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From the Charleston Mercurr. R
THE NEXT STEF OF TIIE ABOLI-?
TIONI8TS.
We have 5) recently exposed (lie objects!of
those who are engaged, hy open and se-t??
rrct measures, in attempting to shake the v.
foundation of our social and political system
that we had supposed no new instance ofw
aggression would soon again call us to aj^
new discharge of this duty. Still less did!...
we suppose that any new outrage couldfe
VPrv f:ir pypppi! tliricr? \vhir*!i linil n'rcadvfU
I>e<yi attempted, and had awakened, through
out the wiiole South, a comtnon sense ol:.j
the dangers which hung so nmninusly over
us. Hitherto even the most rabid ofotir: '<
oppoucnts have been content in propagating'^
their doctrine, to declare an intention onlv^
lo prevent, as they said, the extension of sla-fo
very. Either expressly or tacitly they seemed
to admit that an interference with this instilu-L
tion, as it existed in the States, and formed^
apart of their local Government, was not '-j
only unauthorized, hut would he the evidenced
of such an u'ter disregard of the Constitu-R
lion, and so flagrant an exhibition of rcck-w
lessness and wrong, that submission to its'fj
mere suggestion could not be expected.?j;J
Wc have again called public attention tothe^
fact, that an action of the. Congress of th" kj
\ United Slates, on the subject of slavery, was.j
birt-the commencement of an interference 3
: uinr'Us unmiiUMnce xmTT rcgTT*mW~States
where it was maintained. Tiiat theu
pretexts and evasions with which such sug M
gestions were made, were intended to de-h
ceive. Tint some of our statesmen were J
heedlessly making the most ruinious con-jy
cessions. And that the dav was not fardis-t;
1 * .1. .. .L ,p3
.riant, unless tlic event was provemeu uy wiuij
united action of tSie Slaveholdieg Slates, inL
which the position of the Abolitionists wouldd
be that on which lite whole anti-slavery par-f J
ty in the Free States would be gathered.-J
The truth4 of what we had written is (level-J
eped to our view, almost before the warning;.?
is announced. In and out of Congress, inks
popular meetings, in Conventions in Lcgis-jjj
lativc Assemblies-cvery where, do wc see a
spirit of aggressive encroachment on our fa
rights, exhibited with a boldness and a?sur-k
ancc, that prove at once the unscrupulous^
conduct of those who arc prominent 111 thisy
work of infamy, and the powerful control jig
thev exercise over others, who are prepared^
to sacrifice their honor and country to their?:;
ambition and pride. It has been said that
we were mistaken?that the dangers wc an-!'j
ntuneed were creations of the brain?ihat^
tne Abolitionists were reduced in number^
and power-that the Democratic party would^
l>e true, and that we would do injury instead*
of good. Wc did not, nor do we quarndf
?jyith the motives of those who thus rnunsell-jr;
ed us; but never were men tuojc inislakcn|
than lb v who supposed, that, because the*j
spirit of Abolition was not prominently dis-|
tds?%-od fliprefnre it had l)ocn suppressed, jrj
?- "V ~ -? ,,
-Its quiet was only designed to deceive. Ils^;
apparent suppression was the strongest nvi- <Jcnce
of the power it could wield. lis?
threats were heard by those who were a t
fraid of it, and its temporary repose was thee
* -proof that they who should have been united J
lot its extinction,"had' admitted ns amnontyf|
and entreated its forbearace, as a concession^
to them, f>r the acknowledgement of its3
rightfnl and uncontrollable sway.
We have said that the time was, when|
even among the most ultra ofthe Abolition-? i
ists, llie right of a Sovereign State to enjoy
without interruption the powers which we roe; i
reserved by the Constitution, and especially^ I
the power to regulate its own domestic con k i
corns, was ad nittcd. This is so no lonc.-e :
kr. To the New York Globe, a Democrat r i
ic Journal of the citv of New York, and anil;
organ of the dominant portion of it in that, ji
<State. we have to refer now ^>r the declar-Hl
- tion: "'low utterly unfounded is tiif.| i
claim of South Carolina to the name of) r
a Republican State!'' Such ?s the pro-c i
position submitted to the people of the Uni-r i
t *d States in reference to one of the Statesfe I
of this Confedraey, and such is the proposi-r I
tion that we see republished in other journals? f
, of that State. It ntav be well asked ong <
- * n..E .
what ground is tJiis assertion mauei
what authority is a charge so grave present r 1
ctl? We give the authority for this state-| <
ment in the language of the journal fromE i
which it is taken: | <
'With a population of591.39S, there aref t
327,03S slave?the slaves being a majority!, t
of 59.678 over the nominally free white andt! f
black. Can it properiy be called a Rcpub-g c
lie when the majority of the people arei ?
slaves. .*re their statesmen Democrats't i
when they so regulated the policy of tiicir? ;
Siate as to keep more than half their popu-t
lation in the most degraded ami al)joct vns- ''
salge? Pshaw!?out upon such Republican-/
istr-3Uch Democracy. h
"But. the black population out of the ques-j 1
tion, let us look at their State Government-1
to find, if we can. whether there be anv
thing like true ^Republicanism among them.'|
We ask now the people of South Caro-E>
lina?the people of the Slavcholdiug *tates-U;
iffurliier evidence is wanted, that the spirit
of Abolition is daily and hourly on the in-rj;
crease, swelling not only in the number of' is:^
adherents, but still rapidly more increasing'"!
