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From the Baltimore San. May 15.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
tdk views of obnebal worth on political
questions.
We find in the Washington Union, of yesterday.
a note from the Hon. F. W, Bowdon,
transmitting the following letters, which he had
received from General Worth, in reply to a letter
he had addressed him, asking bis opinions
in regard to the various questions which divide
the two great parties of the country:
Taccbaya (Mexico.) April 12th
My Dear Sir:?Your fitvorof the 18th ult,,
reached me last evening. The return courier
b leave* in a few hours, and as another opporlu.
J?ty will not probably occur in the next two
weeks. I hope you will excuse me for suhslitu.
ting 'he enclosed copies of replies to two other
friends, as answers, in part, to the inquiries you
hare addressed to me. To many cominunica*"
lions on the same subject from citizens of diffe1
rent States, these are the only answers, other
than simple acknowledgments of civility, that I
hare felt at liberty to make. In each case, the
" writer was already named?or looked to he
named?a member of the Democratic Conven*
~ tion, to meet in May. To that extent these, replies
embody, distinctly and truly, my sentiments
and opinions. In respect to the additional
joints presented by yourself, I shall now as dis *
tinctly and truly answer.
1st. "Graduation and reduction of the price
of public lands."
I would vote any reduction necessary to place
* farms within the reach ot industrious bona Jide
settlers or emigrants, regarding the early occupation
and cultivation of the public domain as
Ihe richest public treasure; hoping still to see
an annual surplus over and abore expenses of
admini*t ration?an surveys, sales, dsc.?carried
To the public . treasury, to r?e appropriated,
* * among other national objects, to the improvement
of our great lakes and rivers, to the ex
"tent of constitutional permission. It is my settled
conrietion, that within twenty years, the
commerce of the great lakes and western rivers
will reach a magnitude far exceeding, and ever
therafirr taking the lead of that flowing to and
from the Atlantic, and when our lines of commnication
with the points now attained on the
? Pacific, are once established and opened to the
enterprise of our people, there will hardly he
found a term of comparison. We shall exhibit
the extraordinary spectacle, under our free and
glorious institutions, of clutching anl control,
"ling the commerce of Europe with one hand,
and the richness of China with the other. I
; apeak of riches; but the fulfilment of our high
political and social destiny, is the prominent and
grand consideration.
4 21. "The veto power?"
*' 'Phis I regard as the tribunal power, essenfiallv
democratic, popular and conservative;
f?'a--ed by the constitution in the hands of the
Chief Magistrate, to represent, in his person,
the absolute sovereignty of the people; and it
must be an extraordinary abuse, of which we
have yet had no example, that would induce
me to rote any change or alteration. I have
supposed that the constitution only looked to its
exercise in the case of hasty or unconstitutional
legislation, or (an insupposable case) fraudulent
:or treasonable legislation.
3d. uThe right of the people of the different I
sections of the Union to carry their property" I
[of whatever kind or complexion] "to, and par- i
ticinatft in. th? territory about to be acouired <
, ? y 4
from Mexico," [or acquired from any other I
pon>eron this continent,'] I cannot suppose to he
erioualy questioned. When the acquired territory
shall he admitted Into the sis'erhood of
i: States, it will be for the admitted States to deT
(ermine all things relating to their own social
condition. Congress in its recognition of these
views, will doubtless ever recur to the princi.
pies of that great land mark?the .Missouri
- compromise?to guide its decision.
'*> I remain, nay dear sir, your frien I and ohedi tot
servant, W. J. WORTH.
Hon. F. W. Bowdo*, M. C-. i
Washington, I). C. <
The following art the letters referred to <
above: <
Taccbata, Mexico, March 12.
My Dear Sir:?Your friendly and obliging
letter ot the 8d ultimo reached me yesterday.
I have never had a party tie, or association,
in any partisan sense; nor ever failed, in social <
?nd familiar intercourse, on proper occasions, l
freely and frankly to utter such opinions as I <
may hare entertained on questions of general I
political interest to iny country. As a soldier, 1 i
have held it- unbecoming to mingle in party
strife, or take part in loca' politic*. God forbid
that we should ever, even seemingly, witness a
union of the ballot-l?ox and the cartridgc-box.
1 am now thirty-five years in a profession affording
few opportunities to master acquire,
ments necessary to civil station. I believe myself
to be a respectable soldier, and further
make no pretensions; in that quality my government
and my countrymen have generously re.
ward me. The country has trom whom to
choose illustrious and experienced statesmen
from either of the parlies: Cass, Dallas, Buchanan,
on the one side; the brave and honest
Taylor or Clay on the other; and Calhoun,
perhaps, between the two?all men with large
experience in civil affairs and civil policy of
our government. Infinitely better our victories,
however brilliant, had never been achieved,
Jthan that the public mind should Irecome dis.
tempered and vitiated by mere military distinctions.
