The New York Herald Newspaper, December 5, 1847, Page 3

LS appa that act of Mexico, af emple and gratifying assurance that the Nat onal Logisla' will never direct its vi torious tro to be inglo:iously withdrawn from the fields of their fame and their glory, and from a contest thus solemnly declared to be brought about by the act of its adversary, without indemnity for the past and se- curity for the future. If such indemnity shall be secured by the secession of territory, (of which there can be but little doubt.) it is believed that any act of the National Legislature which shall appropriate such territory to the use of one portion of the confederacy, to the exclusion of another—or which in its provisions eball annex as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of suoh territory, “ that neither slavery nor involun' servitude shall exist in any part, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted’’—thet any and all acta with such provisions would be usurpations of power not d by the constitution— equal, unjust and 0} ; hich that portion o! jelegated pressive in their the somtaheracy, Served rights, epirst of the national compact.— M¢ ley of Florida, a ‘the demoeracy of the north-western portion of } ao in ‘sttendatoo at the Circuit Court, in Sevanual county. held an adjourned meeting on the 28rd et Octo- ber, the Hon. 8. L Leonard presiding. Resolutions were unanimously adopted, concurring in opinion with Col Benton, that the next President should be selected from the north, and nominating Gen Lewis Cass as their candidate for the presidency, and W O Batler, of Ky , for Vioe President. Gen Cass was \so nominated at a meeting in Buchanan county, Missourl.—JAlbany Argus, 4th inst. venth trial in Portland to seleot a representative on Thursday, and resulted in no choice. to be made in North “Every mail brings ylor'’s growing popularity, and the enthusiasm with which he will supported in the approaching contest for the Presidency.” It is rumored that the barn-burners have failed in their negotiations to purchase tne Advertiser, and have concluded to set up separate concern; and that the gay ofthe present hunker organ is to have a place in it. by apologising for, and retracting his vote against the ‘Wilmot proviro in the late loeofoco convention. Also, th#t the fnenoja!l department is to be under the charge ofa gentleman now in public employment at Albany; ‘but who considers bis prospects there very slim tor next yeur.—Rvehrater Democrat, 2dinst. ‘The whigs of Rhode Ii d are to hold a State con- vention on tho 20:h of January next. to nominate can- didates for State offices for the ensuing year. General Butler, in conversation with his friends in thie city, while on his way to the seat of war, did not scruple to avow himeeifin favor of closing the Mexican war. by taking a defensive line, as suggested by General Taylor and other distinguished men — Vicksburg Senti- wel, 9th inst. ‘The Norwegians in Wisconsin, at alate public mest- ing, resolved that the Norwegian population of Wiscon- sin pumbered about 16.000, and was entitled to five de- logatesin the convention soon to assemble to frame a» constitution for the territory. They nominated two of their number as delegates from Racine, tur- ther resolved that they would not support datos of any political party whose constituents should not support their candidates at the ensuing election —- Papers of all parties condemn the course of the Norwe- ja in this matter. At a demooratic meeting held at Camden, N. J., on the 23d Nov.. Geo M Dallas was nominated a candidate for the orxt Presidency. A meeting was algo held at the Chinese Museum, Phila- deiphia, ou Wednesday evening, Ist inst, at which reao- lutions weie adopted “to present for the consideration of the ited States, the name of Geo. Mifflin Dallas, as - to the hignest office in their gift.” A> arttioie from ths Harrisburg Union, recommending Mr. Bushanan jor the offiee of President «f the Uniied States, is going the ronnds of the demooratic press. Hallroad Latelligence. A convention <furiegates from Georgia, South Caro- lina, North Ceroiipe and Tennessee, met at Atlanta, Ga,, on the 28d of Nov, to take into consideratioa the a resolve from D gr titans of the past aod the best interests of the State. ‘That ¢ junotiou of the South Carolina and G-orgis rail- roude, by creasing the Savannah river, the boundary of the two Staten, is forbidden by a duy regard to the in- terest ur well as the plighted honor of the Sate. The convention also expressed views affirmatory of the vast importance of comoleting the western and Atlantic ruliroad to Chattanooga; and recommended to the States intere:ted to grent to the Hiwasne railread com- pany a charter of the most favorable character for the | construction of their road from Knoxville and its con- nection with the State road of Georgia, and also recom- mended to the railroad companies of the States of North and South Cerolina, that they take all necessary steps to fill up the gap whtch exists between these States, by carrying their lines of road to the confines of their res- pective States Much iaterest has lately been excited in relation to the (contemplated) Cincinnati and St Louis raliroad.— The counties through Indiana and Illinois, on the di- rect route between St Louis and Cincinnati, passing through Dearborn, Ripley, Jennings, Jackson, Martin, jDavies, and Knox in the former practicability of the route doubt that the period will not be a long one befo. Louis and Cincinnati willbe connected by 4 railroa: St. Louis Union, Nov 23d. Under the new arrangement on the Western Railroad, the steamboat train leaves Boston at 7 o’olock, A.M., and arrives at Springfieldat half past ten. Distance one hundred miles. Time three anda half hours, or nearly tweaty-nine miles the hour.— Springfield Repub. Mr. Whitney addressed the legislature of Georgia last week upon his great projeot for coonecting the Aclantic and Pacific ocean by railroad. He asked the passage of resolutions spproving his plan. These were passed in the house without dissent, sud in the Senate after a long debate. We are gratified at being able to chronicle the com- mencemeut of the Buffalo and Mississipp\ Railroad, run- ning from Toledo through the northern counties of this State, to Chicago. The company have contrasted with J. W. Scoat, Eaq ,of Toledo, to grub. grade, bridge and Prepare the road for the iron, from that place to the In- diana line, a distance of 67 miles, for the sum of $115,000, the contract to be completed within fifteun months from the Ist inst.—Indisnapolis Journal Com. Srockron’s Anrivat IN WasHincton — Yesterday Com. Stockton arrived ih this city, and, without stopping at a hotel, took a carriage for the araensl, where the oourt martial for the trial of Lieut Col, Fremont is now ia session On entering the room he was introduced to the President, Gen Brooke, and to the other members, Col Benton and Lieut. Col. Fre- mont who rat at a table, immediately arose, met the Commodore balf way, and such a shaking of hwads, aad joy cf countenance, we never betore beheld. Com Stockton is the principal witness for the defencs, and appointed Lieut. Col. Fremont Goveraor of Californie; therefore it i# no marvel that the cougratulations were 80 heartily on4 emphatically interchanged. The Urm- modore wus in citizen's dreer, and was comfortably but- toned up in a drab overovas, ‘There was @ large patoh Dpon his cheek, to cover, as many supposed, the wound “ade by the Indian’s arrow, which, it is sald, pierced Bim While coming overiaud from ‘California to “the ~ but, 28 will be presentiy related, the wound wai ther part of bis body cleared repeatedly for delibera- tora retired to the ante room, ilere ton, and the & <igmentot interest, and, from memo. there was an enter ge oribe it. ty; | will s ndeavor to «4. Col. Benton and to others Com stockton turning | “aiged with me in my misior- paid: “People bave sympa. % tunrs in coming over from Cah. seancl aacheery beak: never had so wuch sport im my luet lows on the way Great fua!” “Ls it rue, Penquired one of the groWP, “that an In- dian can put an acrow clear through @ bu vin ‘earye “It is)? responded the Commodore, “an 4 ell you what an Indian did to me.”