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All subscriptions will be continned, o unless otherwise ordered before the expira- v tion of the year ; but no paper will be dis. i t ontinued until all arrearages are paid, un o less-t the option of the Publisher. m Anyperson procuring five responsible Sub- at scribers, shall receive the paper for one Sf year, gratis. h - ' ADvERTIsENETS cons pctuously insertedat75 b ceints per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the jt firstinsertion. and 37.1 for each continuance, a' Those published monthly or quarterly, will Ie be charge.i $1 per square. Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked s on them, will be continued uutil ordered out fa and charged accordingly. -i Communications, post paid, will be prompt- al ly and strictly attended to. fu to (7tThe friends of Major ABRAHAM pi JONES, announce him as a candidate for se the Legislature, to fill the vacancy occa;- fr sioned by the death of James S. Pope na Esq. . of 07 The friends of JAMES SPANN, Esqr. hu respectfully announce hiti as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, at the ensuing elec. at S tion. .april14 tf 12 wi 1' The friends of WESLEY BODIE, an n nounce him as a candidate for the office of She if, at the ensuing election. Ca february 24 tf 5 co tb The following gentlemen are announced fo by their friends as candidates for the Office of pe Tax Collectosh at the ensuing election: - Col. JOHN QUATTLEBUM, -ri GEORGE J. SHEPPARD, an EDMUND MORRIS. . en SAMPSON B, MAYS, wi Lieut.JAMES B. HARRIS; W Maj. S. C. SCOTT, the LEVI R. WILSON. pe - an Tr The following gentlemen are announced to by their friends as candidates for the office of Ordinar , at the ensuing election. te Col. JOHN HILL, JULIUS BANKS, pri -Capt. W. L. COLEMAN. at in From the Temperance Advocate. the REMARKS OF ROBT. LATTA, Esq. de The following is the uhstance -f there- 14 ax 'b. \tatar th all Road Con- de t.one nsagaciy, hishigh position iasociety, -and for -e wonderful success which has crowned cot eveig enterprise, either public or private, ph inswbicb.be may 'have engaged, or to mi which he may have given the sanction of ste his judgment, entitle his opinions to the di very highest consideration. ai These remarks may appear desultory to ox some, from the fact that we have made our selection without special reference to vic the order or connection which the author ro observed. A portion of them, as the in- of telligent reader will perceive, was written ke after the adjournment of the -Convention, on and these we have substituted for some pe made in the Convention, for which we i; could not make room. 20 Mr. Chairman.-As I have had some las interest in the South Carolina Canal and mi - Rail Road Company, it may be expected ye on this occasion that I will givesome views ad on the subject. In 1834, 1 purchased $50,- imc 00 worth of the stock of that Company, is when it was sold to the Louisville and th Cincinnati Company. I subscribed for the At W same amount in the present road, which 1 in continue to hold, with the exception of the or reduction that was made by the Comi pny un to those holding a large number of shares. if Some of my most particular friends th thought it as visionary as if the road had w been suspended in the air, and subject to at be rafted into the ocean by the first wind fri thai blew, and 'never more to be hoard of from. I told them that I considered it reatl in estate, and that for myself, I would prefer it: * ~-owning it to their land and negroes, anid I in am happy to-say I have not changed my fr opiein. Were I instructed to take charge * and-aitend to the business. af making rail o1 roads, 1 have no fear but I dould make it ni as profitable as other investments. 1 have p g one so far as to advise Mrs. Latta, that ae in the event'of my death, the roil road Il stock be one of the last of my investments n to be disposed of, or ,exchanged itnto any C2 other Investment, and not to be induced by at the opinion of any person or persons to p make a sale or an exchange. sI Mr. Chairman, further than this I can- t not go in favor of rail road stock. I will I --ohre say a few words as regards the profit, d as the questi.on may be asked. 