Of several letters received, kindred to your
own.I have permitted myself to replv to but one,
-sad that only in courtesy to the manifest sincefy
of honest (although mistaken) friend. In
lb* tame tpirit and regard, seeking no concealtscnt
of my opinions, I send you a copy: confi.
'dential, as was the original, and remain, re.
oectfally. friend. W. J. WORTH.
Hon. Eluoa Eff?*MH,of In., Wa*h'gt'n,D. C.
Crtry or Mexico, Jan 10, 1943.
My Dear Sir?In acknowledging your favor
November 12th, k is due to candor to say
that ( am not aware of eircr baling entertained
a deaire for preferment out of my own profession.
probably because of conscious want of
qualification, and distaste for the means where*
by preferment is usually attained.
The subjects yon pay me the compliment to
present, arc of high national concern and interest,
in respect to which -ny humble opinions
are equally unimportant and uninflurntial; and
St is only in courtesy to a generous, although
...Iri&ioA ifinl with these rMtiiMrlfA. I
proceed to Answer your interogatories, m:
Is. "What Are your views of iho Mexican
War, and do yon believe it an unjust one t"
War, ever to be deplored, should be avoided
o long as may be consistent wi:h national honor>n
l national right*. In my opinion, there
has been no war in onr history, (always excep
ting that fur independence, which stands out.
and will through all time, a case by itself,) nor
in that'of any other people, commenced under
greater provocation, or waged with higher humanity.
Regarding, then, this war as eminent
ly just, I sincerely hope it may be the pleasure
of gnremment, sustained by the people, to pro
secute it with vigor, until ample satisfaction for
indignities, and full indemnity for sacrifices, l>e
received.
2d. "Are you in favor of, or opposed to, the
Chartering a United Slates Hank '/"
When the question was agitated as a measure
of financial and political expediency, I looked
no further into the subject than to keep myself
informed generally f?, matters of public in.
terest. During its struggles for a rechRrter,
and when writhing and reeling under the blows
of the patriot President Jack von, my judgement
was instructed that such an institution, however
wisely restricted or cautiously guarded must of
necessity, have within itself elements dangerous
to public and private virtue, if not to the
appropriate and healthful action of government.
So the people seem to have regarded and de*
cided the question, and it is difficult to conceive
a slate of affairs to tempt any sane, or to excuse
any honest man, in the effort "to give it vitality
again."
3d. "Aro you in favor of the present independent
treasury 7"
Decidedly in favor of the principle;?of its
working in respect to economy and convenience,
in receipt and disbursement of the public
moneys, uninformed;?although under the impression
that, in those respects, (its machinery,)
modifications may be desirahle; and if so. tliat
the wisdom of Congress will apply the remedy.
4th. "Do you favor, or oppose, the distribution
of the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands among the different States?"
Were I in a position to vote, or exercise per.
sonal influence, oppose it to the uttermost.
However honestly designed, it is difficult to imagine
n scheme fraught with greater evil, or
more ingeniously devised to corrupt individuals
and masses?States and Congress. Besides,
will not such a disposition of the proceeds operate
a fraudulent stewardship ot the great trust
confided to government for the general good?
5th. 4,Are you in favor of, or opposed to, the
tariff 1846?"
Absence, since the passage of that act, has
deprived me of the opportunity of informing
myself, by observation, or by communion with
others, as to its practical operation. As a gen
eral principle of economy, applicable to our
institutions and circumstances, I should hope to
see a tariff' tor revenue, ciitically adjusted to
the various interests and rights of every part of
the country, limited strictly to the means necessary
to an economical administration of the affairs
ot the country, including every proper and
constitutional interal improvement?protection
regarded cs purely incidental?trusting, nevertheless,
to see the day, and that not remote,
when trade will be free and unfettered; when
no interest of our country will need, or desire,
aught of protection against foreign competition.
1 have thus, my dear sir, in a plain way, frankly
answered your questions, truthfully, if not satisfactorily.
Cordially reciprocating your kind expressions
of personal regard, believe me, very respectfully,
your ob't scrv't, W. J. WOR TH.
Joseph Nill, Esq., Chambcrsburg, Pa.
What shall we do with Mexico!?1; is
now the settled conviction of the best informed,
that we shall have no treaty with Mexico. It
is a singular result of conquest that the conqueror
should be embarrassed by the fruits of his vielories?that
he offers to purchase from his ene
my the possessions ne has won hy his skill and
valour, and lhat the enemy refuses the boon?
scorns the concession. We repeat lhat this is
without parallel in history. Having entitled
ourselves to all the benefits of territorial His.
memberrncnl by the laws of war, while the
defeated and humiliated party refuses the price
wc are willing to pay for that which was ours
without a money equivalent, the question naturally
arises,?What shall be done with Mexico?
