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From die . 0. Dela, Extra, Opt. 28. LATER FROM THF CITY OF MEXICO, Arrival of the Steanship Alabama. The steamship Alabama, Capt. Windle arrived at an early hour this morning. The news is but one day later than that brought by the James L. Day. The Alabama left Vera Cruz on the .0th inst., Tampico on the 22d, and Bra zos Santiago on the 24th inst., where she lay in a gale of '24 hours, without having any communication with the shore, Be ing short of coal, the Alabama run into Galveston on the morning of the 25th inst. The news from the city of Mexico, brought by the Alabamian is up to the 7th iost, Dr. Galven, a native of Havanna, arriv ed in Vera Cruz on the evening of the 18th instant, from the city of Mexico, hav ing left the capital on the 7th instant, and on the 1 Ith, at 5 o'clock, P, M., he enter ed Guatamala. Dr. Galven furnished the following intelligence of the movements of Satita Anna, and of affairs in the interior to the Genius of Liberty, from an extra of -Which of the 19th, we quote: Dr. Galven left the city of Mexico on the 7th of this month, and on the jIth at 5 o'clock, P. I,, he entered Guanantla. There he learned that the force of Gen. Laue had entered shortly before, and so sudden and unexpected was his arrival *that Santa Anna had barely time to get awaj.y another quarter of the town. The Ainericaos caplured two pieces of artillery belonging to the force of Gen. Santa Anna, which the latter in his hurry had not time to remove; and also, took two prisoners, Vega and the son of Iturbide. Santa Anna after leaving Guamantla, which~ he did at the head of 1000 horse, was reinforced by 1500 men of the com mand of Gen. Reyes, and both remained in the neighborhood of Guamantla, till 6ien, Lane's departure. after which this town was again taken possession of by SGens. Santa Aana and Reyes, who fol lawing up the rear guard of the Americans killed 70 men, principally inebriated stag *glers,.ind took 20 prisoners. The Mexi cans had two pieces of artillery with them, one brass 12-pounder, and the 16, of the same metal. -Gen, Rea sallied out of Puebla at the head of a pretty considerable force, and was awaiting. at the Pinal the approach of Gen. Lane, whose flanks and rear the Mexicians are reported to have been in cessantly harrassing. But we know and we ire confident that though the Mexicans shoid muster a four-fold the amount of that which it is reported that they have, yet Gen. Lane, the Bueua Vista hero, will extricate himself with honor and with glory-from their midst, and will form a junction with 'his General, unscratched by the ordeal of passing through the soldiers of.Snta Anna and Rea. T-he.degree by which it was ordained iat'Mr. Peina yPena should take charge tf~hesiseme power, in conjunction with -twoassociates, has been repealed, and SatirtAnna -has again -been called upon to assume'the-reins-of goverr hnt-if it Ac a naiecallid one-and the command of oGe.aPaedes is in Tblsting,- endeav ring, ai divith some success-it appears,. so establislihis. m onarchial system, ie has of lat 4eeivert some very import ant converts 'to his political principles. - Gen:'Valencia is at his hacienda, pas -sio4 away his time as agreeably as he can - taking no part in the national affairs. WVe suppose he is only abiding his time. Gen. Bravo is in Mexico, quiet, and on parol. The semblance of the Mexican Govern * ment met according to appointment at Q Oueretaro, on 'lie 5th, hut there not being any thing like a quorum present, nothing was ilone. -Peace is as far off as ever, the feelings of the people are said to. be most strenu ously opposed to any compromise with the North Americans in fact the hostility which exists against us in the interior towns, cities and villages is reported to be of th~e most bitter kitnd. Trhe other leading men and generals -have gone for the most part to Guernavaca in the terra calienie. IWhy Gen. Taylor did not Advance. "The following extracts (<ays the Louis ville Democrat) from a letter of Col. Jef ferson Davis, in reply to atn intvitation to attend a barbacue in the parish of Concor - dia, L a., in honor of Gen. Taylor, shows why the advance on San Lois Potosi was not made, and places in a proper light the recommetndat ion of Gent. Taylor, that a *part of his force should be despatched to reinforce Geni Scott :" "Before closing, I will recur to a recent andl characteristic exhibition of his disinte rested partim He was called on by *the administration for his optinioni as to the best mode of prosecuting