Mexico, the ter m of enlistment of the men
to be recruited for the regiments authorised
by this act, shall he during the war, unless
sooner discharged.:
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the President of the United States be, and
-he is hereby authorised, by . and with the
advice and consent of the Senate to ap
point one additional major to each of tle
regiments of dragoons, artillery. infantry
and riflemen in the army of the United
States, %who shall be taken from the cap
taine ofh'e army.
Sec. 4. And be itfurthle e-acted, That
t6 esch of. the regiments of dragoons. at'
tillery, infantry and riflemen, there shall
be allowed a regimental quartermaster, to
be taken from the subalterns of the line,
who shall be allowed ten dollars addition
al pay per month, and forage for two
horses.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That
the said oflicers. musicians, and privates,
authorized by thi- act, shall be inimedi.
ately discharged from the. service of the
United States at the close of the war with
Mlexico.
New York and New Orleans Telegrajii.
We have received from John 31. Leitch
Esq., of New Y<.rk. the agent appointed
to obtain sub-criptions. a pamplet, entitled
"A Prospectus, showing the cost and cum
parative revenue. of a Line of Telegraph,
connecting New York Ci'y with New Or
leans."
It appears from this prospectus that it
is the object of the company to establish a
line of Telegraph fron Washington City,
through 'etersbiira, Va., to New Orleans,
by the way of Rl-ieigh, N. C., Camden,
Charleston, Aiken, S. C., Augusta, West
Point. Ga., Mtontgomeiy, Ala.. Pegsacola
and Mouble.
The Prospectus fiirnishes a very im
iartial view of the estinale, cost and
revenue of the proposed line, from which
we extract the following items..
It is estimated that .the communicatboo.
by Telegr aph, of ?50. 'wdrds per hour, at
the ritte of $2 for every. 1.5 words, :*ould
amount in-the course of 24 hofrsoe
incot .of. 14 h"
an:ex pense of $48;636'for hliroo a
ssrs. clerks, boys, watchposts, c. ani
15.000 for wear and tepr of wire, posts.
&c. in aking a torah andual expense of
$G3.636.
Admitting that the, distance is 1500
miles fron Wasninaton City to -New O.
leans, which is more tihan it really is. M.
Leitch estimates that the cost of conistrie
dong two wires-one direct atnd one way
wire-" ill amnount t o $300,0
fence ir thlese esiiiates be coirest, anid
they certainly present 6iery appearan
of beitng so, it results t hct .:he, in6 will nio
than paiy for its contstrtation aiid 'unm
gent expeni'cs the first year. *
In answet- to--the objection that 'the
iaot of bausiness to'ho tranieacted'.iff
tnt occtupy ti w hole 24 hours, 'ie'makes
a comparison of the communiications nade
lv the expresisnmail hetween N. York and
Philaidelphiia, New Orleans and Mobile,
dusrina tie thirce quarters ofr1827, en~ding
in Septembei-, which he finds to have
amnoutsed so 7.58 per dav, heisng 38 more
than lie cailctulated for the telegraplh. if
1847
But since 1837 the po'pula'tion if WTey
York aind N.w~ Oleaps. have greatly aug
mesledi. 80 000 in she fotrmer iid 30.000
in t he laster, anid the Bankini. Cajital ofi
N--v Yosrk frn .' $22.00d) to' $28.000 and
i~s comnmerciatl business ini the same pro
por tison, beinig an actual i acrease. of about
40 per cent oveor the biin~tess of hS837.
We are mnuch please.l with the views
set. fhrsh in tifis. circubir, atid caniiot but
coiucils %ii!h the writer ins the-helief that
this line will furniish a .safe and profitable
inivestiient for capitalists.
In re'ation so the way line to Charles
ton, he remarks that there casi he no doubt
of its sucecess. as the stock of the line from
New York so Bulf do, which has only
been in operasion since Sepeember last,-is
now selling at 20 lier cent above par.
What thqn is to hiindler Charleston, with
or expotable value, far exceeding sthat of
Buiffalo, from being equally successful ?
WVe are happy. to stare, that Mr. Lo~yd,
connectedi with this enterprise, is now in
Charles ton, and' that, a meeting of the
Clianibecr of Commerce willtke place
thisevening, for the purpose of taking the
subje~ct into consideration, WVe trsust that
a pubhli- mtetirfg' will speedily -lhe called
for the sa'me purpse.-Ere. News.
THlE NORTII AND SOUTH.
\fehave noted she coming utrutggle be.
tween the North in aggresaion; and the
Son'th in defence. on the quest ion of slave
rv in the possible acquisition of terrilory
from Mexico. Is is proposed in .ad~vanc~,
thai Congress shall use the pretext of this
hypothetical scifuisition to declaro our
Government an anti-slayery Government
aod the Sonthb a portioni. of the Union to
be tolernted onlv-not -to he cherihed
not to he. held as sharing In..joint ~sover-.
eian'y the emnpire of the conttnent. Our
increasegs to be .stifled-our State, insti-.
tutions to. he denipuncicd tn Legislattve
acis a' Washingtoni. aint like a cagedl
debtor we are. to gave bsonds not to gogat'
of aneinil bounds. TheN. Y. Eve.20~st.
of last Thursday, concludes sotne remarks
on the acquisition, of California..thaus :.
"Yet there is but -one way of. settling.
,he -ins.tion which thee people wili tle
ilte. - The 'new, actnisions of .fetritory
must be exempt from the curse of;-slaver'
and open to the emigratiun'of fre n '
era from thaenorth -ud'~west:- :Ic3 -b:
the wisdon of the south.to consent. to tbis
arrangement early, us ne believe mostnoa -
the southern 'members, had made. np -
their minds to do at the. last session. ,The.
determination to insist upon the exclusion -
of slavery from the domain we miyjeL
acquire, is far more earnest and urmtha'V"
superficial .politiciani at WishibgtflYe"
aware of."