There are three courses open. i. The entire
abandonment oi all our conquests to the line of
of the Nueces. 2. The completion of our conquests
and absorption. 3. The adoption of a
defensive line. The first is entirely in contra,
diction, to public feeling and opinion, even if it
were expedient to throw away the fruits of our
victories and expenditure of blond and treasure.
Ifthe question were for the first lime raised,
whether we should punish Mexico for herconluinacy
and bad faith, by an invasion ofher territory,
the answer would ho in the negative.
Our acquisition of territory, limited as it may
be, has resulted in a costly experiment to obtain
national redress by war, as it may prove a
source of danger to the stability of the Union,
l'be question assumes a different Rspeet if we
are to surrender to weaknes and obstinate pride
all that has been obtained by national sacrifices,
after concession which have been spurned.
We trust lhat as the is little support in popular
sentiment for the abandonment of Mexico, so
we hope there is less for entire conquest and
absorption. It is here that our people should
guard their desires by self-imposed moderation.
The virtue in nations of ahstincncc, in the face
of temptation, to acquire territory is as rare In
the annals of republics as is it in those of monarchies.
In offering to purchase from Mexico
that which is ours by the rights of conquest, we
have so far practically contradicted the truth of
the remark, that in our war with that country
we have exhibited the same spirit of territorial
aggrandizement. Let us not then listen to the
counsels which would advise the entire subjugation
and dismemberment of Mexico. Our
mission is not to extend the area of freedom by
the agency of conquest. Liberty never yet
made for herself a path by the sword, where her
institutions have been firmly planted. The idea
of a glorious destiny to be wrought for the republic
by physical force and the strong arm of
power, has immeasurably lost its influence over
the public mind. Our people have recovered
the self-possesssion, we trust, that belongs to
that restraint on the spirit of adventure, which
the war of Mexico aggravated, for the acquisition
of new land and boundless riches. Hav.
ing gTatjfied to the full the passion for military
enterprises, they will tail back into the pursuits
?r .1-- J.._* if J
ui regular inuusiry, u ueinagogues uu iiui nuiuwlate
anew the popular indmation to extend our
domain by the use of the sword, instead -af tire
gradual spread of our laws and institutions over
a largo surface, by their intrinsic virtue.
The only alternative left us, then, is to adopt
a defensive line embracing the limits marked
out by the treaty. This will involve a large
expense, for a foree less than 10,000 men could
not, we imagine, maintain such a line on a frontier
(hat would present so many points of attack.
But this expense will not be diminished if we
conclude a treaty of limits with an imperfectestabli-hed
government. No one can suppose
that a Congress at Quere'aro can render bind,
ing on the State of Mexico the stipulations of a
treaty formed by an incomplete representation
</ (hoar States, and the teeth of a fundamental
artielej ofthe Mexican Federal Constitution
forbidding the alienation of Mexican territory.
It is fortunate, therefore, if the treaty submitted
to that Congress is rejected. We should save
fifteen millions of dollars, and occupy as advan
?frail I law i i ?ii ?wrtT
*ageous a position without the treaty as to nego. .
tiatc wi'h an un re cognized authority. If an ar.
rnngetnent is concluded by purchasing a peace
through a small majority ot the congress at Que*
rptaro, we are apprehensive that the United
States will he cheated- out of their money, in
having to maintain their acquisitions by arms,
after having first conquered, then purchase them i
and finally engaging in the infinate prolongation
of defensive hostilities.?Evening News.
t rom the Southern Christian Advocate.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF
THE M. E. CHURCH, NORTH.
We have before us the proceedings of this
body up to the eighth day. With much of the
business heretofore transacted our readers will
feel, with ourselves, little concern or interest.
There are however, a few saliant points which
stand out as exceptions. Among these the actum
in reference to the delegate from the General
Conference of the M. E. Church, South,
claims the first importance. Dr. Pierce reached
Pittsburg on the evening of the 2d inst., and
the next day sent to the President of the Conference
a communication informing him of his
appointment as Delegate, and requesting a decision
by vole, whether he would be received
as the bearer of fraternal regards. This communieal:on
produced a good deal of fluttering,
and was ultimately referred to the Committee
on the State of the Church, who brought in
the following preamble and resolution on the
5th.
Whereas, a letter from the Rev. L. Piorce,
D. D., delegate of the. M. E. Church,- South |
proposing fraternal relations between the Mclh
odist Episcopal Church and the M. E. Church, |
South, has been presented to his Conference, <
and whereas mere are serious questions uiiu ;
difficulties existing between the two bodies: |
therefore,
Resolved, That while we tender to the Rev.
Dr. Pierce all personal courtesies, and invite
him to attend our sessions, this General Conference
does not consider it proper, at present,
to enter into fraternal relations with the Methodist
E. Church, South.
This resolution proposed to make quick work
of a disagreeable question, and by a summary
process to settle the future policy and relations
of the two Churches. Some of the Haltimore
delegates, knowing that such a rejection of Dr.