? Agentieman who wes writing at a table, put “town bis peu to listen; a little knot of officers in the corner bene their conversation, aud every one, with open m wtb fixed himself in a comfortable position to listen to VAt narrat t oom w bw gourt-, "°C 8, . Stoekton is a dashing speaker, has good voice, and gestores to suit, and he commenced:— ‘| pad always been a friend to the Indians; | had de- fended (hem and spoke in their favor from the stamp, (for | have don ittle im that way,) aud when we en- camped on the plain, [ gnve orders not to shoot an In- dian if it could be avoided. Lut the poor deviis steal a don-n horses, ir they please, but not @ heads must be injured. Well.the weather was extremely cold i puton three pairs of stockings, three paira ot drawers, two pairs of pantaloons, and- (don’c laugh, gentlemen, by —— it’s true) three or four tuik over-voats, Tlay down te sleep, and oo elf sith six blankets, Notwithstaading, 1 was still oid.” “You were not not ina condition to run,” remarked Livut. Col, Fremont, with a smile “Bat,” resumed the Commodore, “this gontleman erk- ed whether an indian could putan arrow through @ Duflaly Gentiemen, throogh ell the blankets, punta- loons, aod drawers, an arrow penetrated, and passing under my haunches, wounded ime! (Don't laugh, its true) On the point of the arrow head was poison; bc fortunately the edge of it wtruck mo, and thorefore | etoaped with iny life. ee cnet that moment my sympathy with the ladian d-parted.? "Gone futher remarks were made about “manifest des- tiny,” and tne Commovore delivered & short speech on “0 nd religious freedom.” wuich he would guaran’y to South as well as to all of Nurth America especially, and to the world in particular. It was rich, die branched off, in a aesultory manner, on his own conduct in California. He had to seiso the crowa there with bis owm hand, he suid, and place it on his own head, for the Californians ran, and wouldn’t trauefer it, He was viceroy. He had, as mander, no hority over the land forces; but when Lieut Col. Fremont piaced himesif under him, he mate Fremont obey his orders. There was no backing out. Aman after entering into @ fight can’t stop short and say “| won’t obey you” He mustgo on. As to wi he did, he would not alter s sentence, modify a pars: graph, or undo @ single act, He acted reluctantly 10 Califoraia, and was not actuated by ambition. He had two prayers: one was, thet he aight do nothing to in- | jure what little reputation he had, and the other that God would keep btm safely, and not suffer him to be placed in # condition where the d——d savages would cut bis throat. “ I will tell all about my conduct. | will | tell everything, if | have an opportunity, { want the truth t» come out,’ he sdded, {That's the American people,” responded Col, Benton; \ “that’s the Amerioan people, sir; they will huve the truth, sir” | At this point the little orderly appeared at the door, | and ine rich Irish accent said : * Gentiemen, the court’s | in in session.”’— Washington Corr, af Charlesion the candi- | | but to Pr oa eee Braztl and s janeiro A: AY flowed ts soar of our not ), July 24 Po- Noy,can to entertain a) is that the mis- understanding 90 long subsisting between the Empi: and the ‘Asgeniine Confederation eventuate fa a national war. We are well aware that the present cabi. net, according to ‘oes, intends to eschew the its predecessors have ‘rodden. and so far from attac! the | aan aera Srony.eeighlers;, inclines to fa- vor them, so 7 Word not only justice and right, but also the interest of Brazil. Wwe. judge from what hastranspired that the Imperial Cabinet. more cir- cumspect and just, will now attend to the well-founded reclamations of the Argentine Government, thus facili- teting the fulfilment of the pretiminary;treaty of ‘peace of 1828. Only this conduct will be able to secure in. a solid and durable manner good harmony between the two States; for ‘80 accustomed are we to see in our country tho beet calculations frustrated, that we do not yet con- sider entirely safe, especially as we know there are men of influence in our who are opposed to Rosas, as it is said, aid from the Brazilian Goverament in favor of the Montevideo moengens, Je an additional motive to make us less sanguine in the otherwise just hope that war will not take place. Be this asit may, we deem it highly useful to examine what would be the ition of the belligerents in th tof ipture, and what the probable results of the struggle. This examination will not be entered into by those who so imprudently wish to banish peace. Would that they did 80, for we aro persuaded their warlike ardor would not be a little cooled down. It is beyond doubt that the government of Buenos Ayres would meet with decided assistance in the provinces cf the interior. The prosperity they so long epvjoy under the federal system—the inorease of commerce since the treaties made with Chili, allowing the free entranoe into the Chillan territory of Argentine Produce, and vice ver'sa—the complete union of opinions and sympathies which reigns among all—ensure to the Argentine Governmunt the fallest support. ‘The latter, coufiding in this union, and having an army inured to war in the Oriental state, would hasten to take theinitia- tive, by giving orders to these treops to approach the | frontiers of Brasils. We are aware that Ginanoial | Fesouraes of the Argentine Goniodaretion are, Wo y gross wi jose of the empire, very limit | Bitwe must remember that she as mot the im i mense debt that presses upon Brasil. Her ports have been several times blockaded, and notwithstanding this, her numerous armies have not falledto bepaid. In 1840, France not only established a most strict blockade on the ports of the Argentine Confederatiou, but by means of bribes and promises raised an army of Unitari: who penetrated into the heart of the Republic, same time that Buenos Ayres was at war with General Santa Cruz, whose principies of usurpation General | Rosas bad to comb.t During the three years that | these trials lasted, the Confederation, with the re- | sources afforded her by internal commerce, main- | tained her armies on the best footing of equip- ment and discipline, and after annihilating her enemies, stood immu, able iu her policy towarda France. who, svsing the imposmbility of compussing her designs, | relinquished her pretensions. From that period the party | of General Rosas has becom 'yday more united from the successive. triumphs obtained over the rebels, and the confederation presents now an homogeneous populs- | tio, bound together by the sympathies of union and ia- | torests. We have auother example of her resouro: the present struggle. {tis two years since France and England are blockading her poris; and afver haviog in- effectually exhausted every effort to overthrow thy co- lossal power of General Rosas, the only fruit they have reaped is the ruin of their own commurce and that of | other nations, at thy same time that Argentine industry, | from the absence of foreign competition, has made im- mensy progress. Finally, Gen. Hosashas had the satis: faction to gue those two autions