in the excessive demands it makes now ou;j'
the patience, and soon will make on the lively
- arid fortunes, of our people? Surely, w< jj
need not say now onivous is me uesi?n hmi.^
which this assertion is made. We all knougj
that the Constitution provides, that 47/e j
Un'ted States sham, guaranty to cm i/ Stalt ,
in the Union a Republican form of Ciurcrn fy
menC* (Art. iv. sec. 4.) That this power i- ij
. ^conferred not only with a view to the gondii
of the State itself, hut also for the will of a j'
majority, deprived of their constitutional j'
rights; and lastly, for the good of ail tin-Mi
other States of the Union, who are inter-,]>
ested in having in every Slate a Republican !'
form of Oovrninent. The power is in jCon-'l
gress. To assert therefore that in any on<, ]
Ui?io (Iiopo ic not n IJiMinhlir.-m form nftJnV.;!
khrtlp imviw ip ? .... .
crnrncnt, is to announce that a case has aris-ly
en where the interference of the congress of;]'
the United States is necessary. We need "j1
not be told that ttic clause in the Constitution^ V
must refer to the case where the people ofj
the Stata present to congress the nonexisf-.tf
rncc of a Republican form of Governnn nt | i|
W e arc not now engaged in^cxposing what jj,
niav Ire said against the interference of Con
gress if attempted. On that subject, if e\er j?
the day arrives, so black with the fate of then,
- mi - """TiirmrfMcn
Union, we trust tfiat neither in this State, 6
nor in any other Slavcholding state will i hero
ho thing said. A crisis will then have
arrived, when every consideration that can
influence men would operate to unite, in
lea noil <?f life and death, all who have the
feelings of freemen. I>ut we forbear. It is
not our purpose to say what we shall do r
We arc now tracing out the path that our
opponents have prepared for themselves.'
According to this statement, to which we'
have referred a rase is presented where the
interference of Congress is necessary, 'i hey'
who make the statement will bring it before:
that body. What will prevent Congress'
from acting on it! Is it the fact that slavery|
is a subject on which Congress cannot legis-l
late? It has done so already. The right of
Congress to legislate on the subject of slave-'
rv was affirmed in the adoption of the Ordinance
of 1787. It again was so in the Mis-'
yon Compromise. On what ground was.
this right claimed? Why was slavclry pro.',
hibited in these celebrated cases of legisla ^
tion? Mark well when we say, that theexercise
of this power was rested on thej.
ground, "that the. prohibition of slave nj was'
necessary to the formation, of a Republican
Government? It was the duty of the (>>n-[
gross of the Uniicd States to provide for theS
Territories a Republican form of Govern-!
inent. Congress did so by prohibiting siave-'
xy~ _Ii ij )l?o <J?uv of<iho United .States to
guaranty to every State n Republican form;
of Government. The Abolitionists rail now
on Congress to tin so. ami to commence with
the S'atc of Fou'h Can/Una. i
Shall we turn to the Constitution. Where,
will we find it? Shall we search the Char-'
ter of our rights! Where is it? Once that
Constitution was venerated; now it is nn-t
cared fir. Once it stood hallowed with the!;
memories of the "nod and or, at men wiiosef
t *
impress it bore, and was appealed to asthej
guide to truth and justice. But truth nnd?
justice are now despised or f > mot ten. and.
the Constitution is thrown aside with ihenu
to share the same fate. It is tr:tc, that Congress
has never legislated on the subject off
slavery without grossly usurping a power?
never granted. But Congress has dour .w>.[
nevertheless, and will do so again. Do \vr"
not see the blow already struck? Wliat are^
all the evasions and shifts which mark the,
course of that body in relation to the various;,
propositions that tend to the disqualification*,
of the slaveholder? What arc they but. S"?
many acknowledgements that ihc spirit of,
evil has obtained its mastery over them; thai?
the appeals of right and justice arc power-?
less; that the last remains of the regard;
which even tlie worst men pay towards ouM;
ward decency is faintly struggling againstf
the titter abandonment of that conduct, in!,
which alone their names can he respected?^
But fast, very fast, is even that restraint
wearing awav. And so soon as the whirl-*
wind shall pass over them, that carries withit
power and place, we will in vain look for!
the vestige of that princip'c which once was;
honored among men. We have, on otlicrf
occasions, given warning of I lie evidences of,
a growing corrujilion at t!ie Capital. Itsdevelopment
may he as sudden as this whichIS
now our illicnitoii. L
While, however, we thus again bring tot
[luldic notice this, the boldest and most un-r
principled of all the attacks that have ever,:
been levelled against the peace, we may sayj
die existence, of tlie Slaveholding States!
we must say that authority for such proceed-L
mg is to be found in the action of other por [
[ions of the Democratic parly. We see iuj
he Address of the New York D 'mocratiiv;
State Convention the same timid, tiinc-sorv-fng,and
deceptive conduct, wliieh, were
rent, is the hc-t weapon with which their-'
iretended foes can arm the Abolitionists.