Pierce would lead to trouble among the laity
in their quarter, wished a postponement ot action.
A debate ensued which ended in the adoption
of the following Proviso, which was ap.
ponded to the original resolution and carried
by a unanimous vote, the Baltimore delegates
caving in:
Provided, however, that nothing in this resolution
shall be so construed as to operate as a
bar to any propositions from Dr. Pierce, or any
other representative of the M. E. Church,
South, towards the settlement of existing diffi- .
cullies between that body and this.
As a pendent to this procedure, the Commitlee
on public worship announced the next day
that they did not feel themselves authorized to
tender any of the Methodist pulpits to Dr. Pierce
or others of the preachers lrom the South who
were present. It was however most graciously 'I
resolved that Dr. Pierce should be allowed to a
sil within the bar!?a remarkable specimen of f
abolition courtesy. How far the Doctor has r
availed himself of this privilege does not appear. *
We regret that lie did not tee! it due to self- t
respect and to the character of the Church he
represented, to'leave Pittsburg by the first mailcoach
or steamer.
Some of the speakers in the debate occasioned
by Dr. Pierce's note, seemed at a loss to ^
conjecture the precise object of the-Doctor's \
mission. This however, is obvious to every t
man. It was simply to exhibit the desire of the ti
Southern Methodist Chuich to preserve the a
essential unity of Wesleyan Methodism, and to t
declare that the movement which led to the a
new and independent organization, was in no x
sense schismaticnl;?the M. E. Church, South, v
no secession. It involved no admission of in- ?
feriority on our part; it was not asking any favours.
On the ground of perfect equality we ^
tendered an overture which looked to the main- \
tainiug of fraternal relations between ecclesi- c
astical bodies, in doctrine and discipline essen- r
tially one. We should spurn the thought of re- n
ceiving any condescending courtesies, whee I
as contitutional Methodist our right ofacknowledging
the Northern Church as a legitimate t
branch of the Wesleyan family, or withholding i
that acknowledgement is, to say the least, as t
clear and strong as any they may claim in ref- c
cirncc iu iivi*
Very different was the reception given to Dr. t
Dixon, the delate from the British Conference, c
Upon being presented he told them ol the t
pleasure it gave hinn to he among them. He d
could not retrain from expressing his gratifica- v
lion in having shaken hands with the President
of the United Slates, and the leuding pol. \
iticians at Washington. Poor old Dr. Bond
must have sat on pins lest his British friend v
should mention the name of Mr. Calhoun, af. (
ter all tho humbug about Dr. Capers' correspon- i
dence with that distinguished statesman. How- r
ever nothing came to light about the aforesaid
correspondence in Dr. Dixon's speech; and the
substance of the matter wns that being an Eng.
lishman, was much impressed with the courtesy t
of our great men, shaking hands with a strati- t
ger?a thing scarcely creditable in his coun- a
try: ho was very sura they weTe gentlemenl 1
He volunteered the confession that.lie had been ?
treated by his Methodist friends with a cordial- r
ity and affection such as was not accorded to c
the Methodist brethren when in England. 'And i
* b'- -?-'J k.AfkAM O.t/iir intrvkl hova rnmam. I
nere 1115 KUWU i;m;hici i nwn un^iu im??u it.uiviii- %
bered a few things not so very pleasant or? that t
subject. He kindly promised that the next
time I\lethodi6t gentlemen visited Great Britain, i
they should he treated a little better; which no t
doubt, administered a crumb of comfort to Dr. i
Peck and others. \
With regard to the circumstances which stir* t
rounded Methodism in the United States, Dr. c
Dixon, with one breath, declared it would be
presumptuous and premature in him to remark;
and then, in the next, breath, he plunged into
the boiling cauldron of abolitionism, by declar- I
ing that his sympathies were oil on the side of 1
liberty, and the emancipation of the slaves, '
admitted that he was touching a very delicate c
question, hot then, with the genuine bluntness 1
of Mr. Bull, he thought it right to tell them that '
the English leeling was all on one side, and ]
that he understood very well the true question, !
and felt a deep interest in it sinco he had happened
to lake a prominent part in the great
anti-slavery movement a few years ago and '
was a member ol the great national committee '
on emaneifmtion. All this was a remarkable '
instance of caution and abstinence from "premature
and presumptuous" walking into a del- I
icate subject!
We hope the Doctor will treat his abolition '
friend* with a little greater courtesy than did
Dr. Newton in 1840. We happened to hear 1
the latter gentleman complain at a breakfast,
table in New York just before sailing for Eng.
land, that the Abolitionists had loaded him down -i
with specimens of their precious literature, a]
of which, pamphlet and octavo, he meant f
consign to the sea as soon an he got fairly ou
of sight of the shores of America! Rut dhls i
ft disgression. Tempora mutanlur.
