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'THE BAMEIl. j a it \\ u v i r. r k c. it., s. c'.I Wc??la*?.?M<!ay, IK'C. 55, jYH.50 Mr. Lkoxaki) Wide.man of this Dis'.rictj was killed on the night of the 10th instant, it is supposed by some of his servants. The particular ;is we have learned theni arc a? lullows. Mr. Wioeman had started to one of his plantations just at dark, some r i.: i i i'' 111 iwu uuiii ins lesiuence j \\ iicu auout linlfa mile fVom home, ho was, set upon, choked and hem to death. 11 is body was found a considerable distance from where he was murdered. The perpetrators endeavored to make il appear, tlr.it he had been thrown from his horse and killed, as he was dragged to the place where he was found, and placcd in a position to induce such a belief. Suspicion rests upon four of his negroes who have been arrested and brought to jail. &V<>sn Columbia. We have still nothing of much im;??rtancc from the Legislature to give our readers.? The proceeding up to a lute date will be found in another column. On the 0;h inst, a resolution was passed in the .Senate aj?propialing one year's salary (or the bent fit of Chancellor Harper's family by a vote of yeas 2 i. Xays 19. The electorial bill was still uu Jer discus, siun at the latest dates. The bill providing for subscriptions on (he part of the State (o the several Kail II l ? i * * ivju.is nus neon rejected m the Senate. Pi'CKidvulN We have received this ubie document, but shall not be able, to lay it before our reader.? from its great length. The President i.s very full upon the subject of the war, and recommends a vigorous prosecution 1 he is not in favor of withdrawing the army to a designated line with a view to hold and defend it. Such a course, he thinks, 111 1.1 wuuiu uegraae me nation in its own estimation and that of the world, and would not terminate the war, but encourage Mexico to protect it indefinitely?a border warfare would be constantly waged?a large army would be required to defend the line. lie maintains that thu doctrine of no territory is the doctrine of no indemnity; and if sanctioned, would be a public ucknowlment thai our cminirn ?' !! J *? >iw ? aim iuu i the war so unanimously declared bv Congress, was unjust and should be abandoned. He recommends a revenue duty on tea and codec during1 tho war, and estimates that three millions of dollars might be raised annually, by a light tariff upon these articles. In the conclusion he quotes Washington's farewell address on the danger of characterizing parties by geographical distinc. tions?Northern and Southern, &c ,and the importance of the Union. Arrival of Ocn. Taylor. The distinguished hero of Buena Vista arrived at New Orleuns on the 3d instant, and received a most hearty welcome from the citizens. Great preparations were made for his reception. lie was escorted from the barracks to the city, by a fleet of steam boats with colors flying, and each vessel rigged out in the gayest manner, whilst their docks were crowded with those anxious to honor the brave old hero. This part of the pageant is said to have been very splendid. As the vessels passed up the stream, salutes were fired from the artillery, tho church bells rang forth their peals, and the numerous spectators upon the levee sent up their loud hurrahs. The following is a description of the tiiumplml arch built for the occasion :? "'I'lift httilrlinrr for iVintimli ? ^ ivft kiiv UI VU uuo ULXII t^rcci* ed within the last few days, and is about fifty feet square, with one main arch and two smaller ones. The outside of the builjing and the inside of the arches were covered with evergreen boughs, which were so thicUljTplaced as to form almost a solid mass of verdure. The word "Welcome," in large gilt letters} was placed upcn the arch sprung from the roof of the building, while around tho sides the memorable names of Buena Vista, jtfonterey, Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, were emblazoned. The whole was surmounted by an immense gilt eagle. A flag staff was erected upon the roof, from which floated the stars and stripes, while smaller flags were hung out from caeli corner of the building. The whole building was decorutcd in the i finest taste." j v From Mexico. | We h uve received nothing whatever j from tlio city of Mexico since our lust. : The news however from the Uio Grande ; is important if true a.s will he seen in flu* following extract which we take from the ; N. U. Commercial Times ofthoGth instant. From Guatemala ami Sun Imulh tie. l*olosi. ! ? ' A .Mexican gentleman who arrived in town on Thursday last, from C.iualcmaln, , makes a statement which, it true, piomiscs ; our troops some more lighting on this line. Tili author ol the report is a citizen of this place, well known, and sai.l to ho goo-. I authority l<?r what he states. He states thai he left (iuatemala on the 15ih ult., and came through by the way of Tula. Minon ; was at Ciuatemala with f>00 cavalry, acting as a corps of observation for General Fili-ol:i, whom he represents as being in San Lais with 'J.OOU troops. The intention of (jr'iici'ill l*'l;isol.t was said to be to march upon S.