It was supposed, nay it was hoped, lhal.'j
hougli long overborne, truth had atlcngthb
issertcd licr influence, and that the schi-ui.j
11 New York would tend and end in againe-uiiitinn'
nil portions of the Union in the
relief of llie existence of a common sympa-M
by, and a recognition of the rights provided j
<?? m iim rmctit!itiiin fsnr li was the lionet i
WI ? - I
if many whan a portion of the Democratic.:.-j
>arly of that S:atc refused to adopt then
iVilinot Proviso. Put they have been sadly 1
Icccived. This refusal was based on the'-j
dea of i/irrc expediency, and the apparent:j
lisinclination to overwhelm the South by. |
he adoption of the Wihnot Proviso was die} j
atcd we are now told exclusively by a regard' {
or the Democratic party, without the shght-i.i
tst reference to the honor, welfare, or inter- j
:st of the States so vita'ly affected by that I
Measure. In fact, it is ino>t unblushingly |
inserted that those who insisted on the ndap-M
ion o' the Wilmot Proviso were unrcason-\\
tide, because they were assured tied a I j
hey wished to effect would certainly be done, \
wen wilhou' that Proriso. H
With these circumstances before us? j
seeing our dangers and their designs; feeling j
>ur rights and their wrongs?we again re-ji
)cat, that dark and threatening as are the; j
iignsof the times, we need not fear if wc.1:
ire but triK to oi'r.srhrw I .el us lorget at:
?o!ty animosities, bury recalled ions of pa>?
i irereiic.es, and unite ourselves (irmly and
rwlv in the defence of our rii?!?is. For our-'
selves \vc care not who loads, so thai h F
cads us in tiio path of our duty and ouivj
)'?ii"r. We care not who eonstruels the,;
t
hail em, so that it tests on and covers ?>ui j
ofistimtio: al privileges. We care not uti-ft
ler wh >se haiiucr we inarch, so thai it hears"!
<i it- folds - SI'/it'll Uights and Impartial
haas." Fvcry Representative from the
Slaveholder S at< s occupies now a position']
d iinposng responsibility I>y th,,:r lirm-lic-s
a'l nt;iv he saved; by their weakness a !
i\ili he lust. And severe will he aceuiinla:i!iIy
of any who forget or neglect the truth'"
hat the highest home- bestowed on tin ;
representative is the approbation of those j
who have confided their rights to his vigi l
ance and Iii.s integrity. H
,1/7*. Clay and thr I'jrsii/rnry.?The .'Nation J.;
i! Intelligencer says that while Mr. (Jlay hasni
trout; di<iitclitintioti to the user of hi< name fir \
he Presidency, he has remained entirely |?as ,1
live, without having formed absolutely any de-'j
crminatiou one way or the other.
Ii'tbbrm/ of ihr '"S'ublr. a' llrlhjrhrm."? '
h'orei^n papers state that iho large silver sta*. 1
ai'dt in 'lie place supposed to have heen the site-1
it the lumber where Christ was horn, ha-h-i
>een st"' 'I lie Latins a::d ( reeks aeon e '
ach other of the robherrv. c
B
From llie N. O. Picayune Extra, Feb. 21,
LATER FROM MEXICO.
The royal mail steamer Deo arrived at ShiprQ
T<land on Sunday, the 20lh inst., from Vera
Cruz. S!io left Tumpico on 1I10 13tli and Verakj
Cruz 011 the Ifilli in?t. She liad on board fiveL'
pas?cngors Jor Havana, five for England andrJ
'.ten f.?r this oily. Aiming the latter were Mnj.fcj
'Dimiilv, U. S. army. Dr. Wiley, Fleet SurgeonL
S. navy .M'lle, Dimier. The Dee had on;'^
board $100,000 in specie and 350 seroons offj
cochineal.
i Flic, news from Mexico by this arrival is im-M
porinnt. The courier of the. English legations
had arrived nt Vera Cruz, having left the capi F;1
tal on the ISili inst., four d iys later than ouryj
. previous advices. ^
The American Star orthe 11th contains tnr. .
'official announcement of the conclusion of aj
. treaty of peace, under the signature of Senor
Roca,ilie Minister ol Foreign Relations.
There was yet no quorum of the Congress aU j
'.Qneretaro, from which city or.r dates arc t > the,
. 10;li inst., hut a ma jority of ti e Deputies in the.".]
.city are represented as approving the treaty.' j
The Star of the 11th says tht.l at a meeting of,. ;
, ,llie Deputies on the 7th there were twenty.four' j
present. It requires nearly tl rice this number, !
cto form a quorum. fci
; Gen. Lane reached Mexico from Oriziha on j
the 10th inst., without finther adventure. j
! Lieut. G. A.Scott, of the 4.h Kentucky Vol- ,
lunteers, is dead. ij
j Gen. Smith's lirigade was reviewed on the :j
',10th inst., l?y Maj. (Jen, Rutler.
j Col. Clarke, with his command, was at Cner-j',
juavaca on the 0th inst. Alvarez was making ef-j ]
d forts to cut off*his supplies,, and the Co!onel(;i
' in turn was taking every means to thwart the1
]designs ofthe redoukablc commander ofihe Pin-l
Vn*- . fj
.1 In the Star ofthe 13lhwe find tl;c following t
] article in regard to Santa Anna. It is of niuchtq
iimporjance:
1 Santa Anna.?The Monitor of yesterday^
:gives an extract from a letter writlen by a pcr-M
'^son of distinction, which says: "Gen Santa An-h
via has asked fir a passport to enable him to:-.j
leave t!ie Republic, and has recommended his/j
|friends to sustain a peace and he Governments
4??f Pcna v Pena" The same piper cites an ar.f-3
S'icle in the Constitution prohibiting the Prcsi-tj
ident oflhis Republic from leaving the territory**
jwhile in the exercise ofthe supreme command,v.
vtnd one t/rar affrrirnnh. Another Qucrctaio ;i
,.r 11.., At nr.ltnf intimates thntH
j , I "l ' ' * 't' ; J
jn.'iiji Anna's nffieial communications in repaid^
vo his passport, &e., will In* published# ^
i'lanllv know what In make of this movement
j<if tlie ex-President, and at first were inclined ,
;'o discredit the statement altogether. If it be^
atrue, that he recommends his friends tr? support-j
Jdie Government of Pena y Pena. it evinces a '
3very sudden clianpe oropinion in Santa Anna.r .