deaist fcom their attempt, accepting the conditions which be had thought right to fer them. What we have said issufticieut to prove that sources possessed by the Argentine Confederation in ent of & war are witnin hergelt aad altogether inde- pendent of the foreigner — quite the reverse of what is the case in Brasil. But before touching on this point let us examine another more vulnerable ooe presonved by the | empire. Those mulions of slaves are asimany more natu. rai enemies we have to dread. A strong evidenoe of the tour we entertain of the African race {s the ill-treatment and crus] puaishments it suffers amongst us. Let us pause to deplore that a nation laying claim to the name of civilised, should be 80 tenacious as oura in preserving slavery, and, what ig more, in harassing with tormunts the wretches who .e in that condition; and this, too, when the greater part of the South American republics have, from their independence, diligently sought vo pro- mote the freedom of slaves. At present all civilised nations endeavor to doaway with that offence to human- ity—slavery, England epende £20,000,000 to deliver her West india cotonies from that leprosy. France is contiousily striving to ameliorate the con tition of the slaves in her dominions; but Brazil, in defiance of all the prinoiples of humanity and in disregard of her treaties, 4s not content with preserving those she possessed when she made her treaty with England, but continues to carry on the traffic in human flesh, to such degree, that, notwithstanding the exertion of the British cruise: the number of those unfortunates is rapidly increasing in all the provinces of the Empire! Treated as cruelly as slaves are amonget us, would not those victims of op- pression receive with joy whatever promised to aleviate | their wretched condition? The moment the Argentine troops approached the frontiers of Rio Grande, pro- claim! ul emancipation of the claves, it would not be hun but thousands that would flock to their stagder et us remember Santo Domingo, and fear lest the scones which ended in the fonndation of the free Republiv of Hayti, bere enacted amongst us. They also were held in thraldom by a powerful 1 nation, but the bere hope of freedom doubled their energies, and they cut to pieces the troops of General Leclerc. We may likewise glean some examples trom the annals of antiquity, Eunius the Syrian, « bondman, by only of fering them liberty iu the name of the gods, saw him- self surrounded by ten thousand slaves ready to encoun- ter any thing in order to burst their chains asunder. — His army rapidly increasing to 60,0u0 men, he routed four privtors, and hadit not been for the great blunder he committe: he would have uitimately triumphed. We will pass over Athenian to reoall the insurrection of Spurtacus, the most terrible of all. The slaves under his com- mand completely defeated the garrison of Ca. pua, seized all the arms of the Roman soldie od, sweiling their ranks with the male discontent troops, traversed all |! during the space of three years; and if the Senate bad not had the precaution to call back Luculus from Thrace, and Pompey from Spain, to reinforce the army of Crasus, Spartacus would never have beeu conquered. If, then, the Argentine army should proclaim the emancipation of the the Southern provinces of the empire wouid, in a few weeks, be set ina blase. Three millions of slaves would cut our troops to pieces, and the Empire of the Holy Cross would be entirely annihilated Nor is slavery the ouly element in favor of the Argentine Confederation. ‘There are thousands of malcontents in the empire; the republican purty have made immunse progress, and how could thut party fail to favor thony in whose lances they would sve the triumph of their priucipies? ore te still @oother warlike measure to which the Argentine Repubilc would have xecourse, and which would be fatal to us in the extreme We allude to privateers Not only wouid the Government of Buenos Ayres give letters cf marque to all who ghould solicit them to arm privateers, but it would send an ionuuer- able quantity of them to its agents ia tue United states, for vessels to be fitted out there against us. In a short time the coaste of Brazil would be covered with priva- teers; which would cut off all intercourse between tho capital and the provinovs, destroy our commerce, and occasio: us, by the immense loss of capitul. a general bunk:uptey. The policy of Englund would weigh « great deal in the scsies against us in this struggle. It bas been already shown that the advancement and pros poricy of Brazil ero incompatible with the prospericy of england ; how, then, should we not reckon upon the hostile policy of that power? We have the greaterreasen todo 40, 48 it being umpossible to d with th trade, und Brazilretusing to emancipate her slaves, Dg: land, seeing that the triumph of the Argentines will pe the accomplishwent of her wishes, by the abolition of that outrage on Lumanity, will certainly lend them every kind of assistance. Nor ss it Mugland alone frou whow wo have to fear; there are several other nations at vari ance with the Empire, who, dreading, besides, the ug grandis-ment of this glant, will avail themselves of favorable opportunity to dval it ® mortal blow. We are satistied that Brazil would employ all the means within i Ftohurt its enemy, augment its army on the and blockade the ports of thy confederation; in all this to #ppose the Argentine foroes sup’ portedy the republicans and the slay. Aud could our naval force do what the combined squadrons of France and England bave not been abie to do ?_ We rely dval on the valor of our fellow coun- we believe that when every thing should Pry nihilats us, desperation will give us ener. gies almost superhuman; but our destruction will pever- theless be infallible. Dying witn honor, we will leave « glorious name; but will it oe soand policy to purchase glory at such a priee? Let our politicians meditate ou the consequences of war; we are certain that, before it becomes inevitable, they will exhaust all their endea- vors in order to avert it, for the chances are altogether against us” The Brazil newspaper, whose voice, like that of Semproniua, is etill for war, invoighs bitterly against England for having washed her handa of the intervention; aud ascribes Lord Howden’s proceeding tw the desiry of promoting some interested views ou the part of the British government. Apostroph: the Brasglian Minister for Foreign Affatcs, 1 not sppear to yourExceilency that understanding between our Argent b Perhaps we vi gland malicicusly thr mation, in which we were io have dto which we ld Have given such an infauible triumph— when we see that rejection is almost rendered an insult by the care which the Minister Quseley took when be arrived here on his way to Bugnos Ayres, not to geek Our Minister for Foreign Affairs, nor commuoi- cate to himany thing—when we sve the style of his antes, and bis supercilious o.nduct toward us—we are convinced that the withdrawal of England from the intervention, with or without an under- standing, has no other object then to rid Ro- sas of the Oriental question, so that Resas and Orioe whose hostile dispositions are known, may attack us Add to all, our questions with Eugiand,whish show the hostile disposition and rancorous disdain of tl power towards the Empire, that Brazil isa slave-holding Btate, which the Argentine Republic is not, and that Eogland igeminontly negrophile—what an immense interert will she not have, then, in fomentiog a contest between Brazi! ed the Argentine Repubile; a contest on which the terri- tory adjoming the Empire will give an asylum to t y slaves,”"&o The article gous on to accusethe (i: nt of forecast—in not haying gone to ‘We suppose; and charges ministers with busy: themselves more about electionvering intrigues than pi parations to meet the impending storm. The Nazar: ne on the other hand, deprecates this measure calculated to impair (he harmony that should exist between two Ameri- can States; aud the Mercaniil extols the Argentine go- veroment for the noble stand it took in regard to the navigation of the interior rivers—a question, it allows, notonly of em Lae ta to the republics of La Piata, razil iteelf. oat of the inter- | ch ao active part, | A splendid new steamer, called the Ontario, of o 900 tons burthen, built for the Ontario Steam Ni tion Company, was launched at French Creek, ago, and towed into Oswego to be finished and re- ening News. celve her machinery during the winter. ju shutting himself up in the city of Enna, | sleighing and @ revival of business.