the war with Mexico. In view of the embarrassments whieh surrouaided Gen. Scott. and the im portance of the operations in which he wits engaged, Gaen. Taylor recommended that a portion of his own command hte sent * * to reiriforce the southern column. For the good of his country, he sacrificed his long deferred hope of an advance at the moment of his fulfilment, and doomed himself to * he worst punishmnent of a soldier-inac tivity in a line of( defence. For the good of his coiuibtry, all personal ambition, all rivalry, were forgotton-he gave his vest also to the man who had taken his coat and left him exposed to the storms of Bu ena Vista. * "Permit me to offer you for the occa "General Taylor-The soldier who -never surrenders ;' the citizen nhose love is 'for'the Coutntry, the whole country;t' the man wnose sacrifices are all of himself. "Very respectfully, yours. JEFFERSON DAV[S." We publish this morning an interesting letter from "Mustang," the graphic cor respondent of the New Orleans Delta. descriptive of the battles of Molino del Rev'and Chapultepec, anid the capture of rthe'city of-Mexico. It wvill be perceived tha t- the Palmetto Regimen't was in the "hottest ofihe-comabat," at the capture of . Chapultepec ; that itn the atdvance upon the city it was made the storming party of the works that defetndedl the- gate -loadi:. even the "Rifles:" which has acquirred the appellation or obe "Fighting r Regiment." These are proud distinctions. a but they have been earned at a sacrifice of , life which can scarcely be paralleled in the r annals of modern warfare. Of the gal- 9 lant regimeut which left the United States P nine m=nths ago, numbering nearly eleven I hundred men, but between eighty and d ninety wore left to enter the city of Nex- a ico. It will also be perceived that Lieut. t James Stuart, of the Rifles, son of the c former Editor of the Mercuey, "was th.e first man to enter the city." in such a i contest. and with such a glorious result, t it is indeed a proud and enviable distinc- i tion for our young townsman of being c "Foremost among the Brave."-Char- f lesion Mercury. November 2. We have been politely favored with the a perusal of a letter front a gallant Caro- f linian, an officer in the Second Dragoons, now in the city of Mexico, and have been e permit ted to make the following interesting i extract. Most of the officers named were i stationed at Fort Moultrie previous to the 4 war. t "The South Carolina Regiment behaved t with distinguished gallantry at Churubus- I co. and agaiu at the storming of Cha- i puliepec. In the rormer they suffered i terribly, losing one-third of their number. t and very severly also in the latter, so that g now, out of the nitne hundred men, who t composed the Rcgitnen when it left Char- s leston, it can muster but about eighty or f ninety. I should say, though, that sick- a ness at Puebla bad reduced them more i than half before we left that city. S. 9 Sumter vas wounded at Churubusco, but t is rapidly regaining his health. I take t great pleasure in rolating an account of an ( exploit of' our friend Longstreet. who j highly distinguished himself at the fete du I pont at Churubusco. This work was very strong, and its guns were served by the t deserters from our army, who fought with f the energy of despair, whilst a hail-storm of musket balls poured upon our columns from all parts of the parapet, from the fortified church near by. and from the i battks of the canal. This terrific fire drove back a regiment in confueion upon the 8th Infantry. (Longstreet's) anti it also began to n aver, when L. seized the re giaental colors, and accompanied by another officer, (Capt. Bomford) rushed forward, calling upon all brave men to fol low their standard. The men, cheered by this courageous act, rushed with a shout upon the tete dupont. Lnngstreet, still bearing the col.;'s, ran in advance of all to the very diclb of the work; it was full of water, but 1r plunged in, crossed it, and climbing the embankment, planted his standard on the fort, which his bold act had caused all to fly from, save the deserters, who fearing, if they ran, they would be shot by the Mexican, stood their grouind to the last, and all of them (about eighty) we make prisoners. L. was badly wounded 'in approaching the city on the I 13th. but he is recovering rapidly. Hill was in the storming party at Chapultipec. but came off unhurt. Thomas, Brown, Judd, and Anstine are safe and well. I vas completely worn down before we enered:the city. For the last month. in fact'ever since. we left-Puebla., it.woulk i not he an exagerating to say. that we have I been constantly in the saddle."