^ We s-jcpect that if any such recornmendationbj
- has been made, it is for the purpose of seetirin^ .i
;ja safe opress from lite Republic, rather than of.'j
I'iiviop any sincere support to the pacific policyi-JJ
gof Penny Pena. [ j
| We rn iv add, while on tin? subject, that la1!
: Handera del Pueblo at (iuannjualo brinps usa|.|
fetter from the writer in this city, in regard to- V
#j*:lie late flipht of Santa Anna from his hacienda's
*! it Tehuaran. It proceeds from the gentleman-.^
jescnrled by lancers who was met here by Gon.T.
-Lane on ltis way from Santa A ma's residence.;M
^ I'he writer says lie pave a man 830 for hurry-;;
Ship across the fields toapprise him ofGen Lanes !
cvsaurintt ?!,.? inocsi#n."(>r that that (Ijs.M
jiinpnished functionary would pay him still rnore,s
handsomely. The letter continues, I should.^
jt I I, that the Government at Qieretaro, in a-i
agreement with Scott, has resolved upon the[y
jimprisoom'-nt ofGeti. Santa Anna, in orderfo'
^remove I he. only obstacle, in the, iray of conclud j
j//ig 'i pence. The Government has been puil| 1
by of the blackest oflroasoris. Men who have,jd'rawn
their blood frn:n the heroes of the I tide-'
i vMidenre. seek to shed that ofthe illustrious*'.]
'Jen. Santa Anna, In remove him from thel
-cone as the only oh-tacle to the conclusion ot' t
a treaty of peace, and they arc right, for Gen.K
Santa Anna will never consent to the dishonor..
and in finny of his countiy. The editor of L:r( <
Handera ad I< that a treaty of peaco has hern; i
signed, and that nothing is wanting hut the. im prisonment
of Santa Anna. We give these- 1
passages for what they are worth, hut the reader! <
will observe that they are singularly at variance 1:
with t lie* statements of the Monitor's Queretaro 1
correspondents. b i
In the same paper we find the following no."?
,tire of movements at Queretaro: ? '
J Qncrctiira.? We have nothing of interest jl
from Queretaro, though our dates are to Wed- ;
jnesdav. Another meeting of the Deputies is to': I
!?e held to-morrow. There were various a l:.
gents pre-ent from the principal houses in the: t
eity, offering resources to the Government^ t
I I'he .Minister of tho Treasury, however, had."
made no arrangement with any of them thought- I
much in need of fund*. There is much life and#*
? . .i !... ?M
UIIOIUIIOII III llie Cll V, CfllllllHTCC Will) u-niKi^.rI
in*l those who abandoned iho Government in '
'misfortunes, were coming from every part to' |
|o|]i;r their respects and obtain their salaries.[ t
;'l would soein from this, (hat the general belief ; i
Jthat peace would soon come, was creating con h'
fidence among the people and bringing about a s [
j better feeling.
I The following paragraph from the same pa'per,
gives an indication of the stale of the coun-:
try; '
Rokrrrv.?A gentleman who came down '?
[from Tohtca yesterday fays that about midway ' '
[between that place and this city, a small party ^ t
Jot muleteers were attacked by a banditty, and
one of them killed. The robbers then took :>'
'some dry goods and put off. Our informant i?. t
tn American, who left Toluca in the diligence
in the morning. About filiy guerrilleros, bead-? i
I'd by a priest, stopped the diligence to look for f,
Americans, but finding none as they supposed.. I
allowed it to proceed on. y 1
The following article was prepared by the :
Star evidently for transmission to this countr\ 1
by the iiritisli courier. It appeared in the nam y '
tier of the 1 .'{ill inst. : " *
For The I'nitrrl S!rilr<. ? Many of our papers;; <
will go to the I'uited States, and perhaps a
w ?rds in regard to the present position ofthe-it
relations between the two Governments may-J:
lie acceptable to our home readers. Lj'1
i ?' . - .i--. .i . r ?.i N
j u c! are oi opinion imu mi- prospect u?r uu iin-i i
'jn?tinent of I lie difficulties between t lio two Re[ ji
publics was never more favorable than at tlii-. T
i.nomiMit. It lias been officially announced byHp
jtlio Minister of foreign Relations ill Qucrciaro!; :i
jlliat :i treaty.) of peace was signed on the 2d
'iust., at (iuadalupe, between Nicholas P. Trisl^
'commissioner on the part of tin; United States,',!
and Sis Canto, Cuevas AtriMain, commissioners,on
the part ol the Mexican Ciovernmcnt. The.
loeuinent making this annonncernent is con-( k
ceived in ft most excellent spirit, and evinces a e
I i <|>? >.s i r ioti on the part of IVna y Pen a to use'jg
'in' influence ofhN high position, lioth with the ;p
people and the (toverimrs of the Sates, to nniterj
opinions in support of the treaty, '{'he response, a
ol the (governors to the circular of the .M inisloi',*'A'
ashing their co-opcration, will probably bcajtl
tmaamBaemmmammammmmmamaamamm
shortly known, it dors not appear that they^
have any more knowledge in regard to the trea-?
ty than the mass of the peopele. The Cabinet!
at Qnerataro very properly preserve a strictl
silence on the subject, declaring that the condi-;
lions will be marie known immediately on the!
assembling of congress. The President of the!
