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Whale Mo, 6064 VERY INTERESTING AND VERY CURIOUS CORRESPONDBNCH BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND GENERALS SCOTT AND TAYLOR, AND BETWEEN GENERAL SCOTT AND MR. TRIST. Tah THE MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT To the House of Represrntatives : I tranemit herewith reports from the Secretary of State and the ry of Wer, with the accompany- ing documents, in compliance with the resolution of the House of Representativer, of the 7th February, 1843, requesting the President to communicate to that House *copien of all correspondence between the Secretary of ‘War arid Major General Scott, and between the Secre- tery of War nod Mrjor General Taylor, and between Major General Scott and N P. Trist, late commissioner of the Uzited States to Mexico, and between the latter ond the Secretary of State, which has rot heretofore deen published, and the publication of which may not be incompatible with the public interest.” JAMES K, POLK. Wasniscron, March 20, 1848, To ry Parsipent or THe Usiren States: ‘The Secretary of State,to whom was roferred that pat of the resolutien of the House of Representatives, of the seventh ultimo, requesting the President to communicate to that House “copies of all correspondence between Major Genoral Scott and N. P. Trist, late commissioner of the United States in Mi between the latter and the Secrotary of State, which has not her:tofore been published, aud the pulication of which may not be incompatiblo with the public interest,” has the honor to lay before the President the accompanying papers, and to report that they comyire all the correspendence between Goneral Scott and Mr. Trist, and between the latter and this department relating thereto, on record or on file im the department. All which is respectfully submitted. JAMES BUCHANAN. DeranrMent oF Stare, ‘Washington, March 20, 1848. LIST OF PAPERS. Mr. Trist to Mr. Buchanan, May 7, 1847, (extract.) ‘Pao same to the same, May 21, 1847. General Scott to Mr. Trist, May *, 1847, Mr. 'rist to General Scott, May 20, 1847. The same to the samo, May 9, 1847. The same to Mr. Buchanan, June 3, 1847, (extract. ) ‘The samo to the same, June 13, 1847, (extract.) Mr. Buchanan to Mr. Trist, June 14, 1847, (extract. The same to the same, July 13, 1847, (extract ) Mr. Trist to Mr Buchanan, July 23, 1847, (extract.) Mr. Trist to Mr. Buchanan, [Extract.} Vera Cxvz, Friday Night, May 7, 1847. Sin— > . . . . . Colonel Wilson left it entirely to me to determine every point in regard to the despatches for General Scott, and the result of my . consideration of the various alternatives whick presented themselves was, that they it ing, of course, the letter of the Minis- about 5, P.M, in and the dei hands of General Scott, (at Puebla, in all probability.) toge'her with a letter from me, of which I had no time totake acopy. * * * * * Hon James Bucanan, Seoretary of Stato. Mr. Trist to Mr. Buchanan. LNo. 4] Javara, May 21, 1847. Sim—I have the donor to transmit herewith a very ex- traordinary letter, (If, indeed, anything from his pen can properly be so designated,) received by me from Gene- ral Scott, together with a copy of my reply, and of a letter enclosing that reply. Although the explicit order delivered to him in the latter, on behalf ofthe President, with respect to the transmission of the communication from yourself to the minister of foreign affairs, may perbaps prove effectual, T beg leave to suggest far consideration, whether it would not be advisable to despatch to General Soott a special order, through the War Department, confirming the one thus delivered by me; tor, from the officer capable of writing such # letier. under any circumstances ; and, above all, such as it was written in, so totally wauting in avy thing ike provocation, | do not know what to anticipateor not to anticipate. Excepting s report which came in here last evening, that General Herrera has been elected President, and that chis event is considered favorable to peace, no news ‘whatover has been received here since my arrival — Puebla—for which I sbail set out to- rnoon with General Twiggs’ division—I hope to have it in my power togive at least some a count of political affairs and prospocts, whether favora- Die or unfavorable. A youth from Guadalajara, who ie hhere on his way to Vera Cruz to embark for England, tells me thet in bis native place (some 300 leagues near- ly from Mexico) all are in favor of continuing the war; at least there is but # handful of the opposite sentiment But, ia the city of Mexico, where he passed a month, ‘a very strong party infavor of peace. This i consider good evidence ofthe state of public opinion, ‘on that face of {t which is likely to catch the eyo of persons of his class—intelligent and modest lads of the of 17 or 18, Tam, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, N. P. TRIST. Hon, Jas Bucuanan, Secretary of State. P. 8.