-Charles ton MercuTy. Description of Ihe Valley of the Rio Grand.-No part of Texas surpasses in I fertility, or equalsin salubrity, the Valley of the Rio G3rande. The river courses its I way from the mnountainq through a variede climate, which wvill produce any thing. t from wheat to sugar atnd cotton. Nothing 2 can exceed the rich growth of vines. Thec melon flourishes, and our camp is datily supplied with fine water-melons. This region of country is bound to be settled ye-r ry rapidly ; if pothiing else points it out as a desirable location, the fact of the Rio Grande being really a navigable strearn is sufficient. In point of health, few regions can surpass it.-There are n)o causes fori disease ; there are no swamps, which, in the heat of sutmmer, throw out their poi sonous miasma ; the banks are htigh, and 1 the country ptreserves that chtaracter to the I Colorado.' Let this boundnry be settled, ( and thtere will be a tide of emigration to I this favored region rarely equalled. If I some of our Nor thern farmers would settle here4btey could make one flower garden t of the river banks. from its source to itsi mouth. Cultivation can be carried on by' white labor, 1 think beyond a doubt. No summer clitmate can exceed it in loveli ness; the everlasting breeze deprives the stn of much of its beat. Suich evenings ! I Such a tmorn ! Young people should come -< here to make love ; the old should emigrate I and rejuvenate themselves. To the for- I mer I say, the moon shittes with such be- 1 witching sweetness, no matter howv deter-c mned they tmay be to live and die maids, they will find it impossible to resist "the< little god :" to the latter, some of the ro mance of their early days will be renewed,a and their frames invigorated by the oceanti breeze, which comes every evening laden with cooltness and health. From thke Correspondence of the Ckars. Courier. CHAaLEsTON, Oct.830, - Your late travelling correspondent hav ing ascertained a few additional particu-i lars, relating to the father of the late Chat) cellor H arper.which may prove interesting to your readers, asks your indulgence fur< their insertion in your columns. The Rev. John H arper. of the Methodist, Episcopal Church, arrived, in CharlestonI with his two sons, William Harper and John Wesley Harper, from the island of St.: Christopher, in the West Indies, some I time in December, 1798. In the mintuteg I of the Methodist Conference, wvhich met 1 on the 1st January, 1799, his name is 'I united with that of the Rev. N. Stephen. as preacher in Charleston, for that year.; He was re-appointed for Charleston in - 1800 and again in 1801. A bout a year ,I after he came to Charleston, Ito intermar ried with a widow lady, named M'Call,a the mother of J. B M'Call. an able lawyer 4 and estimable gentletman, now of Winns- c 'borough, in Fairfield District. A fter his I marriage he opened a Book Stnre in t Broad-street, opposite, or nearly opposite, I the Bank of Charleston, which he kept for some time, and then removed to Qtueen- I street, and there openied atn Iron-mongery andu Cutlnry, Stoare, which ho ktras .,at, ho' emoved to Coluui'uia intU3 dr taier. He Afterwards settled in Nevbe jy-. Iistrict, dhere he died. In Januacy 1803, he etired from the regular ministgy. ;n. con equence of ill health. lie wAs scot as a dissionary to the West Indies, by the Iritish Wesleyan Methodists. 4fier resi ling there several years, his balth failed ud he came to Charleston. HAie was a ery worthy gentleman.. alidighly e eemed for his gentle rmane affable haracter. On one occasion he -narroli escaped he violence of a mob. Whin-he Came iere, Methodism was comparaively in its nfancy, and subject to muci-undeserved dium, or prejudice, audwiaiven identi ed with abolitionism. Amo fihe books, inported by Mr. Harper for his Book 3tore, there had crept (unknown to him) everal pamphlets against .0lavery. A unor of the fact getting abroad, and the rejudice against his sect being strong. a et of wild fellows, mostly young men, de. ermined to pump him. They accordingly vent to the old Meihodisig Meeting, in 3umberland-street, wheretl~ey expected o find him preaching, buLt only found he Rev. George Dougharty ciatiog in iis stead, and being disappj ted of their ntended victim, seized and bore away his issociate (either by mistakijor .hecanue hey were.determined to putki 3ome one) mid pumped him at the piu i6. pump, at he corner of Church a ' Cumberland treet. An old