— Watertown Specta- tor, Nov, 30, They have had some cold weather up the Missouri river. Theofficers of the Haydee learned at Weston, from a man just from Counell, Bluff, that snow was a foot in depth at that place, when he left, and at St. Jo- seph there was so much ice runping in the river, as to obstruct the passage of the fog ny ‘The Missouri is falling, with thirty-inches in channel abo four feet water below the mouth of the Oseg: Louts Republican, Nov.23. Our first autumnal supply of snow arrived on Satur- day lest Its was about sixteen barley corns Several of our cit made large Sis The pespoes of giving it a warm reception, but notwithst: all ed by the oitisens —Iewa State Journal, Nev. 17, ‘The Burlington made her last trip on? Monday, Nov. 29th. On Tuesday the Whitehall, after breaking her pal ap thirty miles of ioe, came within twelve miles of Whitehall, but after transferring her freight id passengers to a propell. e returned. The freight wenerally had been carried ugh. A packet of Rice & Co. left Troy on Tuesday, to attempt to force ite way through Tbe change of the weather will make this easy.—Whitehall Demecrat. ‘The river this morning is as stiff as a poker.— Bangor paper, Dec. 1, ‘The southerly storm, of yesterday, made the Sound very rough; so much so that the boat made a harbor just this side of Huntington Light, where she two hours or more. She, however, her a wharf at about 4 0’clook, P.M.—New Haven jee. B. The water in the Conmrotiout has risen rapidly to- dey, and ie now fairly Getting over the wharves, ‘The heavy rain of two days, is making quite a freshet, and this will keep gation open for some time.~-Hartford Courier, Dec. 3. The weather yesterday was rainy andoold. In the af- ternoon snow predominated over the rain, and con tinued till nightfall.—Albeny Argus, 4th. the efforts of s few, sped Goal 6 eo enen ee. jt gous Forty-one steamers, engaged in the far-off trade on the Upper Mississippi, lett Galens lest year, laden with merchandise. The exporte of lumber from It re valued at the mills at $390,500. This year it is cal lated that the trade will equal one and a half miliio! ‘The lumber mills are on the Wisconsin, the Black, t! Chippewa, aud St Croix rivers. It is on the last that the Boston company is located, at the head of which is Mr. Rentoul. Its secretary is Mr. Chee formerly of New York, Gon. Cushing isa heavy stockholder in it. They bi six mills, runnin; mn sa and send out lumber annually to the amount of $142,500, On the ‘Wisconsin are 33 mills, running 59 saws. On the other two tributaries above named are 12 mills, running 16 saws. All this industry is in the new territory of Mine- sota.—Pstteburgh Gazette, Nov. 30. The Odeon, a new theatre of amusement, annexed to vinteux’s Saloon, Broadway, opens on Tuesday eveuing withGrecian Exercises, Vocal and lustsumental Music and Tableaux Vivants. Melodeon...R. White, the ce:ebrated repre- sentative of Negro character, takes a bevefit, to-morrow even- ing, at this saloon. , and, no doubt, willl have a good atrendane: id best piace in the olty toget 2 ear the American aseum. He sells his best Kr and a first rete Boot he willsell at $1. very nice pair fur $350, aud as to his waterproof and cur hey cannot be beat 1 or quality, and furth more, ail goods sold by our friend Jones, of No.4 A fretion to the purchas are warraited to gi Overshoes! Overshoes!!.The Goodyear Pa- tent wk Mub>er Overshoe, oat perfect article of the kind e woafactured, fur sale at the Goodyear Kubbe: Wareh No. 109 Broadway; where may be found every variety atent Rubber Fabrics, on the most reasonable terms. a: Fancy Paper and Paper Boxes, Corn’ motto paberss fancy voxes for confectioners, jewelry square box nests, for druggists, pill b h ver, copper, tit marble, Chinese and Paper, paper Lie er borders, o ‘ke. ‘Also, box % cakes, who 48 Maiden lane. G. J. Kraft, Manufacta MONEY MARKET. Saturday, Dec. 46 P. M. Quotations for stocks to-day, exhibited a slight im- provement, At the first board Farmers’ Loan advanced 3 per cent; Harlem 14; Reading Bonds }; Pennsylvania 5's 4; Ohio 6's 3g; Illinois 34. All others closed at prices current yesterday. Atthe second board, there was another advance in Harlom of per cent. There was very little done to-day at either board. Speculators are anxiously waiting the arrival of the steamer, she having been at sea more than fifteen days, and is overdue. We shall, without much doubt, receive her news to-morrow. (Sunday,) and give it to the publio in anextra, The Bank of Baltimore, the Mechanios’ and the Pa- tapso Bank, of Baltimore, have each declared a semi-an- nual dividend of three and a half per cent. ‘The exports of specie from this port for the past week, ‘were $552,525, the whole of which went to Liverpool. The following table will show the amount in the seve- ral depositories on the 29th of November, subject to the draft of the United States Treasure: Uniten States Der. Assistant Treasurer, Boston. . . Assistant Treasurer, New York Assistant Treasurer, Philadelphi . Treasury of the United States, Washington, Assistant Treasurer, Charleston Assistant Treasurer, St. Louis Depositary at Buffalo. Depositary Depositar; por 81 Depositary at Mobile. . Deponitary at Nashville... .....- Depositary al Cincinnati. ..., Depositary at Pittsburg. .. ‘. Depositary at Mobile. (special account). Depositary at Little Rook, Ark. . . Depositary at Jeffersonville, Is. . Depositary at Chicago. Depositary at Detroit. Mint of the United States, Philadelphia Braoch Mint, Charlotte, N. C. Branch Mint, Dablonega, Gi Branch Mint, New Orleans, L 79,421 95 $4,441,416 66 Add difference of suspense accounts and transfers. 10,934 19 @mount subject to draft. . + $4,452,380 85 THANSFE From Assistant Treasurer, New York, . ..$2,000 000 00 Krom Assistant Treasurer, Philadelphia 260,000 00 From suspenseacoount. ........6s0es0 ee 21,100 62 $2,271,100 82 To Assistant Treasurer, New York........ $616,465 86 To Treasury United States, Washington. 100,000 00 To Assistant Treasurer, New Orleuns.. 