A Southern render will he struck with thi
multitude of petitions, remonstrances, memori
als, projects of disciplinary change, and all tha
sort of thing. Really one would think tha
Northern Methodism was a monstrous leak;
ressel to set at work such a multitude of polity
linkers in mending it up. Just take two speci
mens. I he senior uisnop, neuciing, comei
forward with a scheme to get tip a sort of terti
um quid between an Annual and a Genera
Conference:?a delegated Annual Conferenci
composed of one member from each Annua
Conference, to form a court of appeals, and tc
retain the acts of the General Conference wit!
ihe power of suspending such enactments as i
might judge to be unconstitutional, besides oth
er things! Here is a blow at the constitutional
prerogatives of the General Conlerence in iti
supreme judical character?a fundamental in
novation. What is meant by it it it intend;
any thing more than to relieve the episcopac)
Dfthe sometimes disagreeable duty of taking
some responsibility, it is hard for us to conjee
tnre. Now that the conservative and stead)
resistance of the Southern Conferences to the
innovating itchings of the North has been re.
moved, it is impossible, to say what will become
jlliinately of Northern Methodism. We feai
ill former securities will prove nothing more
han casting anchor vritb the anglci* line anil
fiook in a storm.
Not entirely germane to the matter in hand,
iiut a pregnant example of tho prevailing ten
Jency, is an avowal in tho New York Christiin
Advocate of the 10>h inst., in which l)r.
Bond over his proper signature takes ground
ivhieh utterly repudiates all church order and
luthoritv. He holds 'that under certain cir.
:umstances in a christian country, the sacra*
nents of baptism and the Lord's Supper may be
idministcred by the laity! And this same perinnage
was in days of yore the fighting cock
tgainst what was railed Radicalism.' Really
titer this, one will lie prepared to see any sort
if destruclionism advocated by the leading press
>f the Northern Church. By the way, we
nay add, that offensive as Dr. Bond's Articles
tave been whenever he comes athwart the
questions which divide the South from the
Sorth, his last article out He rods Herod. There
s a tone and spirit pervading it which makes a
good man turn away with loathing. If we re.
,'iprocated the fierce hostility which Beems to
wsaessthe Pittsburgh General Conference and
lesired to see?which God forbid?Northern
Methodism torn into fragments, and cast out as
i thing of scorn by all honorable men, we
hould ask nothing sooner than that this same
lerson should be kept at thB head of the official
lournal of the Church. Hundreds of thousands
urned to him a few years ago, as a bright lu
ninary; he has proved himself a lurid and wanlering
star;?
"A planetary plague, when Jove
Mil o'er some high-vi?ea city hang his poison
n the sick air."
Po his management of the press posterity will
ittribute the breaking up of the Plan of peacpalie
separation between the two great branches
if American Methodism; and the untold evils
vhich are to result from that deed [of nullifica.
ion.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO?NO
PROSPEC TS OF PEACE.
The schr. Velasco nrrived last evening from
it .1? i?r. .1? ail. ??
r crii v. ni?, ? uiuu sue im ?/ii niu run maj,
>Ve learn from Capt. Decker, of the Valasco,
hat before lie left Vera Cruz it was reported
ind generally believed there that the Congress
Qiieretaro had dispersed without Rcting on
he Treaty; and it was universally admitted by
ill classes, Mexicans and Americans, that there
vould be no peace, but that the Americans
vould have either to occupy the whole country
>r to retire from it entirely.
Since writing the abovei we have received the
/era Cruz Free American of the 5th inst., for
vhich we are indebted l.o the polite attention
I Mr. Boyle, of the firm of Boyle As Maccory,
merchants, of Vera Cruz. It contains no
tews of importance, but is not the less accepta*
lie.
The Free American speaks indignantly of
he conduct of the Mexican authorities, who,
t is stated, are doing all they can to humiliate
he American citizens im Vera Cruz, and calls
hi the Governor to investigate thd matter and
ee that justice is done. It seems that since
he commencement of the Armistice the Mexian
authorities have reported to all sorts of pety
annoyances, nnd as far as they dare, have
lone everything they could to gratify their reengeful
feelings.
The British man-of-war Elertra arrived at
'era Cruz on the 4th inst., from Laguna.
Ammunition coming back.? The Velasco,
vhich arrived last evening, brought from Vera
1 AilA I _ 1 / I _ f ?! *
>ruz ?juu nau rarreis 01 ammunition, cdrinuge?,
tc. This looks more like peace than the
lews brought by that vessel.
N. O. Delia, 16Ih inst.
Intehesting to Hogs.?Notwithstanding
heir helrodox notions, hogs have some excellent
raits of character. If one chances to wallow
i little deeper in some mire-hole than his felows,
and so carrius off and comes in possesion
of more of this earth than his brethren, he
lever assumes extra importance on that acouni,
neither are his brethren stupid enough to
vorship hitn for it; their only question seems
o be is he still a hog, if lie is they treat him
is such.