lady; no'1 eceased, the rst wife of the late Mr. Jla Kugley, is aid to have stuffed the end~of her gown nto the muzzle of the pusp ' in order to top the pumping. It is needless to add hat neither Mr. Harper norMr. lDoughar y merited such treatment, both being men if high character and worth, Mr. Dough rty afterwards removed to Wilminton, . C., and died there, Maich 23d, 1807. John Wesley Harper, thb younger bro her of Chancellor Harper,"Iwas a youth of ine talents and high protnie. , gradu ted, at the South Carolina.Co1age, (807, the year before his 1der brother. ['he whole class of that year consisted of iut four graduates. Walter Crenshaw. who ok the first honor. John Wesley Harper, vho took second honor, George W. Glenn md John Caldwell, Esq.. once a leading d now a ret'red lawyer in Newberry )istrict. Wesley Harper, died, at New rleans, in early manhood-about the year 611, soon after .he had joinmenced the iractice of law, REMARKS OF HON. GEORGE K. DALLAS, lade at the DemocraticMeeting at Pitts burg, on the 18th September, 1847. Much is said, of late in: relation to he manner of conducitg the present var with Mexico.-The sjbet is one which rightfully claimait a ttention of ur whole country, We are.at war with i Sister Republic, with aVhnsi'ian People whose faith, from its antiquity alone, is intitled to our deference and respect. 3owever we may differ in relation to the luesion of the War itself, every good citi en must desire that it shou1 be brought o a close as speedily as.pOssible, coinpati ile with the honor and. in rests (of our ounry and the rights&.o .jer citizens. 3ut, while remarksare i!lcondemning hemanner. in. wich tA&s .ar hutsaeo irought about, ani thus far conducted. it vould seem, that the wisole subject has tot received that attention which its im >Ortance dematded. It-would-be well, at east to know and ponder well upon all he causes which led to it, and all the re ults whlich have thus far followved it, he ore sentence of condemnation is prononne d. And what were the-causes which led o this war ? Some contetnd that the innexation of Texas was the immediate ause of the w~ar; while othereq think that his was but remote a cause. The true cau e are numerous, but the principal ones nay be briefly enumerated. They were in unjustifiable capture of property of tnerican citizens, withholding from them heir just dues, violating their rights with mt even ani offer of redress; insults almost onumerahile upon the flag of our country; md a direct trespass upoun our soil, and laughter of our countrymen. Texas had teen annexed to our Union. She had teen a sovereign and independent na'.ion. ) entering our conlederacy we were mound to protect her-When, therefore, ter soil was threatened withI invasion, our ~overnent sought to find the most effect ml means by which to overcome the mned tated evil. The brave, magnmanimous, atriotic, and long-tried soldier, old Zach try Taylor, was directed to take such a Ositioni in the territory of Texas, as would sest enable him to protect her citizens. )ccupying a position uj~on the river Nuo :es, lie soon ascertained thatanother posi ion was tnore desirabile, in order to effect lie objec':. Ile therefore at once suggested nd recommended to the Executive the oc upation of a post on the Rio Gjrande. ['his admirable and sagacious recommen l,tion was at mitce complied with; and he ok a position in accordance with his own riews of the work entruSted to hitn; atid apon hlom could the Admituistration have nore implicitly relied in a similar emer jency, thtan upon this old and tried patriot nd soldier ? This was his first move nent, And none have forgnttgn the ever nemorable 8th and 9th M~ay, 1846, when e was the hero of two battles. equalina,. n their leading features the most brilliant ichievements of the Revolutionary war. No one ther, doubted that the position >f Gen. Taylor was within the limits of 'exas; and while upon the Nueces, no 0ne iccuse the government of the United States with the design of making war mupon texico. But subsequent developements roved that the advance of General Taylor pon the Rio Grande, was not only proper ut actually called for by every honorable td politic consideration. After these twvo treat battles, when some property of the Mexican general Arista wvas examined, it was found that hel. e i jhe possession of >ositive order~s overnmeot, to nake war upo ( the United States; and hi ut m time pre rious to theses .es,pr t~hat he was gaged in ctirzagj into- fbt the orders if his governmeot. This single fact, affords suitcient