104,634 96 $2,621,100 82 The amount of Treasury notes outstanding on the Ist of December, was less than on the lst of the previous month, On the Ist of November, the amount of govern- ment money on deposit, was $4 834,999, and on the Ist of December, as above, $4,452,381, showing reduction of $382,618, in the month of November. Inthe District Court of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the trial ofthe case of the Insurance Bank of Columbus ve. the Bank of the United States was brought toa close. The case hed occupied the Court for two weeks, and the amouat claimed was nearly $400,000, Banx or tae Uniten States, Judge Jones charged the Jury at 10 o'clock, and oo- cupied mors thananhour. The charge discussed a great variety of points put to the Judge by the parties, a number of whioh in his opinion @ not materi: the issue between the parties. will embrace alithat direct! mn 5 tothe jary The plaintiffs sued the defendants for a balanow of account due from defendants to plaintiffs (ag appeared by the books, $202,000 ) Soon after the Bank of the United States was charter- ad by the State of Pennayly: the Lugisiature, by act, authorised the bank to parobase the stock of other cor: porations. Ia pursuance to this power, the bank pur- chased the whole stoek of the bauk of Columbus for $600 000. The stock was made ie to several persons, out mainly to Mr. Dantap, President of the Bank of the United State In 1841 there was a contract for the sale ot thia stock, which was never carried into effeot.— After the a:sigoment of the bank, the assignees finally contracted to sell the whole atook at the rate of $90 per share, to four or five individuals. By that agreemont the Bunk of the United States was to reovive payment in part by an extinguishment of the debt due by the bank to the Bank of Columbus, now sued for ($292,000) and the residue in notes of the Bank of the United States. The defendant alleged that the whole of the stock hed, in compliance with the bidtrae deg been transferred to the purchasers, and the plaiatiff di not dispute, ty.t4 as to # small portion held by Mr. Watkins, at the time of the sale. The Judge, after re- bt the evidence on that point, left the fact to the jury. In agreement with the views of the plaintiffs the Judge charged that the Bank of Columbus was not bound by any agreement mi y the stockhoiders, unless ratified by the corporation ® regular legal meeting of its pba That the contract for sale, not ratified corporation itself, alone worked no extingui: ment of the debt due by the defendants. A: was no evidence of any snoh k the corporation, The judge then came to the actual dofence of the Bank of the United States, He said that the notion, which was au _assumpeit, was an equitable action, That the plaintiffs were to show a cause which @ «quo et bono, should be recoverable. That uoless it ‘ppeared that there were others interested in the event 01 the suit than those who purchased of the defendants, the corporation could not recover im direct contradic- tien Of the contract for the pale, at lengt in the present form of action, That the purchasers, if not the corpo- ration, were, as individuals, responsible on the eoutract, binding ratification by i neither the State of YY contractors,nor tors, wore interested in the matter. Verdict for defendants. ‘The amount received for tolls at the Collector’s office in Albany, from the commencement of navigation to the lat of December, during theyears 1846 and 1847, was ‘a follows:— Canat Totts ar Aisany 1346... . 1847... 263,551 03 + 358,067 72) | Showing an ino. of over 35 per ot. being $94,516 69 The navigation on the canal this year was seven days lesa than last, the canal opening two weeks earlier last year and closing one week less. Stock $19000 Treas Notes, 6s, mare Co 28) 12000 Fenn 51 boo 74 50 jo 28 6 do 7346 800 Canton Scrip 2 5000 Ohio $e WS 130Nor&'Wor RR we i 10000 Iiimois Fandable 38° 30.8" ig’ 36 Judiaua State $s 50100 do bio 36 6 100 do 6: 5 Hudson RiverRR 72 2000, do NSS TOSS Sb Ahura & Roch 3s 0 abura " 1000 Rd’g Mort Bde boo 66 50 8 afi 580 shs Reading KR 30 400 Long fal Bt Fs wo 3 eS eHaimaR 6 fH (fgFermer’ Tras boo me as ‘b if 0 SN Haven k Hard 99° 200 do bin 4 25 Canton Co 128% 36 Union Bank ug Second Board $2000 Treas Notes,Gs 100 100 sh Harlem Railroad 41 5000 Ills Fun’le Bus 60 38 159 360. 41: 10000 Reading Bonds 703 50.Nor& WorRR b30 37 100shs Reading Railrd 60" 50 do 36 100 Harlem Railrosd sl¢ 41% 90 Canton Co FS New Stock Kxchan Seshs Harlem RR ensh 41% 50shs Harlem R b3 41 200 do cab 41 100 do blo 41) 500 do rem 413g 100 do baw 4! 30 do} 37 4134 50 Long Island 2 0 @o 33 41 50 Reading R Hed S035 4 ree Be doe bi 4 s 30 2 ie ak 50 Canton Co m5 2G CITY TRADE REPORT. New Yonx, Saturday Afternoon. Deo. 4. The market for flour was firm at yesterday's quota- tions; butas the Britannia’s n was fully due, deal- era were inclined to wait for its arrival before operating to apy considerable extent. At the close, there was a Detter feeling, aud holders were disposed to demand bigh- errates. In wheat, transactions were chiefly confined to paroels of western on terms stated below. Corn sold to a tair extent st previous prices. Sales of rye were made at prices which indicated some inoreased firm- ness. Meal was steady, with considerable sales at pre- vious prices. There was more doing in barley,and sales were freely made of lower grades on terms stated below. Provisions were inactive; pork was dull, and prices no- minal. In groceries transactions were limited, without material alteration in prices. Asnxs—Sales of 200 barrels pots were reported at $5 6234, while pearls were inactive at $7 60. Barapsturrs.—Flour—Sales of 1000 a 1500 barr of Geneseo, in separate lots, were made at $6 25 $6 3134; and 160 do, some better than common, sold $6 44 0 $6 60; 1000 bbls. Oswego were sold at $6 18% jales of Gita brands Michigan were made at $6 25, and 600 do half Michigan straigi , and balf Genesee do, sold at the same price. Southern continued inactive. and Howard street and Alexandria was worth $560. The supplies continued light. Wheat—The last e BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. - Phe Southern Mxfl, Puitaveremsd, Deo. 4—7 A. M. The Southern mail hes again faiied south of Rich- mond, Ve, making four due. ‘The result of the election in Texas was still in doubt at last accounts. “ee Nullification in Oarofina. Perextsuno, Deo. 4th—P. M. The South Carolina Senate reselutions, which were Introduced into the legislature, regarding the Wilmot Proviso, declares that on the passage of such resolutions, she will ‘consider herself at ‘liberty to form @ new, separate and distinct government. he Weather. bd * ‘Ausany, Doo. 4, 1847. About two inches of snow fell last night; weather Rm cold this. morning. River navigation perfectly jear. Legisiative Proceedings. senate. Atvany, December 4. ving tbe health offlcer ite $1600, Special Mr. Srxwcen reported a bill New York $3000 salary, and hi order for Monday. Mr. Craax leave to introduce and lay on the table, bill to repeal the charter :f the and Washington Railroad Company. He believed if the company had answered the resolution of t! ate. adopted previous to the recess, it would have beet id to have have violated its charter. Mr. Jonxs’ resolution recinding the action of the Senate, in favor of Mr. Whitmey’s project, was referred tothe Railroad Committee. The bill for par redemption in New York was amend- ed, so that it reads ove quarter ef one per cent in New York or Albany. The bill is now ready for a third read- ("Mitne gteersh* tassioe! ‘ti tae ‘spatial’ deter 259 mongsem peo: The debate on the reports relative to the Ogdensburg Railroad terminated, and the resolution denying the prayer of t cwtery! for change of location ot the road, ‘was agreed to, 11 to 5. AmEMa—LY. The Mount Pleasant State Prison appropriation bill was disposed of in committee, $22,000 belng appro- “INTELLIGENCE BY THR MAILS. = ee Interesting Intelligence from Washington. Wasutnaton, Dee. 3, 1847. of Gen. Quitman—Important Letter Srom the City of Mexico. When the government is ina dilemma, itis thé duty of its legislators to help it out—and to do this judiciously and efficiently, it is indis- pensable that they possess all the lights required to an exposition of the subject in ali its shapes and applications. Our government is in the dilemma of an unresolvable war, and the ques- tion is, how are we to get out? It will be the prime duty of the Congress gathering in this cap- ital, to consider and act upon this question.