And when a hog has no merits of his own he
lever puts on aristocratic airs or claims any paricular
respect on account of his family ennnexons,
and yet some hogs have descended from
rery ancient: families they understand full well
he common sense maxim, " Let eyery tub stand
>n its own bottom.
At a recent meeting ef the Ladies Moral Reorm
Society, a beautiful young lady member,
villi tears in her eyes, said she feared she had
nlringed the by-laws, and wished to make hei
f-Lrnnvvloilrrompntii. "WIlV. what haVC VOtl
lone?" asked the presiding matron. "Oh!'
jobbed the young lady, Doctor kissec
no the other night, when he wailed on me
tiome trom meeting." "Oh, well, that is noth.
xig very had," replied the matron; "a harmlcs<
kiss, and from a doctor, too, is not actually s
breach of the rules, and I doubt not you wil
itand excused." "Oh, hut that isn't the wors
r>f it," replied the conscientious young lady, "j
kissed him back?"
"I have always been astonished,' said Miss
Smix, "at the anxiety of young girls hava foi
beaux hut I never pitied a female more thai
when Miss. , of Jamestown, left my school
Seeing her'rapt'and gazing towards the sky
[ asked her what she was looking for*"
"That beau," said she, "which is told ofh
Genesis, as being 'set in the cloud.' 1 wish he'i
come down for I want to get married7'
! THE CAMDEN JOURNAL,^
| Wednesday Morning, May 20, 1848. ^
WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON. EDITOR. u
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Y Not much doing in country produce.
We are again under obligations to the Editors
s of the Charleston Courier, for daily slips in ad*
vance of t'te mail. l>
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? Onr Branch Road. c
I We perceive that a comparative statement of n
) the original estimate of our rail Road, and the cost a
> of the construction for the same, is published in the h
' Columbia Telegraph, as ve suppose for the encour- it
' agement of the Charlotte and Greenville Compa- ?
nies, as it shews, that the portion of our Road already
constructed has cost much less than the es- jj
, timates. The most material difference between
. the estimate and cost are the iron and timber work- ^
r manship for the track. The estimate, it is stated a
was made for a track like the Columbia Branch, but a
' that "the one adopted has proved tar less expen'
sive." Of course 'less expensive* means an inferior ei
' construction, and for the life of us, we cannot un- !<
1 derstand why the people, those who have invested ^
I their money, in this enterprise, are content to sit j"
I quiet, and let this corporation, treat tbera with so ^
much injustice, both in the lime and manner of
the construction of the Camden Branch Rail Road. ?
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We point to the report of the Committee for proof
?the road is "defective," and the mode of build- w
, ing decidedly "objectionable." We suppose if the g<
I South Carolina Rail Road Company saw fit to ol
abandon the enterprise entirely, the people of Kershaw,
would bow in submission, to their supreme
will. A
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Important Rnmor. vj
The Mobile Tribune and the New Orleans pa- ci
pcrs have a rumrr by an arrival from Vera Cruz, i"
that the Mexican Congress has dispersed, without 81
any action on the treaty. If true,?"save the 11
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Democratic Convention. Cl
Monday last, was the day apbointed for the as- p'
sembling of the National Convention, for the nomi- 111
nation of candidates for President and Vice President
of the U. S., to be supported hy the Democra- ^
tic party. r;
" Democratic Flag.**
This is the name of a new paper published iu or
Raleigh by W. VVhitaker. Jr., at 81 per annum. f(j
SVe trust it may do good service in the cause, in
the North State. They need more enlightenment q
there. tr
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The Northern Methodist Church. ^
The Southern General Conference; at its last
session appoint d Dr. Pierce of Georgia, as a Del- 0f
cgate from the M. E. Church South, to the Gene- if{
ral Conference of the Northern Church. His ap- ?ii
plication to be admitted as a delegate, was rejected E
by a large majority, thus refusing any fraternal re- of
lations with the Southern church. The following 'h
is Dr. Pierce's letter, on receiving intelligence of 8C
the action ot the Conference :? a'
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I To the Bishops and Members of the General ,
Conference of the M. E. Church.
Rev. and Dear Brethren: I have received
two extracts from your journal ol the 4th and 5th "n
inst. From these extracts I leurn you decline
receiving me in my proper character as the ac- ^
credited delegate of the M. E. Church South, .
and only invite me to n seat within the bar, as ^ '
due to me on account of my private and person- ^
al merits. These considerations I shall appre.
ciate, and will icciprocate them with you in all
the private walks of Christian and social life.? ^
But within the bar of the General Conference
[ can only he known in my official chaructcr.
You will therefore regard this communication
as final on the part of the M. E. Church South. m
She can never renew the offer of fruternal re- w
laiions between the I wo great bodies of Wesleyan
Methodists in the United Stules.?But the g,
proposition can be renewed at any time, either t()
now or lierealter, by the !M. E. Church. And nr
ifever made upon the basis of the Plan of Separatinn,
as adored by the General Conference nr
of 1844, the Church South will cordially enter- (0
tain the proposition.