ansiwer to all those who charge ipon the present administration the act of >egmmng this war. And how has the var been conducted ? .Tust as all our wars tave been conducted heretofore-andl as hey alwaysshiould he-relying upon the that their interests are at slake for the de fence of the country, So long as our fellow-citizens shall sanction our present policy, all our wars must be conducted in u sibiltir manner. We never can be, we never ought to be prepared for war. Our people want neih er large armies nor fleets, except when their rights as a people are assailed-their soil invaded-or their countrymen slatigh tered by a foreign foe-and in all cases of sudden invasion, the constitution has wise. ly vested in the Chief Magistrate the power to prevent aggression, and even to asser* our right. Let us see, then, how this war has been conducted. With all the difficulties incident to campaigns in .an unsettled and hostile country, with but a handfulof regular soldiers and the prepar ations to lie made for equipping and sup porting, and qualifying for service a large volunteer force, we have in' less than eighteen months advanced to the capital of Mexico-we have taken several of her most important cities-we have conquered nearly two thirds of her territory. The manner in which the war has been conducted is only fairly to lie judged by the results which have taken place since its commencement and which may yet take place; and therefore whatever may be said respecting mistakes that have been made, let us look at the results, and we will find that all those who have been most immediately connected with it are entitled to the highest applau3e; and justice cannot be fairly meted out until it shall be brought to a close, and all the circu-nstan ces surrounding the principal actors shall be made known; and that it shonld be brought to a termination, is my ardent de sire. What more can we desire? We have repelled invasion-we have achieved victory-the laurels have all been gathered -they have all been gathered by our brave count rymen-but the gleanings of the crop now remain-all else is outs aud our coun try's forever! I would, therefore, again say, let us have peace. The majesty of justice-our national honor-the right of our citizens, have been vindicated-let us then have peace. But hov shall this peace be secured ? Is there a man in the country who is willing to inflict upon the people of Mexico more of suffering than they have already endured? I do not think there is one. Our only wish is to obtain from them a guarantee that we will not be itsulted hereafter, and that our rights be respected. But we must have security ? We .look to the government of Mexico alone. We ask only their solemn pledge that ivo shall not hereafter be wronged with impunity, I-low, thenhas this war been conducted! At every step of its progress, we have in formed the governinent of Mexico that we were willing and anxious for peace for the acknowledgmenti of wrong on her part, and a promise to wrotng us no more. Even at the gates of her capital, our gene ral in command yields to the impulse of peace. When he might have entered as a conqueror, with banners waviug and drums beating, amid the loud howls of the "dogs of war," he halts, and in the spirit of a negotiator, tells the foe, "We wish for Peace !-will you egase to inflict injury upon us? ' We merely wish you to. deal s Sm towards us,- nl then we. can be ten d, then yI'u"iIl-4ind-uamsetea4 to dlelend your altars and firesides than we have ever been to inflict -punishment and suffering upon you." It is to hoped that there will now he peace; and that the result will prove beneficial to the interest, and accord with the highebt sense of hotter, oh the Mexican nation. There are surely none who wish evens for peace, at the sacrifice of the highest initerests arid the honor of the United States. This is my belief, and I hope that such will not be the end of the Mexican W~ar. There is another question before the peo ple of great motment, and wvhich excites a great de-il of attention, that is intimately connected with this war. If, upon the contclusion of a treaty with Mexico, wc should come into possession of her territory -what are we to do with it ? This is question of dilficult solution. Of one thing we are quite certain-the Yankees will in time overrun that portion of their tcrritory; though there is much, Mexican blood upon it, we may look to the period as not more remnote than a single life time, when a number of large Suates, siretc-hing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific ocean, will be distingtished in the constellation of our Union. The qunestion to which I refer, anticipates the acquisition of this territory. It is known as the Wilmot proviso. And what is the mean ing of this qttestion ? A portion of the p~eople of the United States have their hearts set against the extension of slavery; and there are scarcely any means which some do not deem justifiable, in order to accomplish their purpose. With a large number-, this subject is no doubt a matter of cotnscience and of pritnciple ; and they assumedl that a cert ain portion of territory is to be derived from Mexico. as an in demnity for the wrongs done to us, and our expenses in the war. There people say, that if we take this territory, it will come through the totl and blood of the country in common-that of the North and the Seu th ; and we are not disposed to say that this territory shall be appropri ated exclusively to the people in the North. This is one of those dliflictibies which have surroutnded us from the organization of government ; and it can only be properly settled in accordance with the Constitution of our country.-Shall we be deprived of the opportunity of gaitning this territory ? F'or me I hold maysell in readiness for the crisis, whenever it shall lie presented even should I be comtmpelled, from my position, to give ansother terrible casting sote ! I shall carefully examine the sub ject, weigh well- the able ar-guments on both sides of thme question, which may be presented by the giatnt intellects of out country, andI reservedl to myself the right to do as I think right, wvhen the time may come for action. But wve hear, in some qttarters, much talk of what is called compromise. I am of that oldI school of Demnocrats? who wili never compr-omise the Constitution of rry country. Trhis is one of the words not to be found in that instrument. It was itself at result of cotmpromise ; butt, once havitng hecome a thing of shape, of lile, of spirit, then all comprotnise was at an endl. It was a et,,eul ,-itiile a positive rule a thing which might be broken ; but Lavmg no materials in it which were capable of being beit. Ic it are to be found all the provisions, you cannot put ihem there all the legislation of Congress cannot put them there-unless in accordance with its provisions. At the time of the admission of Missouri into the Union, I found the same sentiment very generally prevailing in some sections. Ilhad the same opinions then on this subject that I have now : and in the midstof the ngitation then manifest, there were many who could not see where the agitation would end. Then men got together and talked of cotmpromnises, and coinprnminses, and mnade compromises, and] ote-half insisted on what they had no right io ask, and the other half-submitted to that which they never should have submitted to. Any such system as this is calculated gradually to undermine the Constitution. Far better would be an instantaneous change in its provisions, by Convention, than any compromise whatever inconsis tence with that instrument itself. The ollicers of the general government are awake to the importance of this sub ject; and there is no doubt that there will be much agitation in both houses of Con gress upon it. In the Senate I have no doubt it will be examined in all its bearings; and I sincerely hope that some thing will be found to arise from it, calcu lated to place our institutions upon a still more firm and enduring basis than they even now are. The very best thing.which can he done, whetn all is said upon the subject that may be said, will be to let.it alone.entirely -leaving it to the people of the territory to be acquired, the business of settling the matter for themselves; for where slavery has no existence; all the legislation of Congress would be powerless to give it existence; and where we find it to exist, the people of the country have themselves adopted the institution; they have the right, alone, to determine their own institutions; and as the matter so ex isis elsewhere, they are not to be con demned for its existence. There is but one political course which a mai can take, in safety to his conscience -that couse is a strict adherence to the Constitution. That is the charter by which to determine our powers.