1 will an- r< swer, that it has not been as profitable as b it ritight have been. The sailaries to En- c *gineers and other persons invested with the c road, the price given for excavation, etm- h - -bankment and the right of'vay, and- sundry b other things, were too high. tI One reason why joint stuck companies k so'seldom succeed is, that the stockhold- o oe do not attend to their duty at annual F meetings and intermediate meetings. Wit h the most of thorn, it is a matter of seconda- c ry importance, and frequently the directors r are not sufficiently interested to induce hi them to do their duty. WVhen the business hi dis conducted in this,. manner, wve cannot ii reasonably expect much pronit. If the (i ~stockholders would devote a fair propor- l -ton of their time, as they do to other pur- e 4uits, the result would be very different. di Vhese are the reasons wvhy gentlemen of ii invhill not in vest largely in such un- '5 % ~ztkings. I would myself be willing to t take double the amount of stock in this r Dad, only for that reason. It-is our duty, evertheless, under all the circumstances trending the case, for every individual in ammunity to do his part, in proportion to is means. I will say, as it regards the President, irectors, and every person connected with e road, who will he under salary, that e should select for President, a gentleman t "known and undoubted business habits, ho will be required to devote his whole i me to the duties of the company-that t sr Directors shall be practical business yen, and required by the stockholders to e tend diligently and faithfully to their re- i ective duties; and I fondly trust we wve in our community a sufficient num ir of patriotic gentlemen, who have made eir fortune, or are in such circumstances 9 will enable them to devote one year at a ast, ar until the road is completed, to the % rvice of the road and their country's wel re. I am not in the habit of boasting, d it for myself, were I so situated as to en- n ile me to be at home, I would most cheer- i Ily devote a great proportion of my time n this work, if required, free of any com- d nsation, other than the necessary expen- it s. 'rThis sentiment I have expressed rely long since. I would remark in the it xt place, that no person be elected to a ice through favororaffection, who is not ri Ily competent to perform every duty in n respective station; and if we should at 1i y time be deceived, that they be forth- Ii ith discharged., It is a great misfortune a such cases, that some persons, say Utock- s. Iders, will recommend their friends as hi ndidates for office, when they are fully fr evinced they are not fit or competent for fr place. It would in reality be better hi the company to give such persons a n sion, if they could dono better, and get m of them.-Such management has been, ai d will he the entire destruction of any m terprize. In fast. all persons connected 1 tla rail road, ought to be working men. er by is it that some stock companies pay at sir stockholders 7, 8 and 10 per cent. w r annum, where others pay only 4, 5 at 1 6 per cent ? Most certainly it is owing is the manner in which they are conduc- $ to 'he same opinion I have for years ex- to seed with regard to the Girard College ki Philadlphia, which has been conducted at the most disgraceful manner, by keeping B work so long on hand, and persons un- ce heavy salaries, for from 10 to 13 and bi years; -whereas, had Mr. Girard un- he -taken the work himself. and been spar- a oie half the sum, even less. Why o " tld not the city and-county of Philadel- at a furnish a sufficient number of high- it.. ded and public-spirited gentlemen to - p forward and take charge of the erec- to nt of so noble a building, by far surpass- to any similar one in the known world, th lusively for destitute orphans? cc have often.renarked, that every mdi- cc lal within 20 miles of the line of the to id, owning reed estate to the valuation w $500 to $1000, either with a view to cc ep it, or to sell it, ought to subscribe for at share or more, and those holding pro rty to a greater amount, to acorrespond- m number of shares, say from 5 to-10, di ,50 or 100, ar.d even more, and in the gi it extremity, that they make every male P tber of their family interested, from ten S ars of age upwardst and I was.going to a' d that we make our wives and daugh- i 's interested in so laudable a cause, as it p very certain that whatever enterprize it y lend a hand to, is sure to succeed. h d persons who have located themselves the community. in mercantile pursuits, v otherwise, with a view to making mo- t1 y, ought to take more or less stock, even 0 it was certain they would never recetve e first dollar in the shape ol dividend. I !j I stake my reputatien, that the farmers C d planters will be arnply remunerated C rtheir investment, in the increased value d their real estate, aad the great atdvan- ( e they would derive in