— Shall we fall back upon a defensive line? Shall we withdraw our forces entirely and surrefider everything back to Mexico to the Nueces t— Shall we prosecute the war with the hope of coercing the Mexican authorities, such as they are, to terms? Shall we propose an arbitration, or shall we go on with the work of annexation to the neck of Panama? The attractions to this latter expedient are almost irresistible. The novel, the varied, the untold resources of an empire, invite us onward, not the mere empire of territory, but the domin- ion of the land and the seaf What voice can be heard above the shout of glory—who can place himselt in the advance, and, confronting the forward movement of heroes fired with the spirit of the red cross knights of old, command them, “Halt!” Who can resist the charm of a crusade, when glory leads the way? The ques- tion 1s not, how shall we conquer Mexico, and annex it to this Union; but the issue is here, “shall we doit?” The following extract of a letter from Gen. Quitman gives most valuable information upon The Views The Clinton Prison ‘ion bill was also dis- posed of. The nperep! $20,000. The gpereacio lon for s blast turnace was struck out. Mr. Hapwey reported against inoressing the tax on foreign insurance companies. Agreed to. The Markets. New Oateans, Nov 26.—Cotton —The market, after having been active, with considerable sales. was again dull; moderate sales were making at about 6%c a 70 for midding, and 7}¢¢ = 73¢0 for feir do. Stock about 131,000 es. Flour—The market was dull, and amall salen of Illincig and Ohio were making at $5 373 a $5 49% a $5 50., Nothing was reported in wheat Corn— Sales of 5000 bushels were made, including old Western, mixed, at 600; new white and mixed, was worth 450 a 470. O ‘Saleg of 1000 sacke were made at 360. Sugar —No change, stack continued larg lasses of 100 barrels le at 19}¢0. Provwists Lard, in kegs, sold at 70, 7 Freights—Cotton d to Liverpool; to Havre, le. Sterling bills 4340 @ 60; New York, sight, do, 4 a Xo dis. ‘Treasury notes par. Cincixwatt, Deo. 4.—Flour—The market was some less active, while prices remained about the same. 8: of 700 barrels were made, including parcels fromthe canal ork Hoe tales of Genesee made at $1 36. Sales of about 4000 bushels of Ohio, in two lots, were made at $1 30 Cura—Sales footed up ubout 10,000 » 12,000 bushels, in- eluding Western mixed at 780, and at 740 delivered; ith yellow at 760, including 1560 bushels round: yellow in store, at the same price. Meal—Sales of 1000 bbls, reey, verable in February, were reported at $3 50, and about 300 do afloat, were sold at $3 43%; and 300 do Brandywine, were sold at $3 60. Rye—Sales of about 4000 bushels were made, including a parcel in the forenoon, at 873 in the slip, and 630 ree remainder was sold during ’ohang et r t 780; 4000 do, fair quality do, sold at 760; and 1000 do sold after ’change at 760, Onte—Two cargoes sold at 48 0 490. Receipts down the Hudson River, Dee. 8. 24,500 barrels. Canpies—There was no pane: oNaihtat tens market continued quiet,without change ices. Gcrron—The market remained dull at the annexed quotations; buyers having withdrawn until later ad- vices are received from Liverpool. The sales yesterday were 600 bales. To-day they were less. Liverroot CLasspication. New Orla Uplands. Florida, “Mob @ Tee. OM a Good Fair Fine P none none Fisu—Since our last report, there Lad been arrivals of about 1500 a 2000 quintals of ary cod, which were held according to quulity, at $3 62}, $3 65 = $370, and about 1200 bbis mackerel, Sending part Massachu- setts and part Halifax, which were held'at $8 00 a $9 25 for No 1's, and $6 00 a $6.26 for No 2's. No sales be- yond transactions at retail, were reported. Frurr—There was nochange in bunch raisins, and and responsible over to the defendant for any thing the ration might recover of the defendant in breach ir contract. That they could not gue in the name sales continued to be made at previous rates. Sales of 500 bbls Zante currents, were made at 10 ots, less 334 per cent, at six months. Hemr—The market remained quiet. Lrav—No sales transpired. Motassrs—Sales of New Orleans, were made at 30 cts. Navat Stores—Sales of about 550 bbls North county rosin, were made at 65e 4 700, delivered. Spirits turpen- tine, ranged 360 to 380, under some circum- stances, was held as high as 40c, but we have heard of no sales of moment. Raw continued quiet, while ter remained nominally the same. O1rs—Linseed—Bev: parcels ‘nglish ordinary, and of doubtful quality, were said to be offering in the rket at 600 a 62; but 540. 550, was considered the fair quotation for a pure article. The best American, city pressed, was in good demand for manufacturii purposes, at 570 © 590. Ohio in barrels was 660, but it was dull of sale. There was no change crude whale or sperm, while manufactured winter sperm, stood about the seme. Pnovistons.—No sales of pork were reported, and quo- tations for both mess and prime were nominal. Green Hams—Sales of 10,000 lbs were made at 740. Beef aon- tinued dull, while prices remained about the same. Lard—Sales of 100 barrels were made on private terms. 130 tierees sold at 9c. The market was dull, and old in kegs was freely offered at 100 Prime new city waa held at lle @ il}o. Old Obio was effered at 9c Cheese was dull, and quotations ranged from 6\o a 6)gc for fair dairies; while nothing but small lots of prime to choice dairies would bring 7e. Rice—There was no change in the market, and no sales of moment were reported. Sexv—Sales of fiax-seed were reported at $1 35c. Nothing transpired in other kinds. Svcan—The market remained quiet, and sales were chiefly confined to jobbers, without riaterial variation in quotations. Tat.ow.—The market was steady at 8. Tosacco—We submit the usual statement, showing the prices, sales, receipts, and stock on hand, for the week ending this afternoon. Rec'd Block Sold Prices, thieweek. this onhand. week. 150 hhds. 108 hds. 4986 hds. 306 Keatucky, Virginia ‘and N. Carolina,, 3 to 8 Maryland and Ohio. - = ~ 7 Connecticut seed,,. 6 to 15 30 ¢8,934 es. mye 3 Pennsylvania seed, =_ ud Florida, % 134 Havan lag Cut ‘ara, _ St. Dorningo. 62 Some small parcels of the new crop of Connecticut seed! @ come forward, part of whieh was contract- ed for by exporters and was shipped right off; one parcel sold for home consumption at abou 90. The bu- ® rd in general was lan; (7 reparate lot: prison at 26)<c @ 26340. Drudge was held at 276. Fasicnts—The ship Glenmor Packet, for Belfast, en- gaged a cargo of corn at 9d per brgshel in bulk. The ashes taken for Antwerp, notioed dey, were en- aged at 328 6d. The rates to Liv remained about the same, while there was rather more offering. There was no change in rates to London or Havre. Died. On Saturday, the 4th inst, F.C. Suaw, in the 56th year of his age. His friends are respectfully invited to attend his fu- neral this (Sanday) afternoon, at halt past 3 o'clock. from his late residence, No. 14 John #.reet, near Broad- way. On bengey 9 4th inst., Josernine V . Simonson, only daughter of Charles M. and Sarah Ayin Simonson, aged 2 years ‘and | month. The friends of the family are invited to attend the fu- neral, this (Sunday) morning, at half it 9 o'clock, from the residence of her parents, 27". Third street. On Saturday, the 4th inst., Cuan 2 Garrey and Ellen Closey, aged 3 year hs. ‘The friends of the family are peotfully invited to attend his funeral, this (Sunday) on at 3 o'clock, from the residence his parenta, 64 Washington street, notioe. ie Repway. attend his funeral, fro: , 86 West 16th eet, this (Sunday) afternoon, st 2 o'clock, without further notice, (Trenton (N. J.) papers will pleass ‘opy. Of croup, Maxcaner, daughter of Edward and Elisa beth Anne Cowhy,, and only child, aged 1 year and 6 days, Thete friends, and those of Kutward Vandeuhoff, his brother-in-law, likewise his unole, Wm. Bogle, his father Miohael Cowby, and his brothwr-in law, Henry May- bury, are requested to attend her fumsral, from her father’s residence, No. 102 Broome street, at 3 0’clook, this (Sunday) afternoon. On the ist December, Mrs. Nancy 8., wife of Dr. N W_ Tompkins, in the 6int year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family, and those of her fons, Dr Wm 8 and Jaa N. Tompkina, andthe members of (Masonic) Independent Lodge No 7, Harmowy Lodge No 441. 