-That is the compass by which alone we can safely steer our political 5arqae. If -you can accomplish the abolition of slavery in the Southern States through its instrumentali ty, whj do so. But I hope there are none who would do so at the hazzard of our Union, liberty and independence. The only true test, however, to which we can submit this question, or anyother that may arise, is the Constitution. But it is unfor tunately the case, with many of those who seem most interested in the question of abolishing slavery, that they are not much governed by such a principle as this. There is something above ourConstitution, above our laws, above our world itself, that is invoked. These persons should remember, that there is a means by which to accomplish their ends, if they be right, much more safe and sure, than that of destroyitng the only Cafeguard, which they have for their own liberty. If they be indeed sincere in the-e designs, let them toil on until they shall be Role to affect such.a change in the Constitution itself as e desire- but that instrument positively proit tts anj' inerfin'ei'bne 3(ai& with the institntions of another, Icould bbpe that the State pride alone, if there %vere no more liberal and general principle would forbid the people of Pennsylvania to interfere with the peculiar afTairs of her sister States, as readily as she would resent even the appearance of metddlitng by anoth er State, with amaits especially har own. E DGEFIELD C. 11. WED.NEsDA Y, NovEat SER 10, 18 17. iT Thme followving inmed gentlemen are Candidates for the Oflices to be filled at the Electioni to be held on the first Monday in Jan nary next FOR CLrttat-TIIOS. G. BA CON, FOR SHs~muFF-SIM EON CH RISTIE, WVESLEY BODIE. FOR Onnnvt.-JOHlN HI ILL,. W. G. COLEMAN. Recmarks ofthke Hion. George M. Dallas.-We publish this week, some extracts from a Speech recently made by Vice President Dallas, at a Democratic meeting, held at Pittsburg, on the 18th of September. Our readers generally ktnowv that Mr. Dallaq has boldly taken ground against the "WVihnot Proviso,'' and in favor of the cnnstitmional rights of the South. We call particular attention to his re:narkst on this sub ject. He has certainly sustained himsel f and the views of the South, in this mutter, ad mirably. We believe that in the present critical condi tion of onr conn'y,such men as air.Dallas and Mlr. Buchantan, living as they do at the North, and wielding a very commanding influence, will prove as towers of strength to otir cause. We would have putblishied seine extracts before the presetit time from the Speech of Mr. Dal as, butt the cro wded condition of our columns would not permit us. A muse ments in Charlcsion.-T he distinguisht ed Genieral Teim Trhitmb, who weighs 15Ibs., is 28 inches high, and is 16 years of age, is now on a visit to Charleston, li e s visited severat countries in Europe. has received the highest mtarks of favor from several crowned heada, boasts of having beeni kissed by se hundreds or thousands of pretty women, and has performed before fiye millions of people ini the last few years. lie gives notice that he will perform in a variety of characters and will exhibit a ntumtber of rare and costly articles which wvere preseilte-l to hint, all for the sum of25 cents. Il~ippy manikin !le has grown rich and great ott account of his very intsigni The Toigga Fsramiy.--It is known to our readers, that (eneral Twiggs. an ollicer of the United States Army, ha fought most heroical, y in several sangui nary b-ittles in Mexico. We < In not know that this veteran soldier, who has been so long in the service of his country,Jas any suipetior in gallantry, and few,.if .any, in military skill, in that band ofbraveand well Iried officer.4, under the great Captain Winfield Scott. Other mnembers of the Twiggs family lave exhibited their gallantry and devotion.to their counitry, in the present Mexican 'Wr. Lieut. Geoage Decatur Twiggs, aijephew of the General, and also we believe of Com. Deca tur, was killed on the 12th of-Augnut, at thin late battle of the "National Bridge." He-wasa young man of fine military address, of-chival, ric qualities, the pride of his faunily, and'the only son of his parents, who were residefs or Philadelphia. He was.a volunteei, ail left the pursuits of private life to embarkiin.the war. At the time of his death he was serving in the staff of Major Lally. A few veekaafler his death, his father, the gallant MiMjor Levi Twiggs, of the Marines, fell before thewall of the city of Mexico, in one of the sangdinary. but glorious actions there fought by 'our Thus las this family of citizens been mi Ms ad.' ly afflicted. A grateful country wil dIy recompense them, and give all.the nseaon possible for their bereavement. Commeresof New Yrk.