the transporta- c in of their produee to market, as well as getting their supplies of heavy articles >m t. What would have been the situation of( ir country during the last year, had itd a been for the rail road ? Could they ssibly, in any other way, have introduc I into the country the quantity of grain, 1 ur, and other articles of provisions thatc as transported on it from Charleston to olumbia and H amburg ? and providedc could, what would have been the ex- I nse? Howv would the accotunt have ood with the Districts of F'airfield, Chee r, Union and York, and the counties of I nlo, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and i're ll, in North Carolina? This yeat, if the I ad from Columbia to Charlotte had been I jlt and in operation, the present year, in any gcntlcman here, or in the whole I >mmunity, pretend to say the amuount thatI as been lost, 'or rather that would have sen gained, if they could have delivered teir- corn and wheat in the Columbia mar et at from 5 to 7 cents per bushel, and ther articles of produce, &c., at a corres nnig rat a? Mr. Chairman, I hope I may be per-. uitted to soy a fewv words in favor of the yatd, in a pecuniary point of view. As I ave already stated, that depends entirely ow the business is conducted. I have for terly said that I wvould not give one dollar ur the road, if it was completed to the rorth Carolina line, and furnished with tgine, cars, and every necessary appen age, and be compelled to keel) the road p, and in complete order. That retnark ras made on the supposition that the rend ras to c'ost the samne sum for miles, as the ad from, Blrauchville to Columbia. (I mention this, as some of my friends othi wise might suppose I had changed .t )pinion.) I am happy to see and kat that the subject is at the present mome )etter understood, that a better feelii revails.as to the economy necessary 81 iroper to be used, and that exorbitant si tries will not be given in any instance. ny opinion,-on this point, great errq Lave been committed. You may empli t man well qualified for a particular situ ion, we will say for $1000 per annur Eou may give another $2000 to fill ti aine place. Very often the former wi f necessary, lay off his coat on a specie iccasion, and lead the way, and sal 'come boys, come ;" the latter, with h loves in one hand, his cane in the othe nd a cigar in his mouth, will stand aloc nd let those at work go on in their ow vay. The latter are not the kind of me ve ought to employ. If we expect divi ends on our capital vested, every depari sent must be filled with men who will d ieir duty.-With the most rigid econc iy, and with such regulations, I have n oubt the road can be made to pay a fai terest on the investment. I belicye that farmer and planters rais ig from 5 to 20 ' bales of cotton are a tuch interested in taking stock in thi tad, as any other portion of the commu ty having so small a quauity of produce is their tuterest to get it to market at a tile expense as possible. -Ve will state case that I believe has often occurred, ty where the road is in its worst state. I ive seen wagone come into Columbia, om York and Chester Districts, wit am 5 to 6 or 7 bales of cotton: 4 or >rses, the farmer and his son, or a negro an; he was from 5 to 7 days getting to arket, and iflhe got a return load,nearly altogether as long getting home, and I ight have said one day in -Columbia. Iten I resided at Yorkville, I could not nploy a man with his wagon and team id two h'ands for less than $3 per day, hen he l'ound himself. We will take it 12 days to make a trip, when the road in the condition stated-that would be 16. We will say he had 7 bales of cot m,-it would he over $5 per bale to get it market, nd in the mean time he might i one of his horses, or injure his teaim d wagon more than the value of $36. v the rail road, it would cost him not ex eding 67 or 75 cnots per bale to Colum a, which would only be $6 25; and unless got some back freight. there would be lain of$30 75-t his statement I resume th popiey l'pato teroad,an. a loss for any better argument to sustain Two or three farmers might join and ke a contract on the road for from one five miles of grading, &c. and pay for ir stock in labor, at a time when they uld do little else. Planters on a large ntract. I would however, be opposed letting out large contracts. My idea ould be, to have the whole line under utract for excavation and embankment .the same time, also bridges, &c. Persons psesent or absent, who are fa iliar with the .situation' of our country aring the embargo in 1808-9, know that