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LATER FROM MEXICO..
The brig Oceana, Capt. Creighton, f
arrived at New Orleans on the 26th ult. v
from Vera Cruz, which she left on the
15lh, in company with the schooner h
Water Witch, also bound to this nort.
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By this arrival jve have papers from a
the city of Mexico to the 10th instant,. (
and from Vera Cruz to date of Oceana's
sailing-. f
It appears that on the 4th inst., the \
Mexican Minister, Senor Castillo Lanzas,
received a note from- Mr. Slidell, 1;
now at Jalapa, in which the iatter re- j
quires peremptorily, a definite answer t
to his demand to be recognized as Mini- \
ster Plenipotentiary, not only to arrange ]
the question of Texas, but to settle eve- a
ry other matter in dispute between the 1,
two countries, such as payment of the s
instalments due on the debt, and a satis- 1
factory remuneration for the losses sus- I
tained by our citizens, by the delay in v
those payments. The supreme Govern- v
ment immediately convoked the Coun- Y
ril. anrl snhmittrf! IVTr Rli^dH'c r?ntr?
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their opinion. They advised the Go- i
vernment not to receive Mr. Slidell, ex- v
cept as Envoy Extraordinary to settle I
the difficulty about Texas, leaving all v
other afFairs unattended to; until that r
shall have been adjusted. v
It was not known whether the Go- s
vernment will conform to the wishes of
the Council, but is supposed it will, <
since the President and his Cabinet find
in its favor, not only the recorded opinions
of the preceding Administration a
and the late Chambers, but the whole of ?
the Mexican press. r
On the other side, it is asserted in the
Mexican prints that Mr. Slidell will not [
abate one jot of his pretentions, and will f
quit the Republic, immediately after the s
receipt of Senor Lanzas' reply, if it be Jl
uvi yuiiccuy suwsiuciory. s
The cprrespondent of the Locomotor ^
of the 11th inst., writing from the city of I
Mexico, states?" In this event, there is t
no doubt that the maritime forces of the r
Anglo Americans, situated in the Gulf, e
and in the Pacific, will attack our ports,
and Gen. Taylor will commence opera- t
.tions on the Rio Bravo. ~ v
In the capital rumors were current t
v that numerous families were about removing
from Vera Cruz alarmed by ihe f
N probability of the approach of the Anglo- r
. Americans. But an explanation is af- \
*" forded, that these families are merely s
proceeding to Jalapa or Medellin, to pass j
thft RHVlnrr nc ic tV*o nonol
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Vera Cruzanos do not consider a conflict
near, though possible, as preceeding
events may have led them to foresee.
A reinforcement of troops has recently
left the city of Mexico, for the Californias.
An officer of engineers, a Lieut. Colonel
Cano, arrived in Vera Cruz on the
11th inst.,.for the purpose of inspecting
the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa.
It has been announced in the city of
Mexico, in a letter from Matamoros, that
the American army under General
Taylorliad arrived at Santa Isabel, ten
leagues from that city; and that Gen.
Mejia, the commandant, had hastily
united a few troops, and marched forth,
determining " to attack the enemy
wherever he met them.
It is also formerly communicated to
thf! nilVilif iri (hp ciinltil
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ber of United States ships of war at Sacrificos,
is continually increasing. i
In La Hcsperia, of the 7th inst., it is
stated that a party of the American army,
consisting of 150 men, had made j
their appearance near Matamoros, but j
' retired after reconnoitering the ground. (
This sudden visit had produced a good \
deal of agitation amongst the Mexicans, ,
in their cantonments. They were wai- ^
ting for reinforcements, which had been <
dispatched from Montery and San Louis j
Potosi, to assume a respectable attitude
on the Banks of the Rio Bravo.
The same paper states the Govern- ]
ment were gravely considering the sub- }
ject contained in. Mr. Slidell's note of j
the 4th inst, but it was not known how ^
they would decide. The fact is nositivp
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it adds, that Mr. Slidell requires answer
within eight days of the date of his letter.