-.ltillo, as soon as it was ascertained that (Jencral Taylor had loll the country. The Mexicans liavo ?rreat confidence in , Filis-.tla, and the people of San Luis were presuming largely upon the weakness of i our forces when once from under the lead ! of the dreaded Taylor. Me says the people i are not at all dispirited by the loss ol'tlieir ! capital, and evince as strong a dclermiua'i tien as ever to continue the conflict. Our informant says, also, that l.'rrca had | left Tula with several hundred cavalry for ! Victoria, to settle accounts with Governor Fernandez, ol this Slate, beinir ?Teatlv In n r-*' - J " cont'd at the many harsh tilings the Governor has said of him. The Governor has called to his aid Captain Cupcstran, who is said to have gone to his support with a considerable R.inehero Ibrce. A fight was expected?' Hurrah bear, hurrah husband. | Extract of a letter lo the editor, dated Citv or Mkxico, Oct. l'j. i The third division commanded by Gen : Pillow was to storm Chapultoprc. from tin; , hills ofMolino del Roy, on the left ofTaeuhaya. Gen. Worth was to move down the 'JL'.icubiiva road, and make a lodgement in llir city through the Garita (gate) of Saint Cosmo, as ?oon as the operations upon Cha; pultepec was fairly under way. i The. whole army cxcept the Brigade at ; P.ed i'l, and a guard at Miscoac with the 1 trains, prisoners, hospitals, <fcc., were in the village ol Tacubaya anxiously waiting the ! signal to attack-, which was a temporary ; cessation of all the. batteries. Precisely at ; 0 o'clock the cxected signal was given.? i The batteries ccascd and perfect silence ' rei<?n ?d. acmrit nn 0 . j j.- vvv?A^?wiiUl UUUIU ilUUJ Chapultc-pec and presently even thai ceased, | as if conscious that the hour hnd came. It ! was the portentous silence which usually : proceeds the tornado. Gen Quitman, with I his htaff, (in which I acted for the day) dismounted and stood on foot at the head of his j column, cool, firm and collected. In ten j minutes thehuglc, in clear shrill notes,soun" j d<;d the charge, and all the columns moved ! in their respective directions. It would | have done your soul good to have seen that j sight; " not a drum was heard," net a word | was said, and not a sound broke the dread stillness of the moment, except the steady tread of the 'Blue Jackets' as they filed out of that village, Quitman took the right anl Pillow tho left, as soon as the movement was porceived, Chapultepec opened all her thunders and our own batteries commenced with renew fed efioits. the columns cf our Infantry poured themselves like a torrent upon the woods at the bate of Chapultepec. the edge of which wa? a sheet of flame as they approached, receiving in'o their ranks 1 the leaden storm of thousands of muskets?i still they pressed onward?onward through : uie stiades of that dark forest, which though : hundreds of years old never witnessed such adaybefore?onward and upward still they pressed over mines, ditches, walls and fortifications until they rcached the very summit, and then placed upon the ramparts of the fortress our own "star spangled banner." Honor and glory to the soldiers of our army!! to them the honor is due! 1 History cannot furnish a paralell with the storming of Chapultepec not even the passage of the bridge of Lodi or the marshes of Areola.! I I hive sinoc frequently thought of that terrific morning of the continued torrent of grape and cannister, round shot an J musketry that hailed about that little mountain, nnd inv thoughts never recur to it without increased admiration and awe. Chapultepec is a pluma in the c tp of the Volunteers and new levies, for by them the work was chiefly done. The colours ofthe Voltiguers going up first aud then in quick succession those of New-York, South Carolina and the 15th Infantry. It was in this storm that Lt. Cantey of ths Kershaw company was killed, Lt. Clark of the Columbia com *vounded, Mattison and Patrick of the Abbeville company Killed, and R. Watson, I ami many others in the company ami UogiI mi'nt wounded. After the hill, fort and fortress ol Chapultcpec were taken, our eo- j I lutnn pursued the enemy down the Aqua- j : duct to the u:ate of Bcl.?n. ii i... i .1 ... * :r. . i.... I it' iu w<; u:m <iiiuiiii;i lurruu: Mi'iiggi'', wi; i succeeded at last in getting possession ofthe G.uita: but it was like a hot potatoo very j hard to hold. The gate is a causeway not i more than thirty feet wide, and this narrow j spacc was swept by thr-e batteries and the j Citedal, a long low building within three I hunared yards of the gate, here we stood i lor hours sheltered as w? II as we could by some old mud houses and the i water works, without which not one of in ! ' ; coul 1 have survived. We repulsed three i charges,who were led cach time by somegali la.it officer, waving a red fl.ig in our faces. I I think during that time, three hours, the Mexicans threw at least three waggon loads of OT:lOP c:iniii?li->r mul rnnnil -- tj I ( W.". I through that space ol 30 feel: it may seem