—On the occasion of transmitting this corres- pondence with General Scott, I shonid do him injustice, although he could not be injured thereby with any per- fon at all conversant with his character, were I to omit to mention thet, so far as “respact”” for the government can be proved by such outward acts as bear the same relation to this sentiment which genuflexions and up- turnings of the eyes bear to religion. nothing could have Deen more perfect than the proof afforded in my case of the sixeertey with which he professes the established creed upon this point. Not only was [ met on the road, as we approached the city, by General Scott's aid-de. camp and the chief of the quartermaster’s department, deputed by him to conduct ie to the quarters which he had caused to be secured for me, but | was subsequent- Wy cailed upon by the Goveruer, in compliance with or- ers from ths General in-chief, to offer me a guard, (which I declined, there being no necessity for it.) 80 far, therefore, as ceremonial goes, and attentions to my person, as thst of a “functionary of the government,” wothing’could be added to ths proof, which it receives in this shape, of respeot for its authority. Major Gensrel Scott to Mr. Trist. [Eneioure in No. 4.) Heav-QuakTers oF THE ARMY, ‘ Javara, May 7, 1847. Ihave just received your note of yesterday, ac- 1d by communications to me from the Secretary and one (sealed |) from the Department of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the republic of Mexico You are right ix doubting whether there be a govern- ment, even de factv, in this republic. General Santa Anna, the nominal President, has been, until within a day or two, in the neighborhood of Oriaiba, organizing banda of rancheros, banditti, or guerillas, to cut off stragglers of this army, and, probably, the very train, all important to us, which you propore to accompany to the interior ; the safety of which train has detained me here, avd caused me # high degree of solicitude. Htnce I regret that Colonel Wilson, commanding at Vora Cruz, nas allowed himself, a second time, to be persuaded te detach, to ew J up despatches, (for your accomodation.) & material portion of the foree I had relied upon as the escort of that train The other de tachment to which I allude, came up some days ogo, to escort Lieutenant Semmes, of tbe navy, duly accredited by Commodore Perry, to the Mexican Minister of Fo- reign Affairs, to negotinto the exchange of Passed Mtt- hipman Rogers, now & prisoner of war. That matter 80 seems Lo have been considered too important to bo entrusted to my agency ! But, to return to the actual government of Mexico, Senor Anaya, is, 1 believe, President, ad interim But you may bave learned that the Congress, atter hearing of the affair of Cerro Gordo, parsed many violent de- Crees, breathing War, tothe uttermost, against the Uni- ted States; declaring that the executive has no power, and shail have note, to conclude ® treaty, or even an armistice, with the United States, and denouncing as & ior any Mexican fanctionary who shall entertain either proposition. | have communicated a copy of those decrees to the War Depart it, and, until for- ther orders thereupon, or until # change of circum- stances, | vary much doubt whether I can so far commit the houor of my government as to take any direct agency in forwarding the sealed despatch you have sent me from the Secretary of State of the United States. On this delicate point, however, yoa will do as you please ; and when, if #bie, 1 shall have advanced near to the capital, I t your instance, lend an escort to our flag of truce ; and it may require a large fighting Aetachmont to protect even flag of truce ageinst the rauchetos aod benditti who now infest the national road all the way up to the capital. I see that tho Secretary of War proposes to degrade mo, by requiring that 1, the commander of this army, shall defer to you, the chief clerk of the Department of bain the question of continuing or discontinuing bos- ities. I beg to say to him and to you, that here, in the heart 5 & 5 of a hostile country, from which, after a fow wooks, it would be impossible to withdraw this army, without » | Probably of half its numbers, by the vomito; which army, from neoesmty, must soon become a fell-sustain- ing machino—cut vif fom all supplies and reinforce- ments from home—until, perhaps, late in November; not to speak of the bad faith of the government and people of Mexico—I say, in reference to those eritical circum- it 'y must take military security for itsown the quostion of an armistice or no armir- ) most peculiarly, question, appertain- ing of necessity, if not of univer fright, in the absence of direct instructions to the commander of the invading forces; not clothed with mili- tary rank over m well_as with diplomatic functions, I shaildemand, under the peculiar oiroumatances, th in your negotiations, if the enemy should entertain your overtures, you refer that question to and all the se- curities belonging to it. Tae safety of this army demands no leas, avd | um responsible for that safety, until duly Superseded or recalled, Indeed, from the nature of the Ouse, if the enomy, om your petition, should be willing to concede an armistice, he would, no doubt, demand the military guaranty of my signature, for his own safety. Should you, under the exposition of circumstances I have given, vieitthe moveable head-quarters of this ar- my, I shallreceive you with the respect due toa tuno- tionary of my government; but whether you would find me here, at Perote, Pui or elsewhere, depends on events changable at every moment. The sealed despatoh from the Departmont of State I suppose you to desire me to hold until