From a diligent examination of the ,
papers which have reached us, we cannot
help observing the remarkably civil
and pacific tone of their papers, which ;
contrast so strong! v with the Bravado
and invective wnich they exhibited ,
some months ago.
The Esperanza, a Tampico paper, j
states that Gen. Mejia had advanced (
with 400 infantry, to attack the ad- i
vanced Guard of the American army,
frhich had taken post at Santa Isabel. ]
It appears that Paredes' Government {
has just contracted with the houses of l
Serment, Front & Co., and G. de Dru- ]
sina & Co., for a loan of $1,880,000 to <
be applied to the victualling, fortifying,
etc. of Vera Cruz and San Juaai De Ul- \
loa. t
At Vera Cruz,.to sail on the 7th inst. 1
for New York, schr. Sarah Lavinia. c
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At Sacrificious, one United States
rigate brig Somers, and three sloops-ofvar
; one English sloop-of-war.
Mr. Slidell was still at Jalapa, but
lourly expected at Vera Cruz.
There was much talk at Vera Cruz
bout the nnssibilitv of w?r >vliun ilw
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)ceana sailed.
The Espectador publishes a letter
roin Tepsic, dated Feb. 24, from which
ve translate the following extract:?
" Very stormy indeed is the political
lorizon in this part of the Republic.
According to the news received by the
wo extraordinary couriers which arrired
at this city on the 19th, and which
eft Mazatlan on the 17th, we learn that
l new revolution is on the point of breaking
out, whose object seems to be the
eparation of the States of Sonora, Chitualiua,
Durango from the rest of the
lepublic. It is said that Gen. Urrea,
vho had arrived from his retirement,
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>uuw uu invncu iu [)ui iiiiijstjii ui me
lead of this revolution. To the fear,
vhich the reports of this revolt created
n the minds of the peaceful inhabitants,
vere added the sinister rumors spread
>y the American Naval forces there,
vho are always announcing a bombnrdnent
as soon as they shall hear of a
var-declaration by Mexico, which is
0011 expected."
lor, of tiie Mobile Herald Tribune.
Pensacola, March 25.
Gentlemen:?You have already been
idvised of the arrival of the United
itates Frigate Raritan, Captain Gregoy
commanding, from the Brazils.
Lieut. Porter arrived here on Sunday
ast, two days in advance of the mail,
iir _i
rum vv usningion, witn important depatches
for our Minister in Mexico,
tfr. Slidell. The steam frigate Missisippi
got underway yesterday and left
J era Cruz with these despatches and
jieut. Porter remains here to take back
o Washington such intelligence as our
icxt arrival may bring. The despatchs
here alluded to may truly be said to
te of an important nature, and warrants
he belief that their receipt in Mexico
vill determine our anxious affairs with
hat country, cither paciffic or otherwise.
The unexampled forbearance heretoore
observed on the part of this governnent
towards Mexico can no longer be
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uuivcu tu ui icnea upon wnn any " reaonable
expectation," of affecting an adustrtient
of differences, and we must
herefore resort to such means as will at
>nce awaken their " deep sensibilities"
o a just and proper appreciation of the
rood motives which have dictated this
ong forbearance.
After all our ships destined for the
julf of Mexico shall have arrived at Vea
Cruz they will number over three
mndred guns?a number adequate to
iccomplish any object our commanding
)fficer may desire to effect.
The Raritan is a beautiful ship and
sails fast. She will leave in .a few clays
"or Vera Cruz, and should we have a
brush with Mexico I think the Raritan
:nay be put down for two chances, for it
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.w .< vai iLiiuxu niui VJUJJI. v^iegury, 10
use a phrenological term, has the bump
>f fightiveness strongly developed, as
:ou!d be testified to by the surviving
Englishmen who participated in our last
ivar with him. Yours, &c.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31.
A grand national fair for the exhibiion
of American fabrics, is to be held
lere on the 20th May, for the purpose of
^lightening members of Congress on
he subject of quality, and prices of donestic
manufactures, in comparison
ivith foreign articles of the same kind.