With sentiments of deep regard, and feelings (j(
of disappointed hope, I am yours, in christian f,?
fellowship, L. Pierce,
Delegate from the M. E. Church South. nr
Pittsburg, 9, May, 1848. je
TEMPERANCE MEETING. ?
Tuesday Evening, Muy 10, 1848. te
Agreeable to public notice the members of ha
the VV. T. A. Socieiy ofthis place, and many Si
others interested in the cause, met at the Pres. an
byterian Lecture Room; Capt. A. M. Kbnke- ap
dy, our energetic nnd ever zealous President, hi
took the chair and briefly stated the object of he
- l ?
Ihe meeting in a few general remark*, ana con- m
eluded by reading the circular of Judge 0'- th
Neal, President of the Slate Temperance So- an
ciety. The following gentlemen were then ap- N<
pointed delegate* to represent this Society in th
the actni annual meeting of the State Temper- an
mice Convention to be held in this place on the de
14th June, viz: Messrs J. K. Docons, J. R. S.i
McKai.v, W. T. Caston, A. M. Kennedy, cli
J. C. YVkst, J. Workman, Rev. Dr. S. S- er
i Davis, and Rev. S. M.Green. The pledge
was then read, and the society sang the favo.
| rite song "Be day of drinking wine forgot," af
terjwhich, several names, of both sexes, were tic
added. The following gentlemen wero ap- br
pointed a committee to make suitable arrange- fr<
I inents for the meeting of the convention viz: he
I Messrs. J. R. McKain, D. H. Shular, and ni
Dr. T. J. Workman, after which, the Doxolo. sc
gy was sung and the meeting adjourned. jo
as
j Baptist Convention.?The Griffin Whig A
of the lllhinst. says: "The Slate Convention w
of the Baptist Church commenced its session in th
| this city on Friday last, and continued in ses- C
unfit Mnnrtiiv uppninfr. fvhpn it adinurned. G
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Ministering brethren were present from all sec- th
tions of the Slate from the monntuins to the of
seaboard, and from the Savannah to the Chattn- th
1 hoochee, and several of tho surrounding Slates fe
| from Virginia southward, were well and ably II
^ represented. It is seldom the case that a con- rs
vention for any purposo can boast of a superior
array of talent or more devoted to the cause in M
which they aro engaged, than was exhibited in w
. this Convention." t?i
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Tiie Revenue.?Tho revonue from the cus. tr
. toms commencing on July 1, 1847, ending the di
, first week in May amounts already to more than fc
929,000,000, and uill, during tho remaining ci
^ seven weeks of the fiscal year certainly exceed h
1 thirty-two millions. Mr. Walker estimated the a
rovenuc on the safe side at 931,000,000; the ?
I.1.. ' J'" B-dual
revenue, therefore exceed* the esfimatet
y one million of dollars. What would have
een the revenue from custom* and the politi.
al and financial condition of Europe remained
ndisturbed, it is now difficult to say; but H is
ighly probable that, in thai case, the revenue
ould have reached the sum of $36,000,000. ..
Ir. Walker's estimate and his theorjr ofthe
triffarc thus triumphantly vindicated by ftfcfs,
Baltimore Sun'
THE FOREIGN NEWS.
The foreign new*, is generally regarded a*
eing of a favorable character. The tranquil
srmination of the elections in France, and the
vidences ot a revival ?| confidence and comlercial
activity in that country and England,
fford strong grounds for the hope that the woW
as been passed, and that the reaction has romlenccd.
Willmer & Smith's Liverpool Tim**
f the 29th ullM remarks;
Notwithstanding the feverish state of attain
i France, and almost on every other part of
ie Continent, as well as the polif-al agitation
oing forward in every part <d the United
kingdom, there is, we are happy t?. c?y, a gradilI
improvement taking place in the general
spoct of commercial affairs. The faster boli.
ays have in some degree prevented an increa*'
d activity in the markets for Foreign and O>nia
1 Produce. Still the demand for most of
ie leading articles has improved, and a alight
rlvance on the rates last quoted has been paid,
'he Corn markets are firm^and higher pricea
ave tieeu pnid during flie tre?r. twi < junts
from Manchester state that there is rath*
r an improved feeling in that city and the shtj
Minding Cotton districts. From Yorkshire
e have also more favorable accounts a* reards
the state of trade in the Woollen branch
r business.?Charleston Mercury.i v'
Mexican Fkvit.?We saw a nnmbey of
oe large Watermelons yesterday on hoard of
ship from Vera Cruz. Tbey were from the
alley or Jalapa which, with that of Orizaba,
institutes the finest fruit and vegetable grow.: - ig
country in the world- This lonely regiory
isceptible as it is of the highest degree of rail-,
ration and production, is, under Mexican rule
dreary waste, roamed over by vast herdf'pfVY
ittle, and unapplied to any of the purposes of iltivated
life. A few thousand enterpHilngf
anters and fruiterer* from the North thrown
do this country and property protected, a'rtd
inrantied in iheir rights, would make it the*
micest spot in the gl?l?e. Fruits h'er? groir
ul )itn?cnm I lie whnio vpnr round. Fni:ll
rher and more luscious than those for which
a West Indies are so famous, grow wild, and
ily require to he gathered and seat a few miles
id shipped to this city, to yield handsome rerijs.