Republic is using all his influence lor the union'
?l.n mnmlinr. C.l* lllfl no r I<1 r (111 II fC of llllMT i P <T. |
ill i u\- iiiv. uii'im o iui ??% |?>, .......... .. ._^ ^
islative duties. Thus far his means have not;
hecn commensurate with his efforts. But'
twenty-five members have yet appeared at the:
preliminary meetings, though it is believed that!
the severe penalties ordered to he inflicted upon
the recnisant Deputies will have the cffoct of,
seeurinn a quorum at no very distant day.
I IVohahly there is as much known in the;
United S'tates in regard to the treaty as in this
city. By the misses it is generally believed
that it was despatched to Washington by ex j
press, immediately after its ratification bv the
commissioners here. Several of the Mexican
journals affirm that it yields California, New'
Mexico and Texas, pays five millions to ourcili-j
/ens in settlement ofclaim6, and guarantees the
payment of fifteen millions to Mexico for the;
territory surrendered by her. It is not worth '
while to speculate upon the aliened character
of the treaty until we have something official,
before us upon which to form an opinion. The;
.Mexican provinces named are all in possession,
of our troops ut this time, and wc hold them by;
right of occupation. i
California and New Mexico arc a mine of
wealth in themselves, and if the indemnity to
the United Stales provided in the. treaty is ample,
the general policy in the army ofoccupation will
he in favor of peace. No one desires war for"
:he mere purpose of conquest, and all, we feel
confident, will sanction an honorable settlement,
of existing differences. We have, taken some
plans recently to ascertain the sentiments of the .
army m this question, and we believe that two
thirls of it are in favor of an honorable peace:
in other words, they arc ready to sustain the,
Administration in its well directed efforts to sc.,
l. _ -li.. ! .V it.!, n.rtnl /.I .liint
jure kii; uiiuiiiiunii >n una u> w.j^w..
We congratulate our readers in the UnitedStales
upon this favorable aspect of the question <
and we trust that nothing may occur to prevent;
its consummation to a successful issue. Peru y':
Pena is the man lor the crisis, and it is the nr-j
dent hope of a II Americans in Mexico, tliat he i
may he sustained by Congress and by the poo-'j
pie. Letters from (Juerataro, and inteliigent
gentlemen who are conversant with the slate of:
affairs in that citv. affirm that he will he. I?ut]
we rnu-t await the event.
The disposition of the troops continues near-j
!y the same as at the date of our last article fori
'he Slates. Colonel Clarke's brigade, howev.|
er, has since left the city tor Cnernavaca. Al-jj
varez, who iias a considerable force in the vi-,|
einitv, is endeavoring to embarrass him bv cut-:
. "
ting off his supplies. The stringent measures.:
of Col. Clarice, however, will counteract the of-.
ibrtsofthe Mexican general.
The health of our troops is not so good as woj
whh it were?the typhoid fever is prevailing to|
i considerable extent in some regiments princi^
pally, however, among the new recruits. Ah
tliey leave the city lor the interior, the health of
the soldi>>r.s will no doubt much improve.
We may add that we learn that the 4th Kentucky
Regiment has applied for permission to.
occupy Pacliunca, and that Tnlancingo, a de-t
lightfnl city, al?otit the size of Jalapa. some for '
y tniies cast of Pachuca, will also shortly be
occti]>ied.
PEACE WITII MEXICO.
We find tlie. following patagrap'-s in the;
Washington Union of Saturday evening:
The nresent war was forced upon us by'
Mexico. It has been prosecuted with nnparal-J
eled glory. W? cannot doubt that it will ter-innate
in triumph. Suppose the war were now'
0 end, so as to give us '-Indemnity lor the past'
mil security for the future,"what a brilliant
whicvernent would it he in our annals? Our
munrfy enlarged to the Pacific?the renown of.
uir arms extended to the fmr earners of the;
a'orJd?our military prowess firmly established-'
?ur volunteers suddenly converted into admira-f
de sol liers?our armies conducted by officers of
onsumate skill. What Mr Clay said about thef
ivnrof 1910, may be truly and more emphati-[
Tally said of the present war: '-Abroad our chard
icter is raised to the highest point of elevation/
t is impossible for anv American to visit Europe .
>vitliotit being sensible (of ibis faet) in the per !;
mtia! attentions which he receives, in the praises
ivhich is bestowed on our past exertions, and'
he predictions which are made as to our future'
>rospet:ls." The history of tin? world does not
burnish victories more splendid?a people,
?*.intorlii! If Kmnt?f!iintr
o have these great feats arid noble fruits ol?.~
lined under an administration which is falsely
ind foolishly charged with want of energy.?'
[Jut the country will do it full justice.