ods were wagoned from Baltimore, hiladelphia and New York to North and outh Carolina and Georgia.. The price first was $20 per hundred. I was asked at price, others paid it. If we are ever aced in a similar situation, of what vast sportancc it would be to the country to tve an internal coinmnunication by rail ay for the transportation of troops, pro ision, &c. front one.region of country tc te other? I might dwell tmuch longer i this subject were it necessary. If our friends in Camden think it wvill e to their interest to make a railway it iharlotte, we can have no objections. sur delegation are here, with the fihed eermination to make a rail foad from~ iolumnbia to Charlotte forthtwith,-provided or friends in this place and district, anc ithe districts of Chester and York,an~ lincoln, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and'ire elI countties in N. C., and in the e'ty o. harleston, will respond to our cat, an o their duty, we will go our full propor on at least, and we trust be fore tris Con 'ention adjourns, a sufficient am.Iunt will e subsCribed by the respeCtive parties tc omplete the work. If wye w~I enly ac vith promptness and decisiol, and con entrate all the energy we/possess. and ecome united, I am fully convijnced wc an complete the work, atd have the road n full openr tion by the frst day of Octo. -8. 48. . as a gentleratn remarked tc tfr..amd of htis in debat/the other day, ai he annual meeting 0rihe Stockholders oi he South Carolina.4ail Road Company n Charleston, "lds heart will he found~ it the right plaU. f observed at then neeting in Chartsnton, that if we expect. id our friends l9'e, and in theB region ol :onntry spoken$'f, td do their duty, wec nust in the fit place do ours, and set the iall in tmotio* As I am personally, oi 2y characte~icquaited wvith almost every itdividual ,ong the lioe, and from ihencen lo Lincolmoin attd Statosville, I will vetn lure the agertion, that their hearts and heir pesons also will be found in the Wittlregard to the location of the road I willjust remark, that if the citizens ol Yorkllle, and the district will step 'for ware'and do their duty in this great wvork I dcu.ot think the line of road ought to go 0stear the Court Hoeuse as would be con sirent with the interest of th-e. Company; ad as respecls the location of the roac pm Columibia to Charlotte, I believe i vould beof vasttv more importance tc it Onioa to Toroa)-can be passed with stear id era of a certain size. There will thus I nt only about 200 miles of Railroad. ig g'he cost of-such a route is estimated to less than four million of dollars, while M ic Whitney's project of a Road to Oregc of would reqire for its completion some si: id ty-five millions. Besides. the two Ocean ig via Honduras would be within 12 hours t i- each other-while eight days would 4 ir consumed in passing from one to the otht it by means of 1 r. Whitney's intercommt r nication. h The face of the country, according t e the Courier's statement, is well calculate h for the easy construction of a Road; ant [d as if by a providential arrangement, quat ries of stone, mines of iron, and other ne cessaries for such purpose, are scatterer on the route.-N. Y. Tribune. ; ~'he Proposed Treaty with Mexico. i The Washington Union says that ani I treaty of peace which may be concludes between the Uuited States and Mexico 'must embrace, in some form, iuonnity t for past injuries, and for the war itself, to. I gether with due security for the futurt peace and good neighborhood of the twc countries.' It also says, 'there is no reason to suppose that any treaty of peace which will be made. will undertake, in the slight est degree, to interfere with the internal polity of Mexico.' This last we are glad to hear. It would be the greatest folly in the world for us to undertake to guaranty any thing to Mexico-even a Republican form to Government. Should other nations at. tempt toforce a monarchical form of go vernmeot under her against her will, the United States might feel obliged to inter fore to prevent it ; but if the people of Mex ico want a monarchy, an aristocracy, or even a dogocracy, by all means let them be accommodated. The United States can find better business that attempting to force upon Mexico even a good thing. Some would take this opportunity to sec ure religious toleration in Mexico, the free circulation of the Scriptures, &c. But we say no-not, by force. Let France pro pagate what she calls religion by force if she will. but not the United States. Neith er let us become security for any Mexican who may be elevated to the supreme power, not for the tranquillity of the coun try. If we become responsible for Mexico in any way, we shall have trouble.