your arrival, or ‘until I shall hoar farther from you. T remain, sir, respeotfully, your obedient servant, WINFiELD SCOTT. N.P. Trust, Eaq., &o., &2., &0. Mr, Trist to Major General Scott [Enclosure in No. 4.) J May 20, 1847. a Sin: The enclosed reply to the tirade against our go- vernment, which you sow fit to put into the shape of a letter to me, (I regret exceedingly that it did not receive a more appropriate form and direction, by being made up, at once, into an ‘article ” to adorn the columnsof some rackl rtisan press.) was commenced at San Juan del whe ‘after taking time to recover from the ich your letter occasioned, and coolly to reflect upon its extraordinary characte: 8 | have re- peatedly done rince on the journey—I whole night in writing, so desirous did I feel t the unpls nt subject from my inind. Having motives also for wishing that my reply shouid reach you before ray arrival hero, I purposed fivishing it at tho first place where itcould be resumed. With this view, when we reached El Enoero, | got out my writing materials, i tending to pase the greater part of the nightin this labor, and that o! taking acopy. This derign having, how ever, been defeated by the alerte which wo had there jus ut sunset, causing Colonel Riley to order the ad- vance of the train, with which I was, to retire from its position in and around the house and out-buildiogs ; the completion of my task has, from this and subsequent causes, been unavoidably delayed until now. 1 was, most assuredly, not sent to Mexico for any euch purpose as that of evgazing in a correspondence with you; above all,in ono of the nature of that whioh I nave found forced upon me: and | doubt whether the government will approve «f my having allowed myself to employ any portion of my time init. Certain I am that js would be censured, but for the fact that your letter found me under circumstances rendering it impossible that I should ocoup; myself upon the object for which I was senthero. ‘Iie same excuse will not exist hore- after; and even ff it should, numberless other good and sufficient-reasons will always exist, to compel me to de cline the honor of maintaining a correspondence with ‘ou. * : The communication from the Deparimont of State to the Mexican minister of foreign relations, transmitted to you by me from Vera Cruz, has bee2 returned to me, singe my arrival at this place, by your military seore- tary, Lieut. Lay. So soon as I shall be enabled to as- certain that the condition of the government of this country is such as to admit of its delivery, it will bo »gain placed in the hands of the general-in-chief of our forces fcr that purpose. Upon recurring to your letter, I find both its tone and ite matter, with reap-ct to the transmission of this com- munication, so lineten? iu keeping with the rest of it, and especially with the light in which you have seen fit +o consider me—that of an emissary 0; the Secretary of War, through whom and to whom you may “sey” what- over your honor suggests— that | deem it necessary to make a special endeavor, in regard to this very impor. tant point, to bring down your thoughts from the lofty tegions into which they have soared to the one alone approp: late to such plain matters of business as I am charged with. . You say that seme time hence, perhaps, ‘I (you) may at your (my) instance, lend an escort to your (my) flog of truce; and it may require a large fighting detach- inent to protect even @ flag of truce against the ranche- ros and banditti,”” &c. Now, sir, in reply to this, all I have to do is to deliver to you~as I hereby do in writivg—(and this for the second :ime.uniess my first letter was far more enigmati- cal than | believe it could seem to any honest men, who, upon their conscience aud honor, should be called to respond to the questions, whether you had or had not, io this instance, been guilty ot a wanton contempt of orders; and whether thts offence had or had not been EN cravated by the character of the pretences under whic! the contompt was indulged in, and the contumacy sought :0 be covered up-I have, | say, sir, to deliver to you this message from your commander-in-chief, he President of the United States, to wit: “* When the communication, bearing tue seal of the Department of State, and addressed ‘to his excellensy the minister of toreign relations of the Mexican repubiic,’ shall be placed he hands of the general-in chief of the United States army ia Mexico, it is the will, order, and command of ’resident of the United States, that the said commu- ation shall forthwith be transmitted to its destination inder a flag of truee; which flag of truce is to proceed ‘com the head-quarters of the army, and is to bea fing of truce from the general-in cuief. It is to be protecte: by euch escort as the general in-chief shall deem neces- sary and proper for its security agaiust all dangers of tne road in general, (including those from ‘rancheros and banditti’ in particular.) Whether the escort necessary and proper for the purpose shall, in the judgment of the ‘general-in-ohief, be a corporal’s guard, a company, @ rogiment, or # brigade; such necessary and proper es- cort, whatever it may be, is to be furnished. Tho Presi- dent, al the same time, commands that the general. in- chief shall not, for the sake of carrying out this order, do aught which