0. of O. F., New York Lodge No. 41, 6’. of G Also Tammany Sootety, are respectfully invitea’ to at- tend her funeral, on Tuesday afternoon, December 7th, pe ethane P. RS ot cova bere pl No. ass Bowery, without further . jer reg‘sins Wil be taken to Oreonweod for interment, aT) and city mills, at $4 76 a $5. In grain there was nothing of moment doing.and no change in prices noted. Hogs— Sales of about 1,000 head were at $3 a $3 25, ac- cording to quality. Old pork continued dull, with v. little doing. Old Lard—Sales of 500 packages were made at 536 26% cents, Whiskey—Sales of bbls. reoti fied were made at 173¢ @ 17K—some holders demanded 18 cents. Groceries continued inactive —sales ef sugar and molasses were chiefly confined to the retail trade.— ‘The river remained in good navigable order. Pirtesunon, Deo. 4.—Flour—The market was qui and sales light at $4 8734 a $493. Wheat continu firm at former rates, Corn—Sales of a few hundi re madea t 31 cents for new mixed. W! tains, the river has rapidly risen, nd we report 10 feet, 8 inches of water in the chaunel. Bartimonr, Deo. 4—The market for flour and grain ‘was unsettled, and nothing doing worth reporting. Quo- tations were nominal. Dealers were waiting for later news Britannia, now due. The weather, after much rain, fas agein become clear and pleasant. Burravo, Deo. 4.—Flour—The market was firm, with light sales, at $475 for Michigan, and at $5 for Black Rock and eland City Malls. Wheat—Sales of about 10,000 bushels were made, of Ohio, at to arrive, qt 92c Corn—BSuales of 2,000 bushels were made, consisting of western mixed, at 50 cents. There was no change in rovisions. Wheat was shipping by canal to Medins.— Receipts during the preceding ‘24 hours, were as fol- jj; corm, none; wheat, 16,000 lows:—Flour, 4,000 bushels. Boston, Dec 4.—Cotton—The market was rather lavguid, and dealers were inclined to wait for steamer’s news. Sales of 300 bales were made without change in prices. Flour—The market exhibited no change, and sales of 1000 bbls were made, including Generee, Oswego, and straight brands Michigan, at $6 95 = $6 3734. Corn —Sales of 4000 bushels were made, including mixed, at 77e, and yellow do at 880. Rye remained steady at 105c Oats—Sales of 3000 bushels were made at 540. There was no change of moment in whiskey. Provisions were quiet, and sales chiefly making at retail. Freights re- mained about the same. Shipping Intelligence. Nov 26—Arr ships Reppahaunoc’, Dram- mond, New Euphraria, Bunten, Phuadelphin; Levatara, Glidden, do. Cid ships Solon, Martin, New Yo:k; Burling- ton, Cook, do; bark Trenton, Cautts, do 5 REWARD.—Lo: which answers to meme of Nero, Whoever wiil retura ‘him to Dr. Wm B. Moffatt, 395 Broadway, shall re- the above reward Any person detaining him after this I be pi cuted i not a5, $ 10, KewAnD will ne lof Butter, marked (H large black Newfoundiand Dog, ud f 3 Tompkins & Co., which were stolen from barge Insvector, ai pier No. 5 East River. They were probably cw away by a boat. A. VAN SANT- VO RD, 16 South street. 4 ate BU MEW ARD will be paid, and no questions aa fr the recovery of « shortish, ted plush carpet bag and contents, so far as the papers, which are of no w aay one except the owner, taken through mistoke or wise, from the porter’s room, Pacific 1 street, the 9th day of October last, P.M. The bag was of English manufacture, considerably worn, with a brass plate lock dled with geutioman’s ordinary wearing apparel. nae 12t*re SILK HOUSE, about to decline busivess, ose of a well assorted stvek, and able custom. Apply at 63 Will ld respectfully ealt aod Hall L hine and Cheimieal Oil, pure Lard and Solar Oils, Spirits i majcal Oil, pare ; ra pentine and Alcohol, lower than elsewhere. N.B Bone Y UY PRIN TERS—For sale, one second hand Hydrautic Press with dinch ram, Double Medium size. Apply to R. HOE & CO!,29 and 31 Gold at (O PRINTERS, EDITORS, &Ke.—For sal Office, complete, material being nearly new, for priet: ime size Newspapers. weekly Will be sold on fa- rms. Address * L. M.P.,” office of this paper, $ $500. da Terre @ Printiog one of the larg o..and in Low rd Glas Addreae Hernia Officer Bor A. ATCHMAKER WANTED, to go out of the eity; must be competent to do chronometer, duplex, aud other fine work. Address box 2290, N. Y. Post Office ¢ xood and expert Comuositors. None it those who are thoroughly a inted per. Apply by letter, to the it a5 It je house wafur- WwW ANTED—A quantity of paving stones m © 8 C. Masters of vessels, or consignees, on the sane, will please apply to ROGER HASSET7, ner Market and Meeting #1 as ool C., lower Post Offee,” WANTED for ai Lady, two Children and Se: | Address Box 568, Post office, statiog term: Di G or eee a Te cicommodated with board and a ple No. 25 Monroe street, 0} Ne terms, al fi Be wel der I the first flor ass anch the Iasiftwenty y ; URNIsHED AND UNFURNISHED KUUMS TU Lec ‘Two Parloars, with folding doors, and pantries bet wees Li Also A ba Brondway, west ae 1 r iUTAW HOUSE, BALTIMORE —HENKY F.JACR- BON, Prop —Goacnes will be Teadivess at the Lani to convey pas and ‘ms—Gentlemen’s Ordinary, $1 50 per ary. $4 per day. d HSD8 To Let In SOUTH BROOKLY: ‘erry. It will be let tenaut. " is a spncic farniture, th the how te possession will be taken in Bonra by ove Lng the book store, 17 Atlantic street, Brooklyn, orat i9 Wallstreet 43 It ) LET—The No a9 hv opposite on oeeupied ar inst twenty Years, or would be leased to a god fenant for a teren of years. Kaquire of Charles F, Oubora, 153 Mulberry street: or dA. Brows, 420 Pearl street. — db itérve O LET—Offices nud Rooms, for afactrers’ purposes, with all the improvements of Uroton wi , fe, tn the 2d and 34 story of the fine ton street Apply to Messi ding, or to BRU W) i dingy newly repaired, 7 Fut BAUER R BODEN, Inch KOTHERS g gt 38 Wailse. HANGLB— The proprietoi ie offer for ane their jee and boarding the purp a sen, ii Range which it is purchased, 1¢ ithoat any ex to the parchaser. Prices from twenty to thirty five dollars eac Also, * good nssortment of grates for partors, ke. Stoves for stores and offices; 1 Diao and jay ned ; Srio- hey Chim : Mason atte rently rates, a Geseriptisna, “Mt TGILHOSL Ye OO. 78 Navona. street, | between Fulton aad John street. 