Mr. (Ireene, from Rhode Island, was tlia last
oho rpokc in the seemingly interminable dc-'
rate on the ten regiment hill. We do not com-]
j I a i n of his argument. It showed a much het-'
or temper, and a more moderate tone, than
nnst of the Whigs who preceded him. Rut .
here is one part of his position, which he re-!
reals after others, but. which he man find. 110
lis,'nut day, perhaps, to he tolalli/ unfoundedX
I'he President does not claim the whole of*
Mexico, and it is idle in the honorable senator^
o conjure up this chimera again. We desirer
inly oa adequate indemnity. IVe hope -Mr.fj
'Jrem will yet have the opportunity of seeingin'I
confessing his error on this subject.
We arc induced to believe, from those somo-p
vhat oracular givings out of the organ, that the/.;
realy recently concluded by Mr. 'Prist with they
Mexican authorities is not unacceptable to thej'President,
and that, in his opinion, it gives us|.
'indemnity for the past and security for thoTj
iiture." We hope that it is so. Such a peace? vonId
indeed be the crowning glory of hisAd-d
ninistration. It would be alike creditable top
hir national character, and advantageous to theute
rests of the country. Relieved from the hea-n
y drain upon our resources for the prosecution!)
if the war in .Mexico, we could uio neiier wnn-r.
;iai:d tin* efforts now making by European capi f.
i.'i is to depress tin* price of our great staples byi
pirssuro upon the money market. Commerced
iml business wauld at once revive, remuner-jd
it i riprices for our produce would make (I real r<
Iritain again disgorge llic specie she lias ab-H
traded from us, and the country would advance*]
villi rapid strides in lier career of greatness*-;
Hid of glory.?Cfmrlrsloii Mercury.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
:i:sim:<t or tub army for cf.x. scott, sic.
from a dislinguislied otTicer of the U. Slatestrn
y, who reached Columbia last evening, we
I'ar.'i that the army is of opinion, that the terms
greed upon between Mr. Trist and the Con 5
ress of Qucrctaro, will, and must lead lone
ie:u:e. Ii
As it regards tho feeling of the army, one '
ml all, towards Ceneral Scott?he says, "(Jen-1
ral Scott is considered by officers of the army. |
fio great captain of the age. Ilo has not on- ?
'ly their unbounded confidence, lint ho is in tlieg
'hearts of liis soldiers. Il is his liahii to receiveSI
?the mutilated and care-worn soldiers into liisPt
presence, when officers of the army are deniedrgi
^ administering to their necessities, not only bv?(
^!iis infiiienre; hut by his purse, helping them /oPj
return lo their homes. In sliort, he has been f;
citheir father as well as their General. Not onoK
jwhn has ever served under him, will refuse tog
'.follow, where he may lead. ' Pb
"There seems to prevail an impression^
" through the United States, that divisions of thrd
jjnrmy have been to some extent, the result ofcj|
"the arrest of Generals Pillow and Worth. S?r?,
jl.ar from it, there never has heen greater unani
mitv than at nresent. The circumstance wa^*.
Mint even a nine day's wonder. The army is n^/j
/perfect unit in sentiment. Its discipline am!,'/-1
harmony have never linen more complete,
j "The known justice of General Scott would
'lie conviction to every officer of the army, of^i,
..the military propriety of all his acts; and tlxn^
arrest of any officers, however high in rank.w,
.'from any known breach of military discipline,
would cause no more surprise, than that of any, ]
^subaltern, for a like ofience." ;'l
4 We purposely omit making, at this time, re.
Terence to the gentleman who has thus commit- ,-ij
jnirated his views, as it is his intention to com-i-1
jinunirate directly with the Paesidcnt when he^j
i-shall have arrived at Washington. The officer,^
jwhose retiring modesty has exacted of us that*-J.
."we slionld not mention his name, distinguished;?:,
yhimsell in almost every battle fought in the val-Pib
" ley of Mexico,and came down from the ci;y-f|
Jjof Mcxicowitlt the last train. p'|
X Columbia Telegraph. Lb
THE CAMDEN JOURNAL,I
WcdnesdnyHorning,March 1, ISIS. Pi,
r ? - B*?
| WILLIAM R. JOHNSTON, EDITOR. K'
, V
Death of Ex-President Adams. ry
0 This venerable statesman is no more. lie was-^i
!. stricken by paralysis on Monday, in his seat in thej?<
yilousc of Representatives, and died on Wednes-?,'1
3 day evening at 17 minutes past 7 o'clock. Mrfc
? Adams was 80 years old last July, and for 67 yea's,IV
ifnearly without interruption, he had been in theii
3 f , 1
[tpublic service. Ilis public course latterly, could^j
jnot he approved by the South, yet his memory willr']
'!> i i... _n E?
*Ztr: ruvurcu uy mi. ^7,
iOur 3Inrl;ct. m'
Wo have to report another week of dulnese in our J
.$ market owing to bad weather, and the consequent?'- j
jlsiate of the roads. The few sales of cotton liave^, j
['been at prices ranging from o? to 7$. Bacon 8 toVj
j|9. Corn 4-3 to 50. Oats 31 to 35. Fodder, 75 to^j
1 37. [; i
t 5
: :i(
I?icc Flour. -2,
i Mr. Bossako ha? presented us with a sample ofH.<
| Bice Flour manufactured and prepared by himscif//!
! We have used it according to the receipt, accnm-m
? panyinjr it, and pronounce it superior to the bcs?B<
j wheat Hour. We arc only surprised that litis arti-t-j'
r cle is not in more general use.