The tariff bill will not corns nn till
-- ?r
ibout that time.
I learn that Mr. M'Kay wishes to report,
instead of Mr. Walker's bill, a plan
somewhat similar to that which he
tamed two years ago. The Southern
free trade members will be less favorable
to this project than to Mr. Walker's,
.hough they do not entirely approve of
he latter.
Mr. Walker's project will, it is estimated,
yield twenty-four millions;
which will not be enough for the current
expenditures, at the rate Congress is
joing on. Direct taxes must soon be re
suneu 10, ana wm be inevitable, if the
warlike preparations now recommended,
shall go on.
There now appears to be a general
mpressiOn that negotiations are about
o be renewed on the Oregon question,
[t is apprehended by the ultra Oregon
:>arty, that the question will soon be setled
by compromise. Still there are
some doubts about it, which, would
ie solved Ku nnntVio*
- J ?vull upuu Hits
President, as proposed by Mr. J. M.
Clayton.
Mr. Clayton's resolution was taken
lp yesterday, and afforded an opportuniy
for a very precise statement by Mr.
iVebster ot his views of the Oregon
[uestion. Mr. Websters object, it is
said, was to put fprth the views of his \ 1
side of the Chamber, that they might go
out to England by the packet of the first.
Mr. Webster, as you will see, is of
the opinion that the public mind in both
countries is settling down upon the 49th
parallel, as the line of demarcation between
the British and American possessions
on the North West Coast; and he
warns Great Britain that she must not
expect to oDtain any territory south of
forty-nine. As to harbors, and the temporary
or permanent navigation of the
Columbia, he supposes that they might
be made the subject of an amicable arrangement.
Mr. Clayton's resolution was postponed
for the present.
Gen. Houston took his seat as Senator
from Texas. Upon drawing ballots, as
usual, he fell into the class of Senators
whose term expires on the 3d March,
' 1847. Gen. Rusk fell into the class
whose term expires March 3d, 1851.
Mr, Barrow spoke on the Oregtfh
question.
The bill supplying deficiencies in former
appropriations, was passed in the
House.
Thfi ?Sfllh-l.TPn QHftl Kill ivnc nnv? tnl/nn
WwwW. 2/ w"k u^ai. iun.gu
up in committee, and will be forced
through at once, without discussion.
WASHINGTON, APRIL 1.
The Unicorn having been out twelve
days, may soon be expected to arrive,
and her intelligence may have an effect
upon the deliberations of the Senate.
Mr. Webster, it is believed, has been
in communication with Mr. M'Lane,
and that he is advised of the British Government
to make an overture, such as
he alludes to in his speech.
It is evident that the Senate will not
be hurried to take the question.
In the Senate, a resolution was considered
for changing the daily hour of
meeting to 11 o'clock, and it was opposed
on the ground that the object was to
force the Senators to hurry the Oregon
debate. The resolution was lost?yeas,
13 ; nays, 31.
Mr. Cass made his speech, and a very
able one, on the Oregon question. He
replied particularly to Mr. Haywood and
Mr. Calhoun, the latter of whom he
complimented very highly and eloquently
on liis course in the war of 1812.
He went into a forcible argument to
show that 49 was not the limit of our
claim, and also to show that the President
was not bound to accept that offer
if England should make it.
He did not believe, however, that
England would even offer 49. He said
he was determined, for one, to march up
to 54 40.
He said that if there was no other Teason
against arbitration it would be a
sufficient one that so many of our Statesmen
were of the opinion that our claim
was limited to 49. The arbitrators
would not look at the title; they would
take a pair of dividers and split the difference
between that line and the British
proposals.
If we were determined to settle the
question, no matter how, we might resort
to arbitration. We knew, beforehand,
what the decision would be. It
might heal our wounded honor, but
would leave an unseemly scar.
Mr. Ashly has the floor for to-morrow.