90 18 re this subject. Gen. Quitman, it is needless to say, is entirely independent of any professional considerations in the premises, and above them. He 18a man of independence, character, and in- fluence. He has distinguished himeelf as a sterling soldier, and entering first among the conquerors of the enemy’s capital, he was at once selected for the edministration of its civil affairs. Having been an active participant in the magnificent operations of both the main wings of the American forces, and being a man of observation, his opinions are entitled to gr. weight. A distinguished gentleman from Mis sissippi, whose name has been for years familiar among the names of our public men, on our request, has given us the discretion of this familiar letter, so far as it relates to the grea' roblem of, ‘* What shall be done with Mexico 7 he views of Gen. Quitman are, ia many points, clear, bold, original, and convincing; but we have said enough. The letter is dated Nationat Patace, Mexico, Ootober 1§, 1847, ; I wish now, instead of an epistie written ia the recep- tion room of the successors of Cortes, I could only have you by the button for one hour; I would run over my re- flections upon the future. I will not repeat what, no doubt, ere this. you have been wearied of reading. How this gallant army of 9,000 men, descended into this valley, broke through a line of almost im, able batteries— My Dear Generar :— in four battles defeated an enemy of 86,000, took more than 100 gui nd four thousend ra, and ereo- ted the “glorious stars and stripes” on this palace,where, since the conquest of Gortes, no stranger banner had d; but | willbe guilty of one egotism—I was g the first to enter the gates of the city, after an obstinate defence, aud it was my good fortune that, un- der my personal orders, our flag was first raised on this lace. With all t! rou will, however, have been sur- felted in these days of heroics. I have an opportunity te write you aline. My thoughts are full of o: e subject, and | toitin medies res. The Mexican army {s disbanded. The whole country, except where we govern it, isin confusion. There ap- to be no prospect ef the establishment of a new goverament. If we desire peace, there is no power, nor will there be any bey or rnd power, with which to maku peace. What, then, isto bedone? { speak to you boldly, as we spoke when the Texas question arose. | say, hold on to this coun! destiny. It is ours. We are compelled to sep cart camaeh avoid it. ‘There are but three modes o prosecuting this war. One ei to Lieyrey air to fifty thousand men, and overrun the whole eountry, State capital, and take every pe “alt. The second is, to withdraw our armies from the country, and take up the proposed defensive line. ‘The third is to ocoupy the line, or certain points in it, and also to hold, not only the line and the but this capital, preserving an open communication with the Gulf. ‘This last appears to me to be the true policy of the country. The first has the objection of being too expensive, without the prospect of any good results. It would, also, demoralize the army, as a war of details always does. The second would be equally expensive, and would protraect the war indefinitely. 0 last appears the only practicable alternative, and it is forced upon us. If we abandon this capital, in after the army of offlcers and office-holders (empleos), now driven from the hive, will return and re-establish a cen- tral military government, whose bond of union would be preserved by our presence upon the frontier. They would keep alive this distant war on the frontier from choice, force us into the necessity of keeping up strong garrisons from the mouth of the Rio Grande to the Pacific because, from the centre, they could strike a blo’ y part of the line before it could be rel They would move on a semi-diameter, while rations would be on the ciroumference. If,on our oj the other hand, the 20,000 disbanded officers, the mili- tary aristocracy of the country, should not be able to establish a government, the country would be left ina ite of absolute anarchy upon our withdrawal, and would soon be wasted, plundered and depopulated. It would beoome derelict, and would be seized as « waif by some European power. Think you such a prize as th! splendid country is, would be long without some claim. ant? England would be ready to throw in an arm here to protect her mining interests, or to league with France to establish a monareby. 1 do not exaggerate, when I say that it would become dereliot! (that is, ut- terly forraken ) It is already prostrated. Five, out of its en millions of inhabitants are beascs of burden, with little of intellect as the asses whose burdens they re. Of the population of this city, 100,000 arele- eros, with no social tie, no wives, no children, no omes, Sante Anns was the only man who could even tor atime keep together the rotten elements of his cor- rupt government. Here in this capital we are in the possession of all the machinery ef that con- trivancs which was called the government, out of this capital they cannot establish another. No sensible man in this country believes it. Then it follows, that if we abandon this capital, either the ofMflcial jackals return and setup the old carcase of the State, or reduced to anarchy, the country will be seized upon by some fo- reign power. On the other hand, with 10,000 men, we eam hold this capital and Vera Cruz, and keep — a safe communi- cation between the two pointe. the heart, there could be no sufficient force concentrated noy us upon the frontier line we might choose to occupy. The expense would this point and the frontier Ii cupy the Iatter, leave this as @ ral; for the enemy. | mean to sa} men and less money, and penses of this mode of prosecut drawn, by very simple means, from the country, The duties on be ny 8 into Vera Cruz, during the month of August, with the very restricted internal commerce sum per month. If, then, we la the exportation of bullion and | isting under the Mexican government, we may readily A | anticipate, from these sources alone, an income of $8,000,- | 060 per annum Let foreign goods be brought to this capitel under our low system of duties, and we should soon obtain a moral conquest over this country which would bring us Pesce reduce #0 viclent a friend- vy asmall se- | which then existed, amounted to $60,000. I do not hesi- Res rome) tue tate to say it will this winter amount to three times that but half the duty on @ precious metals, ex- —unless, indeed, it shoul ship for our institutions ant ernment that we would be unable to shake off our smilable neigh ‘@ contin. ney, I assure you, not unlikely to ocour. What then ! by, the “old hunker” will aa he hes sung since the first new State wae as he said when Louisiana and Florid: AD vg orn nd latterly when Texas was annexed, the Union isin lager, the country will be ruined, &o. ke, * ’ With a glowing account of the, resources of the couhtry, and the advantages of the commer- cial pass of Tehusntepec, the general boldly strikes out for the policy of holding the country in possession; and says :— Let us try the policy, and not be alarmed, bee :use, in proovss of time, it may result in extending our federa- tion to the isthmus, * ° . . . We submit the subject to the public. The views of the late governor of the city of Mexico are bold and explicit. To many minds they will be full of promise, to many they will be start- ling and ominous, but to all they will indicate something of a visible outlet from the dubious and perplexing uncertaicties by which we are now surrounded. We assume the responsibility of the extracts we have made from a private let- ter, satisfied that the views of no man,capable of enlightening thepublic on this Mexican question, should now be withheld. Respectfully, Tax Dooror. Wasmumaton, Dec. 3, 1847. The Recent Advices from Mexico—The Future. The letters and despatches received by the Alabama, have dissipated all hope of a speedy peace. The complexion of the advices received terminates any uncertainty that might have pre- viously existed as to the chances of a treaty. — The suspense arising from the formation of a new government, reputedly of moderate senti- ments, is at length over. Ithough the jresh overtures—(overtures, however, not formal or independent, but originating in the abruption of