may jeopard the existence of the army, r interfere with any movements or eperations whatever which he may deem necessary or expediont for the most vigorous possible prosecution of the war. ‘The trans. mistion of the communication above referred to, is ull times to be deemed a secondary consideration to any of those just mentioned; but it is also to be deemedat «ll times paramount to every thing else, and, so far as may be compatible with them, the utmost attention is demanded to it.” This, sir, is the order and command of the President of the United States, which—standing as | do to him, for his special parpose, in precisely the same relation that on: of your aids-de-camp boars to yourself, when en- trusted with a verbal order from you to & subordinate cfiicer—I do hereby convey to the general-in-chief of he army. You will now, sir, I trust, understand, when the com- munication referred to shell agam be placed in your hands, that greatly deficient in wisdom as tbe present (and indeed any democratic) administration of the go- vernment must necessarily be, it has not in this parti- cular instance fallen into so egregious a bluader as to make the transmission and delivery of that comaunica- dependent upon the amiable affioility @ud gracious condescension of General Winfield Scott. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, N. P. TRIST. To Msjor General Wixrieup Scorr, General-in-chief of the U. 8. Army in Mexico. Mr. Trist to Major General Scott. (Enclosure in No 4.) Bivovac at Sax Juan pew Rio, May 9th, 1847 Sin: Your letter of the 7th instant, directed to me at Vera Cruz, aud transmitted by Captain Kearney, ha: et me at this place, on my way to the headquarters of he United States Army in Mexico, where my instruc- tions require me to be, and for which I set ou. from Ve- ra Cruz yesterday, in company with Captain Grayson of your staff, a gentleman to whose kind attentions | am alroady much indebted. hh. the exercise of the discrotion left me, as to the pre- cise time for proceeding to head-quarters, [ should pro- bably have decided upon remaining at Vera Cruz, uatil | could obtain some definite information respecting tbe «spect which things now wear with reference to the ob- ject of my mission, had it not been for the information confidentially communicated tome by the governor of Vera Crus, confirming (as your letter again doos,) the correctness ef the impression which I found generall prevalent there,that after the pessare of this wellgeard- od traia, ail communication between our army and the seabord would probably be cut off, and remain closed for some time. ‘his consideration, joined with my utter want of all means of judging at what moment a juncture might bs likely to occur, when every thing, so far as re- garda the re-establishment of poace between the two countries would depend upon my being on the Loot to carry out my instructions without the | single day, determined me to set out forthwi M: short stey at Vera Crus had consequently to be employ. making the requisite arrangements for leaving with tl rain, (the departure of which was to take place on the morning after my arrival, though it did not occur till a day later,) instead of being given, as it otherwise would have been, to the examination of files of the Mexican papers for the last five or six weoks; whereby alone my volte ignorance of ali political events since the capiure of Vera Crus, und indeed for some time previous, could have been diapelied: for! found all our officers at that city so eugrossed by the urgent demands upon their at- tention which are every instant arising, that the ouly telligenco elicited by my inquiries was, that every thing was in the utmost eonfusion, and that anew President had been elected in pluce of Santa Anna, and in utter regard of his title to that office, under the election of last year. No one acquainted with the history of this country could be surprisod at such a proceeding, and I took for granted that it had happened exactly so, until I learned trom your letter, that this new President is merely a “President ad inferim,” not intended to supersede San- ta Anna, the latter being still “‘ the nominal Presideut,” in other words, the recoguized head of the goveroment The frantic decrees of the Mexicaa Congress which you mention, ! had never before heard of, although if your letter had found me atill at Vera Cruz, it would, mest certainly, not have bad any such effect as that of deterring me from proceeding into the interior, and causing me to abandon all idea that my presence there might possibly be of use. In themselves, such irksome proceedings could have had no furce whatever upon my mind in formi e of tho probabilities of peace; to judge of the weight to which y might be ontitled from concurrent circumstances, | should not have lost sight of the tact, that it was from the Mexican Congress that these brute tulminations had proceeded, the same body who, calling themselves the representatives of the people, and with © God and iiber- ty” for the motto, had allowed toeir country to be crushed under a domestic military tyranny, far wore grinding than the Janissary oppression, inflicted upon the Greeks by their Mosiem conquerors. ‘a Cruz, I didnot at ail jorrespondence was to al unication whatever would be made on your part until I should have the