In the House, it was ordered that the
Sub-treasury bill be taken out of Committee,
at 1 o'clock, on Thursday 2d
instant.
Mr. Chipman spoke in favor of the
bill.
Tlf- T T? r
ivir. j. xv. mgersou vindicated the
banking system, and especially the
United States Bank, from aninjadversions
from Mr. Dromgoole.
Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, replied
as to the 6perationsof the United
States Bank, and treated the causes of
its downfall, and of the general conviction
that followed it.
He supported the system now proposed,
as tending to check extravagant
issues by local banks. It promotes business
interests by keeping the paper currency
in a sound state. As to the abstraction
of specie from circulation, it
would never exceed in amount eight or
ten millions. But the banks expecting
to he r.nllpd 11 nnn nrnn M ~r..i I
keep an adequate supply of specie. >
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll entered into a very
elaborate, studied and eloquent view of
the question, historically and commercially,
and politically and morally.
Among other, things, he maintained
that the Sub-treasury would do more for
manufactures than the whole thirty Tariffs
which we have fiad could ever do;
and he was a tariff man, and an advocate
of protection for the sake of protecting.
A sound currency would be the
best protection.
His eastern friends would not be here
on their anxious seat now, if they had
adhered to a specie currenev.
W. Milton Brown, of Tennessee, opposed
the bill, as odious, condemned,
and, after all, impracticable. ,
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THE BANNER.:
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" LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOII.." (
CHARLES"H. ALLEN7Editor. <
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Abbevffle C. H, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1846.
IEjf* Joseph Abney, Esq., has become
editor of the Edgefield Advertiser. We
wish him success, and a sufficiency of
patronage to make smoothe the rugged
road he must now travel.
Southern Cultivator: Jas. Camak, Editor.
J. W. &. W. S. Jones, Publishers,
Augusta, Ga.?Price, $1.00,
We have received the April No. of
this useful publication, which still sus
tains its reputation for interest and usefulness.
tCr* There is quite an extensive revival
of religion going on at this time
in Charleston among the Presbyterians,
Methodists, Episcopalians and Baptists.
Arrested.?We learn from the last
Spartan, that the negro man Dave, who
is the supposed murderer of Capt. N. C.
Vanci:, of Laurens, Dis., was lodged in
SnnrtnnVmrnr inil nn orwK ..i?
? I juu v>u ^uunuajl OULH U 11.
Mexico.?The news from this distracted
country, is somewhat interesting and
important. Mr. Slidell, our Minister,
was still at Jalapa, and had addressed a
note to the Mexican authorities demanding
his reception, or that he would return
to his own Government; eight
days was the limit for a reply. In consequence
of the reception of this note, a
Government Council was held to consider
upon the matter, the result of
which, we know nothing as yet.
Rumors had reached the capitol of
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nit; uuvance 01 me army oi occupation
upon the Rio Grande, which produced
considerable excitement, and a rupture
was feared. In the event of the rejection
of Mr. Slidell, our Government
should no longer trifle with this sickly
and insolent Republic, but force her at
once into measures. This may seem
rash; but when we consider the position
of that country towards our own,
that her feelings are hostile, and that she
is waiting alone to see the result of the
Oregon question, and in case of a war
between this country and England, to
array herself with the British against
us?we say then, we should take
i_ r i t i *
iime Dy me ioreiocK, ana iorce ner to
measures. Why is she now sleeping
upon her arms ? Who can doubt her
choice in such an event, or otherwise
account for her mysterious warlike preparations?
The matter is too plain;
and we should no longer hesitate to
teach this shadow of a nation to respect
our Government and know her
duty.