-Jour nat of Commerce. More of the prospeets of Peace-The Philadelphia Ledger contains- the follow speedy peace. wtt ext . - communicating tie information says it may be in less than- twenty days.. The Mexicans have had the whole text of thi treaty, which Mr. Trist carried with him, communicated to them, and they are sat is fied with it. The President will pall an extra session of the Senate, and this news will probably shorten his visit to the North. This is an important fact, and we have no doubt from the source whence it came that It can be relied upon." There probably is some foundation of truth in this statement, although we ima gine that the short term of twenty days, in which to conclude a peace, is mere matter of random conjecture, especially as Gene ral Scott' has not yet reached the city of Mexico, and it is generally admitted that he has to fight at least one more battle be fore he can place himself in a position to negoctiate.-Char. Even. News. THE WAR. -Since the last accounts from General Scott, he has been reinfurced at Puebla, by at least three thousand men. Geui. Cadwrallader, with his comtnand of eigh teen hnndred, has joined him ere this; and Gen. Pillowv left Vera Cruz a few days afterwards wvith one thousand strong. T'hese additions will swell Gen. Scott's army to at least ten thousand men, of all arms. With this forco, this bold and ener getic commander will push on i-n mediate ly to the city of Mexico, The evacuation of Jalapa, and the adoption of a new base and line of operations, will savo Scott's army from the heavy drain he has hereto fore experienced for details to pi-ntect the rear of his operations. This new line will shorten, by one half, the distance between the army and its depot. It, mnreover, offers-a bettor road for military operations being freer from. defiles, ambuscatdes, chaparral, and other facilities for the op.. erations of the guet'rilla bands, which al ready begin to itnfest out present road. In the meantime, whilst Gen. Scott is advancing on the Capital, the new levies which must be continually pourirrg into Vera Cruz or Truxpan, will be sent for ward to keep open thte road, and protect the trains. WVhitst ire subscrttho to the v'iew taken by the Pr-esidemn nd the War Department, that Gen. Sc-otL's claims to the first troops which can be raised, are of the most itmperious and pressing nature --that his situation is one of greater emergency than that of Gen. Taylor yet, ire trust that the ' Government will bestir iself to give that brave old Gener al such a force as will ciuable him to go on and complete a career, wvhich bhas. pro gr-essed thus far wvith so thucha glory to the country. 'and so much honor to the heroic Comnmatncer who led our rumtes. The drama of this war wtll be unfin ished, the picture incomplete, the epic wiill tnever round off with finish and beau ty, unttl the tattered, ar-worn, but un conquered banner, wvhich waved so gal' lantly at Palo Alto, Resaca, at Monterey and Buena Vast a, sha-ll float an triumj* r- the regisi out mentioned, that ay should ru iugh irreld, Chester at w York disiiri than from any other poi ot for the followapg reasons :. Columbia beit ag the Seal ofG ernment of the State,- ti 3d College, the 4 ourt ofAppeals, Lunat I- Asylum, a nc -1,he various institutions In Literature and ?Science in the male ai rs female deparients, and moreover, beir >y as good, if not the best market in the ir a- tenor of thetiate 'for the product of of n. country, it wcrild necessarily follow, th; to many of h .-inhabitants of the- uppe Iu districts, as*l I us that portion of Nort tl Carolina .I dive mentioned, would b r, compelled to visit Columbia, alihoug is they might fid it to their interest to seu r, the p;oducet fsewhere for a market. ,f e* * * n I did not n e'd to have said anytb' a further onthelsubject of location, dua t saw some. remrks in the Charleston rier of the 25t "of May; after my returr o from the' C eotontion at Winsboro.' I - cannot refratn from stating some facts a that must conivince any man that will take r the trouble;toslook into the subject, tha the Fairfield (ihester and York line would - be most to:he interest of the stockholders, s and to the comtmunity. I do not know the a population of amden-suppose it is from 1500. to 2000-we have in Columbia 6000-is it" ot reasonable to suppose that, that wo id induce double or treble the amountway passengers from Char lotte to Colh bia, to