I ;i'
Camden Jirnnch Knil Kond.
! We are glad t?> announce to our readers thattj'
I the first Engine and Train crossed the Watcree oniri'
| last Thursday. Freight trains for transportations'
of merchandise, were to have commenced run-F^,
ning on Monday last, so that our merchants andM
up country friends will find it to their interest tori1,
order tl.eir goods by this route, as the Depot at[;j.
Manchester is only 27 or23 miles from here, anrl^jt
the road is excellent for wagons. We have nottrt
j learned when the mail will be placed on this route.E;(
? - i - l .t !- -n i - . r , , ..If.
j out unuorsianu mat u win do iransicrrcu to it j V
} the time the road readies Statesburg.
?. I''
The Treat r. [-jt
I The treaty received from Mexico was sent to the,- f
{ Senate, on last Monday, and that body was in cxc-:|
rntivc session for the remainder of the day. It is l]
stated that tiic written approval of the President r|'(
and Secretary of State accompanied the document d,
Tito death of Mr. Adams, will we suppose,defer J,
the action of the Senate for a few days. $
. ?!
Extra Court.
An extra session of the Court of Common Plca; 3
for this District, tho Hon. J. J. Evans presiding, j
was commenced on Monday last.
Souping the Editor. d ^
\Yc received, one day last week, a neat littleg,
package, accompanied by a note explanatory ol pj,
contents. On opening it we found it to be a jar offc'ij
"Guerlain's Shaving Crcnm." The request in the
note, to give our public opinion of the merits of the ;3a
article, wc cheerfully comply with, having used ^!;
no other shaving soap for live or six years past?it ? ?
is the best wc know of. Wc received this from
Cleveland's new Drugstore. s'1
Prom Dr. Zcmp's drug store, we also received r.
ball of "Amber Soap" for the toilet, an excellent j|!
land beautiful article. Now, though wc do not
{know that we were particularly slovenly, dirty or i
unshaven last week, we arc glad to sec young be- J,;
ginners mindful of us, and feel assured that those jn
who commence business with a determination to r,n
"keep the editor in soap," must and will succeed. In
mi
Metropolitan Rail Road. .<<%
The North Carolinian, of Saturday, publishe 0.
the following contradiction of the rumor that has ,?h
:bcen current here for some time, that the citizens <<s
Jof Fayettcvillc were opposed to the construction
of this Road. As the same rumor places the citizons
of Raleigh in opposition to the extension oftJ**
the road we should be glad to hear a similar con- j
tradiction from that city. The Carolinian says?-i..
ill
We have heard with regret and surprise, that a
report prevails in Camden, S. C., that the citizens
of Fayettcvillc arc onposcd to the extension of the rfr
North and South Carolina Railroad south of this "h P
place. A rumor so grossly absurd, hardly needs Jlr
contradiction. Rut that it may not have the effect
(which it evidently was designed to have) of alien- jj"
ating the feelings of our friends in Cheraw andgn
Camden from this important work, we feci it ourh''1
duty to give it an unequivocal denial. The people W
of this section of countn, feci a strong and livclyy^
interest in seeing this grand and important link
intercommunication inieu up ueiwecn iva.:i?ii anunt]
Camden, and tlicv will never relax their efforts in'l,.,
the pood cause as long as there is a ray of hope to[4S(
cliccr llicm onward. To our friends in South Sim
Carolina we would say respectfully, listen to no J1'
iillc tales on the subject; their originators are ac- j"
tuated by some sinister motive. A. '? 1
:fal
Relief of the Palmetto Regiment* k*|n
Gen. A. ('. Jones, of Laurcnsville, has publish- T
led a card in the Herald, in which he proposes to 'Kf
issist in raising a Regiment in this State to relieve if
mil take the place of the I'nlinettocs now in Mcxi- ^
co, and if this plan fails, ho pledges himself t?
raise a Company to take the place of any one ofj$m
the Companies in the Regiment that may e.\press0('
a willingness to return home. Ka
riuPiMUmimiHIHHH II ii III III I I il il I I IIill lill* I lT '
"Ernest Clemancaa."
We have received from the lady who translated
he work, a thrilling tale with the above title. It
s from the French of Frederick Soulio, by a Lady
Charleston. We shall give it a further notice
loroafter.
The Palmetto Regiment.
We find in the last Carolinian, a long letter daor]
at the city of Mexico, December 17,1847, from
vhich we make the following extract?
When a charge was ordered
i:ul sufficiently recovered from his shoek, and
ivas amongst the foremost in gallantly leading
m his men to the cliar^p. In the same eniagempnt
a Captain Moffat, a Moragnc, a Maligault
a Stocn, a Sergeant Brooks, (whoso
oss to E Icefield District, as well as to the Re
liinont, is keenly felt.) a Sergeant Blocker, a
Sergeant Easterly, aniJ many others, did thenfselves
equally as much credit. In our charge
jpon Chapul'opqp, every man, savaone, or two
.vhn feigned sickness for the comfort of a ditch,
lid liim?elf "great credit. Amongst thein could
?o seen (as at Cliapultcpee) a Manigault ^al
muly leading his formidable company of
Cliarlestonians, as coolly and deliberately as if
in were entering a ball room. Onr much Im*.