And we reply that we -believe the de ,
teramination of the South to-resist thisi- '
sulting and tyrannous .legi-iion,"is-fa
more earnest and firm than .supefcic
fanatics at the North "are aware .o
And we should like to see he ro aofib
Post's intimation-the "mos oft . Sou h
era members had made up i-"
to submit to it "at the liis suiies '
proposititiou was introduced 'this 1i
fore the adjournment. - -" Iitis' lirrei'
without debate-the. Norther
voting for it, and the:Southeran
it. Small groof-this of their i ng sc..
made up their mindts. . Mr.Grover, oL
York, speaking for the antaslag e
of the House, in the debate ofilist
day, said that "the tepresentati
did not come uj with him i y:I
esates on iis great ,itsl -question: oi "
have an acequu- to sene..when :hay jWi'%
home." . We. understand; atia ooti
with the Abolitiopists, who are uot.tse
people there, or half the poeoile bas ;th
tn the larger .portion,..o, -the.
enough to hold the h'Ilatiile b 0)93'
and democrats, and we ravig o,..
time-serving poiticians trembe.;
who.tmaiu ained the ribhlsrof ro ier
the wickedness of shooting Bherd.
executIonu of their duty, had "a:Eu ount
to settle" at the last ileciiontl N ' Ko*,T. t
and. t1i leson .tvill probably be ,Ion ' SZ
mnembered as a caution. against t
cing agrarian ruianismnaod dt4ing to
maintain the supremacy of ldw -
is in dread of being called to acots
rurhless aud revolutionaryiu.pur n
the Anti-i:tclers, that the Northe
ticialui are iow attempting to -fos
slavery on the Federal Governmati.
Southern hen have constitu too,
it is not with, a pitiful venal tlirdar'su
nor yet:lyith.the.Whlgs,,nor yet with
Democrats-i' is with,.,the irhole.ialted ,
people of the South, ,they will
counts to settle, who shall in sti - ~sis
desergtheir coun.tr.and .sbm,
for tear or fav, o the asaa
Wt '4 J Y J4 "LIi
LOOK OUT TOIC-BREAKE
Allper'wns indebted to this O ei'i7or.
scriptioa dccrdisang.3obs,&c., are itd -
to mtake temaliace p'-tynn,antd teribysn e
us the trouble and expenseiot sedn~ ota
Colleetor, anid theisehie's .'itf istI
are drtvetn to the niecessiy of setnitI:I Otit
Collector. te sihal-c'fnge eac~dsl: bdPt1
scribar, accordinw tofilie Terinsf thiiper
AL Lpersons havini any demiaiiC
US, are. .teacAstly requeste190'i96p
sent them, util~nr linbscribeis an'd Adirb
ers pay us, or nt:1 the Mexicaun war-s.-er -'
We go fur the war, the whole wa , aui rioii n
but-the war.
Lass of jon'ey..t.Mers.John S.'and Btie1
Siiyley, of EdgeEehd District, South Cdb~inu.
on the $4d -of December, 18i6, reaiited -big
mail, to GClarl$ston, South Caroltna, (2 g
dred and seventy six dollars -35 cents. 'ihe'
package uwas directA tos Messrs.'ai
Spaiuni & Co. It was either takenpout fti
mnaih'ur accidentally ld'stbetrepn Elton P30.;7~
whlence it started, and O1Mffesto1n#yAnoyi
mnation -on'this subject, wrill he thankfudly is
ceived.'5 " '
*English Kearspaprs.-We see it stated that
the "Londont Tinmes."~ has-thirty ir propretors,
the chief of whom. Min Walters, nette liy
thousand pound a yeariprofit. Mr De LoAtb'W
is-therpoitical editoi. Th~e "Morning elhsi 8
icle;";thei glent. Whig aneberal organ, be -
~lonigs chiefy, to. Str John' Cofthold?.sMiose'-i
daugbter is married to the editorM. Dqyjihin
accomnplished1ehaolar 'His saldtry ado'dutslto'
1000 p'dunds a-year. The "Lo~ndon4Morning'
H erald,'9 employs. eighteen reporters- il
grioprietor' ofihe Heroid, end also otbei itai -
dard, is Mr. Baldwin. The- Londgna ~Ihj -
News," started in competition ViithUe 8uin" -
wvith'amapiital of one hundred -andffty&thiOtt:7
sand ponid, and Charles Dickeab%"a~ft&.hl
did -not succeed. The &ist oriefor is M ~'
Dili. It is now in a p' Ae~dition
The "Lonidon Punch; "'has ahriIig): r
utation for its wit.and-pleatsain t'aroies, it bi' -
no superior.
Cot. P. M. Batler, of the Palmet Rgiindt~~.~,
pasdthrough Athlat'otmhe 6th'insi eu$
to joiin the Palmetto'Regiment. The Luia'
says, that afer'the 2tid Battalion of the~ Regi
ment had left a private was found .aggingrn '
the rear; having, become wearied 'pethap~"Y
tihe~glories of wvar. Ile was arrestegdiea
and forwarded to Notasulga with thodi'ltka
ready some, eighteen in ni
Thec Palmeto Reginse.-,.s are gip& tpso~
(says the -Montgomiery, -(Ala.). JowritdJ -th~i
sontanfeur citisas are takisiglnen1110es,'i
give the South feiolia- Negitdt~ editsi.
rival here:, a hospitabte weleodie,rideli.
ora eliliropriale -to galisi t ispa.eqbakiahje
thesbi'mtry~ss'aboles. and oti their'ute
i 'fiEil3 h 6fb irccunt. '...omk.