what would be in the Camdeaoute ? Another very im portant rd sO is, that the weahh of the country oaV Columbia line, is from 4 to 6 timeswt it is on the Camden line. I will admit 'e road will be 'longer, and of course a greater sum of money ; but that is-a, satter of little importance in compari'ontd: the business this line of road will h over the other. The Cou rier stated, th .the taxable property of the line of roa 1i ,m Camden to Charlotte, Columbia j hairlotte, was nearly is the proportion; ne seven in favor of the Columbia to., It mayp p. be expected that I would say sometb' respecting the pirobability of the locai pfthe depot at Columbia, for the Ch's to road.; I presume there can be.na. ulty on that subject ; I am ofthe opin the country people would find it to t interest, that a- separate depot. sho astablished, that they might iave f opportunity of trying to dispose of irudeices. in - olumbia. 1d ocared in entre of rom one' ef - 'lier, wt charge. eso h aniy gentleman putting his cotton into e cars at any paint along the the line,eou 'convey it directly, or from one Depot toy other, withoutthe least detention. As for the difference in the price of the fare for a passenger, and freight on cotton merchandise for the difference of 15 or 20 miles, I think it would be a matter of little importance, and particularly when you take into cal eulation any difference that might possible be in favor of the Columbia market. From the Hamburg Republican. THE EDofTIELb AND AIKEN RAILROAD. The people of Edgefield appear to be awakened upon the subject of the contem plated Rail Road between that place and Aiken, and talk as if they were really in earneat,,and'wjudge they are from what we have noticed in their organ, the Adver tiser. Our sentiments are easily spoken on this subject. We are emphatically in favor of the extension of all Rail' Roads, and desire to see the day when our whole country siall be traversed with Rail Roads and Magnetic'Telegraphs. Our prophet vision, we must confess, does not extend tar enough in the "dimn distance" o see in what respect this Road would injure Hamburg, nor can we con ceive why the citizens of Edgenield would desire to wilfully and wantonly injure our pmnperty by the exteusion of a branch of the Rail Road to their village. The building of this Road will we hope enhance the property of the citizcens of Edgefield, and not depreciate its value in our town. If our well wishes, (we have no money) will aid the project any, it has them. it We take ithe nearer the market is placed to the farmer the better he is off, and we take it that thei farmer is the true sup~porter of the contry, as all parts of commtinity mainly depend on him, theje fore we take him interest first into conside ration. Advance the interest of the farmer, and you benefit every other profession and occupation. As to whether the stockholders of the road will realize a profit or loss we cannot form any idea, but build the road, and build an opposition line along side of it if you like. There is one thing we regret more ta the building of this road, which is, that a host of ilG3 correspondeuts of the Adver ser should pounce down upon our neigh Sor of the Journal, and deal such having and unmerciful blows for rendering such infinite service("Civis'. says) to the pro ject'. We would faina assist our brothecr, but we are fully aware of his entire com petency to maintain his position. Union of the twea .seas,--We finid 'in the Courier des Elate Unis the plan of a Rail Road to unite the Pacific and A tlantic 0 ceans, through the Stateof Honduras: The distance from the port of Omoa, situated upon the Atlantic in the Gulf ol Hondfuras, to tb'e port of La Paza, Sat Lorenzo, upon the Pacific, is hardly :30( miles. Of this distance, 'JO miles (fromT I- fronm the loftist p a i of the fair city of te the Aztecs. t Front the Landon Ch icle. r. We are bdund to say that ib unlimited n confiddnce placed by General Scot in the c- troops under his command has biedl ta tified by the event. His victory at Cerr f Gordo appears to have bedn by far thd e most brilliadt atfdir of the wear. He des r cribes himself as being absolutely ember-,. - rassed with the results of his own succesd -prisoners of war, heavy ordnance, armd D and accoutrements. Under the head of ~ i prisoners alone, about three thousand med have laid down their armd, with the usual proportion of officers, besides five generald of highest rank. Ged. Saita Anna hinda I self, withsome.six or eight ahousand'ment escaped in the direction of Jalapa, just id time befbre the. tower