incredible, but in rnv conscience 1 believe , 7 it. ! mean it literally when I say it rained ; balls of lead, iron and copper of all sizes for lor three successive hours. Ilerc it was that poor Moragne was killed by a grape shot?lie acted like a man I and fell like a soldier?he stepped for a | moment from under the arches of the Aqua> duct loo see what was joiner on, and receiv| O O 7 ' cd the fatal ball, he never spoke except to | say UI am shot through." Lt Stein of Fair* | li'.'ld was killed, and Lt. Sellcck wounded I in the leg, he is now however walking a ; uout. .m.ij. iiui;UitM) was slmt m tiic leg? who is hobbling about on cruehes; doing i well. Devlin of tlic Abbeville com;>any j was killed, who you remember never joined j us liil wo got lo Pucbla, and many others | ol the Regiment, the list of killed and woud! tied will show you. I received a contusion i in my right ankle, by a piece of the masonry ol* the water-works which was scaled off I I by a 24 pound shot, that struck the Aqua within three feet of me. I thought my leg i was off, and was not satisfied to the contra| ry until I looked. It lamed me for several i days, but L am now entirely well: and ex. j ceptthis I came unscathed through the firry I ordeal of the glorious thiiteonth of Septembcr. i ! From the Columbia Herall, of 7 th insl. Extract of u Lrllrr from llcxiro. | We have been favored with the following i extracts from a letter received in this place, ; written by a member of the Abbeville j Company: " National P a lack. Mexico, ) October 2l', 1817. ] The day before the storming of Chapullepec, General Quitman took a party to ex: amine the fort between the castle and citv. I A / ? - - * ~ i i\uer m along tlie necessary discovery, and : the Mexicans savv him returning, they, im! agining he had attempted to take the fort j C- C5 I i and was repulsed, raised a tremendous i shout. The Americans, in making a charge, : invariably shout as loud as they can. Although our Regiment charged upon the castle of Chapultepec in plain view of the enemy, through a meadow, and had several 1 ditches to cross, which some leaped, the majority being compelled- through fatigue, j to jump in anil get out the best way they j could, few comparatively were lei led.? | My friend and mess-mate, Sergeant Mattison ! was killed in the charge upon the castle; he was shot through the neck by a grape : i.:ii?I I.:.~ - ? cuuk, v? uivii i\iiicu Him iii&ictiuiy. j\ uraver ' man never loll in battle, lie anil the son of i Dr. Trezevant, of Columbia, were buried. I Trezevant was shot through the heart. The officers of our Company exhibited ! great coolness and bravery in the several j battles in which tin y were engaged. Gen. j Shields called for two companies to volun) teer to cross the road and go down a ditch ! (meaning alongside the ditch,) to pick the ; men from iheir cannon. Captain Marshall, i immediately volunteered his? company, and ano'her w;ia detailed. Captain Marshall was in comuimd. It was some time before the two companies could cross the ditch, and the. ?iipniii>n nf !>? ? vt IUU iTAUAI^lllid UUUI^ ! directed to that point, musktt balls became very numerous, one of which took a fancy to our Captain ; it being a spent ball it only made him cick, which soon passed away. We advanced as near the enemy as we could, a body of water preventing us from reaching them. On General Sluulds being informed of thin, we were ordered to join the Regiment. Lieutenant Moragne was killed within the gates of the city. I was standing within a few feet of him when he was 6hot. He threw his hands to his breast, and cried out u O Lord I'm shot." 1 sprang to his side to assist him, but his eyes were set in death, and he immediately ceased to breathe.? u:? i. i 1 mo utau was saoi on auer lie was killed. Lieutenant Selleck acted very bravely, and is, I am told, favorably mentioned in General Quitman's report. Ele was wounded at the Garita de Helen and carried off the field. Four of our company were killed, and several wounded. After our division had passed over the breast works at the gate of the city, and after holding the position for a considerable time, Captain Drum of the artillery (having one piece,) reported to General Quitman I that the matches had given out, and as we I had crossed the breast-works lor the pur- | pose of protecting the cannon, the General ordered us to retire within the fortifications. | It was at this time the enemy gave us a tremendous fire of grape and canister, hilling some of the bravest men in the j arm , among whom were Captain Drum I I and his hrave Ordeily Sergeant- to whom it is said the honor i? duo of having been thft ! i first to mount the walls ofthe lllaek Fori" i ; at Monterey. Fiveol the Edgefield compai ny fell together at this time, among whom , j was 1st Sergeant Blacker, who was then ' in command of tin; company ***** (ieneral tluitm.i:i moved about in the thickest of the fight as if ho was proof against : shot ami shell. ll:?. seemed to look up:>n \ the eneniv's lire with t!?o imxl utter con- ! 