Congreesional.?We have given in
another column of this naner. all wr
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conceive to be interesting or important
from Washington. The Oregon question
is still pending. It is rumored that
the dispatches received by the Hibernia
from Mr. McLane, inform our Government
that no other proposition will be
made by England upon this question?
that the United States may give the notice,
and pass such laws as they think
proper, for the protection of American
citizens in Oregon ; but if the British
subjects are in any way molestad, this
Government must be prepared for the
consequences. The delay in this mat
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ict, is umy wmening tn^ breach and
rendering the settlement more difficult;
and we are more than ever beginning
to fear the result of it That the notice ,
will pass, there is scarcely now a doubt;
but what effect it will have, cannot be ;
foreseen. ', i
The Tariff question still remains an- (
touched; and the pfobability is, that if ,
iiAvio ?9 iu uo mi ciiiargt/iuciu ui uie nrmy 11
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ind navy, it will remain much as it is
it present. Those opposed to a reducion
of the tariff, will vote for an m:rease
of the army and navy, as a preext
to keep it up, whether the affairs
)f the Government demand it or not.
Such are the justice-loving law makers
we have to deal with.
ABBEVILLE LYCEUM.
Dear Mr, Editor :?It is to be hoped
the members of the Lyceum, will recollect
that the day of meeting has been
altered from the Second, Wednesday\ to
the Second Saturday of the month; so
that the next regular meeting will take
place on Saturday next, the eleventh instant.
It will doubtless be an interesting occasion,
as several gentlemen appointed
to deliver essays are known to be nr*.
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pared. A Member.
(for the banner.)
" 'Tis better to Lose, than to be Lost."
Mr. Editor:?To the truth of the proposition
at the head of this article, every
believer in Revelation must assent. If
mistake not, the assertion was originally
made by a recent convert to Protestantism,
who had drawn his moral lessons
from the Bible, and was given as an
answer to some, who were attempting to
defend the morality of the legal frauds
of the country in which he lived. To
the withering rebuke^f thfe same conscientious
remark, mahy of our times
are plainly exposed. How naked, to
the eye of the most stupid observer, is
the fact that the usual and strong current
of our people's sympathy, is towards
the fraudulent debtor, who hesitates
not, to take every legal advantage
against the just claim of his creditor!
The readiness with which we believe
the man, who has the cry of persecution
upon his lips, and the mock tones of humility
in his voice, is n full verification
of our position; and if you need additional
confirmation, we only ask you to
behold the askaunt look, and listen to
the hard names so liberally bestowed
upon the man who lawfully seeks his
just dues to the last farthing.
To compassionate the unfortunate
and miserable, is noble and generous:
but it is a criminal (because blind, and
most generally unjust) misdirection of
this humane feeling, when" we permit it
to run headlong into every opening
channel of avowed oppression. True
generosity will always be just?will always
be righteous?will never, either
directly or indirectly, permit itself to be
associated with the wrong?it is no respector
of persons?will neither sustain
the rich in oppression, nor the poor in
dishonesty. To avoid the evils of villainous
imposition, we must be cautious
and frank: not hasty to receive impressions,
nor obstinate to adhere to a rash
judgment. A consummate knave may
rehearse a cunningly framed story?
may louchingly relate a history of
wrongs, not his own?may vividly describe
family sufferings, and thus com
pletely prejudice our minds by the fervid
excitement of our sympathy. We
form a decision prematurely?we at
once take sides?are alive, and, " Argus-eyed"
to every semblance of evi- v
dence on that side?become incapable
of a candid investigation, and sometimes
are even unwilling to be undeceived.
Thus our hasty spirit allies us to fraud,
and lends our energy to defeat justice.
Is there no wickedness* in nnrh a man It 1
If we had cautiously suspended "on*
opinion, had calmly and candidly investigated,
we perhaps would easily
have discovered the imposture?have
learned that this claimant ot sympathy
had himself wrung with keenest anguish
;$e heart of an unprotected female?Had'
filched the last Cent of the
orphan?had committed wholesale fraud
Upon his creditors?had cheated the
hireling of his wagea?had circumvented
the poor in his cause?that thii #auft
and penury of his family weretirtthe
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natural result of his prodigality, idleness
and debauchery?thathia whole
story was a most outrageous falsdhOtit,
designed to blot the good name of an ibaocent
man. and was' noth jnff.fao^&an -"
the belchinga forth of the ,won?^od
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