of which we havd - spoken above, was crridd by a division of the Tnited States army. | To speculate upon the furiher progress of General Scott's army inthe directiod of the capital would be iefe idleness ia The face of such disorganiation as must now undoubtedly exists on the side of the Mexicans. The troops of General Taylor are still at Buena Vista and Sal tillo, and it is stated to be his intention ra advance on San Luis along the road tra versed by Santa Anna in his late disasaroud retreat from Buena Vista; there he wvii bd - placed in a situation to co-operate with his colleague in his views upon Mexico itselfa - Uudoubtedly, if military resistance be thd only obstacle to be apprehended by the Anglo A merican generals in their advanced upon Mexico, we shall expect shortly td hear, the fall of that city, as we have just heard of that Vera Crut. For the honor of humanity *d- should be well pleased to hear of something like . a probable terminailon of this disastrous war. As to the point that the United States troops would take military posses sion of the great towns of the country, we have never disputed it for oe moment but military possession of certain points Id a country, is not identical with conquest ofr the country. Elven if the authorities at Washington determine on that courses they will find they enmeied upon a tasks which this generation will iot. ee accoutts plished, and which must be perseverled at at an expense that Congress will be littler likely to sanction. Perhaps the bestthing ' to be wished, for in the interest of the Mexicans themselves, is that the succest of the United States generals sbould= bey still more rapid and decisive tha it has a course may admit.o, ou .;. among alterdatives it seemstobgthe least disastrous. That the United States will i again, on a future occasion, with .or with - out cause, attack them, is clear enough. =, The old fable of the wolf and the lame - drinking at the same stream is of eternal = . ' application. From Vera Cru and the Army of 6'ell - rat Scott.-Since our last, we have bed placed in possession of later intelligened from Veta Cruz, and also from Generat Scott. We have noted a few items of in terest. - General Scott had not left Puebld on the 16th inst. He was waiting for re inforcements from the eastward. General Cadwallader left Jalapa on the 19th to joie him, with some two thousand troops. Ted correspondent of the N. 0. Times thinkg that the army will move forward as soon ad it receives this reinforcement, and the mo ney and suppiles which accompany it-. the same which found so difficult a road to Jalapa. Alvarez is said to have taken his sinttionl with six thousand or his Sonora troops, bet ween Puobla and Jalapa, for thd - purpose of cutting off Cad'vallader's traitn -' and would probably be reitrforc'd -* The P'omila was stil.t adding to th~rab~ - -. her of its vicaimrs at Vera Craug. Colonel Banks, of New Orleans, h'ad died after ad illness of forty-eight hours.~ Let ters had been received at Vera Craz, fromt the capita, li rte ase the 15th of - June. but they contain nothing, it is said satisfactory tin the subject of the election foir the Presidency. One of them declared that S-aota Anna has beeni chosutr, with er-' traordinary powers, to use in- thre prosecu tion oif the war, but is capressly forbiddeat in enter into nreg'tiations for peace. The .* editor of thte "El Arco Iris" says he has in formation that the election did not come at the tire appoimted, but is postponed un ill the 21st September. lHe says the gen' eral impression is, thtat Herrera iwill be - elected. and that negotiations for peace wilt immediately follow his in-staflia'tin, - .~ It is stated in the correspondence'of ahbW Tiares, and also of the Picayune, that oaur dragoons had quite a brush with-the guer- * rillaq near Peroie.-Three hrun'dr'ed of thenV . encontitered four hundred guerrillas' in a -.x ravina, aml routed them, the Mexicant '-. losing some thirty kiflott.. Our men word - .e guided by the Alcalde ol Perote. - The Picayune saya that the ptoctde appears to be (hat a stronger rsistaut~e is to be tirade to Glen. Scott's advance tiran has lately breen anticipated. An imm~enseU force has been concentrated, and'ithe Mex icane pretend alley have seventty pieces of cannon-some accounts spy oinety.-Ec A YVankee hroi invented a new kind of - ink, called "the love-letter ink,"' which is a sure safeguard against actions for~ breach r of promise of marriage, as the ink fadees awvay ad leaves the sheet blank, in about four wieeks- after the letter has- been i' ten.