1 tempt, yet he had the most tender regard {or the lives of his soldiers. I le was always j at the head ol his command. ' THIS PALMETTO REGIMENT. | ! Tim politeness of a friend enables us t.? . print tin; following article, from the. Atneri: can Star, of October the *2:ind, published in , the city of .Mexico. The paper was rei ceived by him, with the kind remembrances of Lieut. I lenry J udd,of the 3rd Artilleiy. " As our article of yesterday has created considerable remark, in i>vrrv wr.?* j - ... - - J .. I; Idc to the South Carolina I*e<rimcnt of i Volunteers, we are induced 10 add a word or two upon the subject. The Palmetto lie^imetit. notwithstanding its heavy losses, i together witli Smith's Rifles, be!oni>in!i to O . . . ' . -* O I General Quitman's division of volunteers, , were the lirst who were inside of tin' G.tritu after the la!l of C ha pu I tepee, an I the first to enter the city. At the li^ht at the Garita, eoinpativ L) of the Palmetto ILe^ iment. was at one time, left entirely without officers. Captain Hroohs was absent on lurlow, the 1st Lieutenant was very ill, one of the 2nd Lieutenant* had been Stilled at Chumhusco. and iho other Li-nieiiant was so severely wounded in the same battle that lie was linn b!c to take command ol bis company. The. command was assumed by tin: Urderly Sergeant, Win. Ulock.-r, who, with five others, wuri' shot down by a single cannon ba!l. iand instantly ki'lod. Company <?. met \vi:h a somewhat similar fate. The Capi lain ha I gone home, and two Lieutenants ; had died, one of his wounds and tin: other of disease. The oi'd Licuicnant was wounded in the same fight, al the (iarita, | and a private, Mr. Davis, a man of inte'li: gence and bravery, was proinolcd to a lien tenancy?he was thechoiceol therompany, i and his election was confirmed bythecomi m inding oilier of the regiment Wc learn j further that our statement that there are at ! pivsant ~50 men i;i the South Carolina Regii ment fit for service is too large?the.ro being | hardly ~0U of the original number who enj listed?1,000 stronir?who are all at this j moment, fit to do duty. The history of the ; regiment has certainly been somewhat sini gular and eventful. j Very respectfully, PALMETTO." MR. PERRY'S REPORT, j Mr Perry, from the Committee 01 Fedc: ral Relations, made the following Report ! in the Senate, on Monday last: The Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was reteired so much of the Govern: or's Message as relates to the Mexican War, : and the resolution offered on the same sub! jeet by the Honorable Senator from Union, ! have given this deeply interesting and im! portant question that consideration which it cw juoiij nitiiif, mill tvuuill lllUtl I I'ffptJCli U 1j ly report? That in order to present the justice and J propriety of this war, on the part of the U. j States, in its true light, in becomes necessary to refer to the circumstances which induced Mexico, in her /oily and arrogance, to commence hostilities. It is well known that great inducements were offered American citizens to settle in ' Texas. They received most liberal grants | of lands, were permitted to form a free rc1 presentative government, and became a soI vereign State in the republican confederacy ! of Mexico. Under such a form ofgovern! ment, they had secured to them all those ! civil find nnlilifiil ri(rht? whicli !>.?/! , n-y~ ; ?"v.y uuu enjoyed in the land of their birth. They ! were rapidly increasing in numbers, growj ing in wealth, prosperous and happy. But, j by one of those sudden revolutions which i have so characterized the Mexican people, 1 the federal government was destroyed, and | a central despotism established in its pKce, which deprived the Texans of all political privileges, and annihilated their State government. This could not be borne by men who had been educated as freemen, and who had in their veins Anglo Saxon blood. They immediately declared their independence and stood justified in the eyes of the world. Their independence was acknowledged by the principal poweis of Europe, and maintained for eight years by their valor and v/isdom. They assumed as their western boundary the llio Grande, which had been formerly the recognized limits of Texas. Mexico offered to recognise their independence, provided they would not attach themselves to the U. States. In regard to the right of Texas to become a portion of the United States, there can be no rational doubt. Being independent, she was at liberty to dispose of herself as she saw proper. The United States had the undoubted right to receive her into their Union. Ingoing so they did no injustice to Mexico. Hut the Mexican Government declared beforehand, that they would regard the annexation of Texas to the United States, as an act of war on the part of the federal government. They immediately recalled their Minister at Wa shingtou, and dismissed the American Minister at Mexico. An army was organised on the banks of the Rio Grande with orders to invade Texas and capture Gen'l; Taylor and the American forces Under kits command This was all done by Mexico 11* i - * i * oeiore any Hostile movement