-The total comaeree ofNew York'for ten months, ending wiihbep. tember, amounts :o one hundred anid tr.four millions and upwards. There has JAeon-aon. siderable increase under the new:law.. 1!T We have been permitted to make, the following eatracts from a letter writtenabytap. tain P. S. Brooks of the "96 Boys,"htois ra. ther, at this place. "VERA CaUZ, Oct 19 ;1847 "My Dear -:-I have onlytimeto tell you, that to-day I struck'i'vein of good luck. The Col. in co'mmeand-of the 131h Regiment. called on me and tendered a command of 70 men, which of course I gladly accepted. We go an to the great city o-morrow. Col. Hays ofr Texas, (the gallant Jack Hays,) also called and complimented me with one of his Texas - Revolvers. My connexion with -the Geor gia Infantry now terminates, as a full command is preferable to an Adjutancy. which Capt. Nelson, (the officer in com mand of ihe Georgians,) offered me. Capt. N. is fine looking .and' a mdstthowuagh gentleman. The common impression here asth'at the war will not teiminite in Gie years. The detachment with which'I go up, will consist of the 13th,-of Col. Hs'' Regi ment, and a CavalRy forceof 'ibiut 250 Dragoons. Colonel Witheri w 1ifrever claim my warnest gratituda(di athi ip pointnent lie has tendered I p Hays says we will have (in.his ligtus a Tex as fight between' Jalap'a"apdProite. JIs it not charming, that-i should hve s op portunity of acting in concert 4ith"the Texas Rangers..and .the'glots Coloel ack. Hays I Hasys. weighi I ery handsome,.modest as a.g: rl,"Wijbrave As a Carolinian. When he Piaol, he biied kiid so 1 ing such a complainant fro J (f..ssn u t . I to.e..... Palnimtto B0 .1 s Ied jslernedhat tbot daylight. kt as now 10 '"lc~adlamn wrting inithe Quartemusters Office, who is now making out. desputches.' The an formnationa I gave' in my last about my Recgiment is of course hut rumor, yet. the common implression *is that there are but 70 effective men. There are hfre about forty-five hundred men. 'e'will'leave to morrow, and if there is any fightingthe Texans will find it, and I wall have my. share. All they want for a week, is a bag of parched corn. The Texans killed somie 3 guerrillas yesterday, and H aystold me he had a trap fo'r abouat 100 to-morrow. I I am messing wvith Cal. Withers, Colone[ Clemnent, and Mlaj. Polk, the President's brother. My Regiment is th e praise of every tongue, anad our beloved' Butler em balmted ini thte hearts of even strangers. Oh! how any heart grieves, whoa'I think of the brave 96 Boys, but every blow I strike shall be for them and poor Butler. Of course, when I get to my Regiment, I go to my own company, but I hiope to com pare hcars with them wvhen *6e do meet. Can't hear one wvord from my poor wound ed brother. Vera Cruz is almost as far out of thie way of news from' the army as' E***** God bless you all." Meeting of the Georgia Legislatlure TIhe meting of the Legislature took place on the lst inst. The Hon. Andrew J. Miller was elected President, and William HI. Crawford, Esq., Clerk of the Senate. j The Hlon'. Charles 3. Jenkins was chosenf Speaker, and 1K. A. Owven, Esq. Clerk, of the House of Representatives. Gavernor( Towns' inaugural was delifered onu'the iane day. "He reconimends, geiseially" the improvement of the means of ihter communication, and that the question of the extention of the West era and Atlantic Rilroad should be permanently settled. In relation to the Mexican war and. the Wilmot Proviso ho thus expresses himself-: " This war (the Mexican'war) was not of our seeking, nor is our Government re,.. pon-ible for its coasequences. Forced upon us by ihe act ofthle Republic of Mex ico, I have never entertained a doubt that justice to our own citizens and the honor af the nation imperiousiy demanid it. pro secuion with all the poweraneeryo the Nation. adeeg'o "Intimately connected with the war, is a question of vital concern to the slave. holding States of the Union; should the pernicious principles of the Wilmot Provi so receive the sanction of' Congress, and hecome the fixed policy' of the Federal. Government irn referene to itisterritory hereafier to ho acquired,- 'it would constir lute a case of Federal bstirpation'too intol rable for endurance. An act repugnan4 - to the Constitution, destructiveoofour rights, and dishonorable to Georgia as one of thp.j parties to the Fedleral Compact, should. receive as I doubt not it woauhil th-e usited. resisance of every true' liearted:'triend.to.' the State." - Newo-York Election.-T he WVhigs, is seems, have carried avery tiling befose them itn tha late electiona in' Mew Ynork.