oved Willis Cantey was there killed, gallantly
ending on his men to the charge! The ofli'ors
of punctual old Chester did their part too
it the head of an effective company, a Yloraghe
00 was no less conspicuous in the charge; and
1 gallant Bell, ot Charleston, did his part ia
ending on the storming party; a Steen and a
Davis could he seen too with their gallant
nhedd, gallantly leading on their bravo boys,
fhe brave and noble Hey v ard Trezvant wis
ilso killed in the charge. Yea, the whole Roliment
performed nobly; with a commanding
Dladden at their head. The three companies,
isumter, Kershaw and Barnwell, were sertt
?ack for the killed and wounded; and the rest
>f us forthwith, in pursuit of the enemy, towards
the Garita de Belen?where the most
la ring deeds were performed by officers, noncommissioned
officers and privates, of which
do mention has yet been made at home. Our
Regimpnf. with a few of the Rifles, (some tliify
in number,) were far in advance ofthe
whole Division; and consequently the more exnosed
to the hot fire of the enemy. The Fair
company were in advance and gallanrly
led ihe way into the fight. Having entered the
jntc on the Mexican side of the fortification,
he gallant Lieutenant Steen received his fatal
wound; and in the midst of the thickest fire
Lieutenant Davis carried him behind the forty^
icalion. for the present, lest another shot might
till him;* and. in a moment, was again, seen at
he head of his command.
The Mexicans having made nn attempt to
ally their men to rbnrge upon us, the noble
'ommander of the Division ordered Lieut. Dai-is?who
was the only officer in the advance at
hat lime?to take some eight or ten men with
rm, advance upon them as far as twelve or
ilicen arches, and drive them back; to which
lie replied in a firm and resolute tone, UI am
eady for action, sir,"?and, in a moment was
>fT. He advanced as far as eighteen arches;
Iringr.t them with a deadly aim nt every arch
is they pa?sed out; killing a Mexican Major
jimsell wiih a captured escopet?repelled them
i few arches. Hut so thick and deadly were
heir front and cross fires, that only one of the
uen under his command returned with him!
Fliey were all killed and wounded! No artiliry
had as yet come up to our aid. The pieces
>fcannon we there captured were on the wrong
ide of the fortification, and were therefore.of
10 use to us. An effort was made to put them
o use, in which the brave and gallant Lieut,
now Captain) Lilley quickly gave a hand,
imidst the hottest fire from the enemy of bomB
hells, cannon balls, grape and canister shot,
nusket and escopet balls, &c., which seemed
o be chiefly aimed at the men working at the
ranrron. ?
Kepeated attempts were made on the part of
In' enemy to charge upon us, ere we had sueo.
d (! in placing the cannon behind a battery;
nit our musketry and rifles were opened uppn
h-m with too quick and deadly an aim. K
tloragr.e and a Blocker there tell like noble
ind gallant soldiers; and ere Blocker breatlied
lis last, he called out to his men, 'Jight boys,
ve'll soon whip them,'
APPEAL TO THE IRISH.
We copy the following from the Charleston
lercurv, by request, the following appeal .-lo
he Irish, and their descendants, in South Caroi
inn, in behalf of their starving countrymen in
relnnd: 1^5. 2"' The
wailing? of lamentations and wOtf'amjj..
gain ringing in our ears from across the At3f
untie; another failure of the crops of the last
onsnn has taken place in Ireland and no hope,
nit the very reverse, that of despair, seems toio
looked lo by the unfortunate victims of tho
ire calamity, and their sad and awful predicions
will (to the shame of the civilized world
ml the boasted enlightened nge ol the nineteenth
century.) be but too well verified, unless
poorly and effective moans are (nkon to arrest
iio rapid progress, which famino, with its insep.'
rablo attendants, disease and pestilence, will'
lake upon them, leaving their bodies as skele-*
ins, to contaminate the land, while their spirals,
purified by the excruciating pangs of hunger
r, and complicated miseries, and the forgiring"
ompassinn of Him who has freely shod his
lood fur all, will soar alofl in triumph to the
inns of bliss, and look down upon their un- i
oling tyrants, more in pity than in anger, for^
ioir sordid, grovelling, culpable terpi.ude, and
xclaim,'()! now whoro is your sting, and Ot*
here is your victory!'
"To give you an idea of the wretched condK"*
on of the poor people in general, I will lay
norc > cm an t-A'ruui ui a leutT rewiveu a u?jr
two ago from a gentleman in Ireland to a
iend in this country, dated the 24th of last
feccmber. lie writes from Becrhaven, a
irge and remote district in the sothwestern ex.
einity of Ireland, extending a distance of forty
r fifty miles on Bantry Bay. He say*: 4Wa
re in a sad state in this miserable part of Ire* *
md.?We arc in another year of famine, and*
nr people have nothing to fall hack on, as their
II went in procuring food during the winter*
wing'and summer of the past year. All land.1
property is gone to the dregs, particularly in
ic south and west of Ireland. It is true the
mult rv in general has suffered, but along the
a roast, where the population was so large,
od the land in such small lots, the sufferings of
ie people have been much greater than in the
(land districts, where the farmers wero of a
ftter class. While the potatoes lasted, it wa*
I very well; but the failure of the peopled
od has brought misery on all.' '' i"
"Mich, fellow-countrymen, is oniy a mini ao ription
of I he sad and deplorable condition to
hich I hose poor people are reduced in tho
id>( of winter, with a long spring Rnd Burner
before them. Only consider wbnt.a sad,
rr a rv" prospect. 1 need not say lhat it will be
sufficient apology to every generous and noblo