was made on llits pari of the United States, and whilst iM.'xico was rejecting all propositions to treat as to the boundary of Texas. The removal of the American troops from the Neiices to the Rio Grande, was done hy tin? advice of General Taylor, and with a view of repelling the threatened invasion of our soil hy the Mexican army.? The l ight ol the I'resident to take this step, and the propriety of it, can now hardly bo doubled. Com!! lent from his superior numbers of an easy victory, the Mexican General cross ("i 111f* river, arm commenced the war m obedience to the orders of his government, which were aflerwar.ls found amongst his papers-. The result was the victories of i\ilo Alto and llesaca de la Palma, and the total rout of General Arista and tho Mexican forces. Had General Taylor or the President been content with these victories, and have waited for the enemy to recruit his strength and select his own time for another attack, it woul I have been a most culpable abandonment of all the advantages obtained by those hard fought battles. The policy of war, as weil as our national honor, demanded an invasion of Mexico, and a continuance ol'the war until she sued for peace, or her armies were annihilated, and the country overrun. This has been done triumphal! i!y and gloriously. The annuls ofhisto ry scarcely allord a parallel to that brilliant succession of victories and gallant achievements which have crowned our arms in Mexico with imperishable honors, and shed a halo of glory around the American name. 1 laving conquered the country, it now becomes a question of policy, whether to continue in possession of the whole of Mexico, or retain only so much as may be an amplo indemnity for the expenses of the war.? This question must necessarily be left to ilie President and Congress to settle, and your Committee feel confident that they will pursue that course which honor, patri otisin, and wisdom may dictate. Should circumstances render a rigorous prosecution ?ji me war necessary, oouui uaroiina will Ijo fotiu I, as she ever has been, ready to sustain the true interests, national honor and glory of America. Your committee therefore recommend tin; adoption of the following resolutions | All ot which is respectfully submitted. 1> F. PERRY, Chairman pro. tern. j Resolved,?That the present war with | .Mexico having been commenced by an invasion of our soil and the slaughter of our 1 countrymen, the United States were not | only hound by iheir nuiiona! honor to repel the invaders, but were justifiable, on every principle, in carrying the war into the enemy's own country, and prosecuting it with vigor, until lie sued for peace, or the country was overrun and subjugated by our gallant ; army. j llcsofiwl,?That having conquered the republic ol Mexico and annihilated her armies, and she still refusing all overtures for an honorable peace, it now becomes a question of policy 011 the part of the United States, whether to continue in possession, until a treaty can be form, of the whole country, or occupy only so much as may be an ample indemnity for the expenses of the war, and the demands of our citizens against the Mexican government. Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury. COLUMBIA, DEC. 4, 1847. I had the pleasure, last evening, of meeting ami conversing with two young gentlemen just returned from the city of Mexico. They have bet;n discharged on account of wounds received at Churubusco; and inasmuch as they were attached to the Palmetto llegimen*, I was able to obtain some information in relation to our gallant sol diers. j Major Gladden had not sufficiently recovered to enable him to return to duty, though convalescent. Capt. Dunnovant wa9 in command. Adjutant Cantey had entirely recovered, and was again on duty. His wound, I was pleased to learn was not so severe as at first I represented. The ball we understand nn_ j tered iiis cheek, and has deprived him of two teeth only. Lieut. Clark, of Fairfield Company, had i died of his wounds. The officers of the I Chariest* n Company were all well. Tho j Regiment is supposed to number about 300 and about 150 fit for duty. The sick were generally convalescent. It must be a source of much gratification to every South Carolinian, to learn that the Regiment is highly estimated in Mexico by officers and men, Regulars and Volunteers, and their eminent services higly appreciated. In the House, this morning, Mr. Jamison, from tho Military Committee, made a report upon so much of the Governor's Message No. 1 as refers to the Palmetto Regiment. The report sets forth the services of the Regiment in glowing terms, but suggests the difficulty with which the Committee meet the proposition for a pension system. They recommend that thia loft ?? ??? <.? ? . ^Vi? tv MUU" I ther Legislature, who will have better op' portunity for devising a system, but that the Governor be requested to hav6 a monument erected in front of the State House, in memory of the gallant dead of the Palmetto Regiment; and that he be also reauesfced to have suitable medals struck off, to be pre