All suiall grains, vines aod vegetables,
mrish here in the gratest vigor and luxuriance,
ut it is vain to expect that this beautiful co iny
will evpr be rendered productive or Avails,
e to the uses and enrichment of man as long
i it remains under Mexican rule. The misera.
o narowininded jealousy and contracted idea%
the Mexicans will forever exclude foreign cap.
il and enterprise from this beautiful and prom,
rig region. A fow years ago some French
migrants settled in one of the Northern Stntrs
Mexico, and commenced the cultivation of
e vine and the manufacture of wine on a largo ' - *>
ale. They succeeded admirably and wer?
?out to extend their operations wh?n the Mrxf-'
ms rose en masse, destroyed all their vines,
eir machinery and apparatus and threaten**!
take the lives 01 the Frenchmen If they nsated
the experiment. The French Govern- .
ent demanded and obtained full reparation f?c ' ?
juries done to citizens of their country, Ixifc
e expense was given up, and thus did the mad
alousy of the Mexicans destroy in the bod an
ilerprise calculated to promote the wealth and
tppiness of the people and to devclnpe the
oductive energies of the country to a greater
gree than any other that ever w is started' in
cxico.?N. O. Delta.
A Veteran Negro.?We were much inter,
ted in the history of the adventures of a negro
an, who has lately returned from the Mexican
ar, at related to us by that accomplished rdR.
r, Lieut. Rains, of the Engineers Corp*,
indy has had the singular fortune, for* negro
have lieen, at his own earnest solicitation, in
arly all the battles in Mexico. He wa? at
orpus Cliristi during the encampment of our
on at that place, and marched with the column
the Rio Grande. In some, of his pcnegriiia.
ms around Fort IJrown, hp was captured by
e Mexicans nfter a stout resistance, and thiix
came the first prisoner in the war with Mexi>.
The Mexicans took Sandy to Matatnoras,
id treated "with the most distinguished coosf.
ration," and finally onered mm a Lieutenancy
the Mexican army, which he indignantly
clined, and escaping in a skif? joined his mas.
r, Major Rains, and was present at the bom*
irdment of Fort Brown. By solicitation,
mdy was allowed to join the army at Vera Cruz
id uao present throughout the seige. He sraa
;aio at l he battle of Cerro Gordo, and joining
s roaster's brother, Lieut. Rains, at Puebla,
i m a reed with the army into the valley of
eiico, and was present in every tattle before
e capital?being always near to render assist,
ice to his master in case he should rcquire.it*
o one in the whole army appeared to enjoy
e success of our arms with more enthusiasm,
id no one maintained a more uniformly gallant
rotion to his duty and charge than the negro
indy. Having been with the army since his
ildhood, he well deserves the title of the "retan
negro."?76.
WHERE HAS SANTA ANNA G0NJ5J
This is the most interesting query of ibo
nc?. The ship in which be e?aharked was
"t.wl ioa Tnmn ion Rul a a tl'A ka ra Itnar#)
fuiiu iwi ?#(liiinicui ?? ?w n?'v u??iu
im that Inland since the time cspired when
! should have landed there we thick the cmii.
ng Mexican must have put us ou the wrong
ent. He gave out that it was his object t<?.
in his old friend Gen. Piez io Venezuela: hut,
i Paez is at present in as hard a strait as Santa
nna was before he left Mexico, we guess lit;
ill turn his face in another direction,
ink Santa Anna will return to hu estate in(
uha, provided he can get tho consent of the
overnor, or will proceed to England by one
e West Indian steamers. The Governor
'Cnba inis refused him permission to reside in
e Island, from an apprehension of giving of*
nee to the United States, his sojourn there in
340 being one continued intrigue and prepa*
ition.
It is no doubt the expectation of the wily
[pTtrnn crnnaml that >a annn ill nnrthrPMaM
ithdrawnfrom Mexico, ha trill l>e able toreirn
and re establish his power in a more durale
foundation than ever. Hit course on the
eaty certainly indicates ulterior views and a
esire to he prepared with abundant pretences
?r tho future deception and control of the Mtxi*
ans. After the war is over, he will say to
is countrymen: "My great devotion to liberty
nd independence, my natural pride of character
aused tne to oppose this pence. . I could not .