ples. sure of congratulating you in person upon the brilliant suceers which has aitended your movements, Your let- ter, however, is one which cannot remain unanswered. It imposes upon me the duty, at once to reply toit by a written correction of the misconceptions which, to my yery deep regret, no less than exceeding surprise, have, from some cause or other, taken of your ima- gination upon the receipt of my letter, The firet of thessin importance. is the one by the remarks, in the course of which you say that the Seoretary of War proposes to degrade me, by requiring that I, the commander of this army, shall de- fer to you, the chief clark of the Department of State the question of continuing or diseon'inuing hostilities.” Upon this point, eit, 1 have to state. that the order conveyed to you in the letter of the Secretary of War, did uot originate with thet officer, but emausted from him, who, if the constiturion of the United States be any thing but an empty formule, is “the commander-in- chiel” of ‘this ermy,” aad of the whole armed force of the United States, in whatsoever quarter of the globe it may be difected to operate In the present instance, this fact is positively known to me; and had it not been 80,1 should stil!, slight as is my acquaintance with mi- litary effairs, have taken it for granted, for I do not re collect ever to have heard of au instance in which an important order issuing from the War Department, st ali,ons manifestly founded upon execu ive determint tions respecting onr foreign relations, was ascribed to apy other source, or in whioh a disposition to treat such order with contempt sought to shelter itself under any euch cover asthe protence that it was rezarded as the mere ret of the Seeretary of War ‘ommodore Perry, to whom the eamo identical order was issued through the Navy Department, and with whom I had a courersation on the sui ject, did not sae in it anything at all extraordinary, This, however, may have been caused by his being less habitually vigilant of or lors gifted with discernment in regard to, the honor of bis brauch of the public service. Or perhaps this want of penetration on his part may be attributable to his not having equel reason for believing his own per sonal consequence to ba #9 excessive, aud tho influence of the Secretary of the Navy, to be so overwhelming. that for the mere sake of affording indulgence to tho serronal envy and malevolence of the latter, ia the very vilest shape in which these base pastions can manifest slver, a most important measure of the govern- (bolonging obviously to the branch of public duties appertaining to the Department of State, and having no reference to the functions of the War Departmen’) was deliberately planned and decided upon, and a confiden- Hal diplomatic agent despatched post haste from Wash- iogton, with a communivcution for the Mexican govern- ment ! Thus much in regard to the author of tho degradation supposed by you to be involved in this oraer. With ree- peet tothe degradation itself, and the nnaginod neces- sity of your deferring to me on “‘a military question,” the tellowing passave im my instructions, (instructions which, in making the full explanation reforred to in my arst loiter, it was my intention to submit for your pera sal,) will suffice It shows that “the question of continu- or discontinuirg hostilities,” so far from having boen in any manner committed to my discretion, is one whish tha President, in the discharge of the duty which he owesto our country, has jaiged proper to reserve en- tirely to the chief executive authority of our govern- ment : “If the contingency shall ocour, on the heh d eaten of which, as provided by the third article of the propose treaty, hostilities are required to be suspended, you will, without delay, communicate this fact to the commanders of our land and naval forces respeotively; the Seoreta- ries of War and of the Navy, having already issued or- to them forthe suspension of hostilities, upon the reeeipt of such notice from yourself” It is hore seen, that the object of the order, thus pro- visionally issued to the commanders of our land and naval forces, is simply, that they shall cease to wage war upon Mex 0, on the occurrence of a certain con- tingeney. is Contingency. es it was intended that you should be fully informed, by the exhibition of the proposed treaty, immediately upon my reaching head- quarters, is, the ratification by the Mexican govern. ment ofa definitetreaty, establishing peace between the two countries. No power or discretion whatever, no shadow of any such thing, is vested in me, with respect to the suspension of hestilities. So far as this measure is connected with my mission, or can by any possibility grow out of my mission, it cannot take piace except upon the occurrence of a state bf things strictly defined by the President. A treaty of peace and amity, such as 1am empowered to make, must first be conceded, and not only concluded, but ratified by Mexico; and then, upon notice of thi: te of things, given by me to the respeotive commanders, the erder for the suspension of hestilities is to come into force, this order being the Prosident’s order, emanating from him, through the appropriate departments, and uot my order. ‘To re- present it as mine, strikes ma as being no less ob- vionsly erroneous, than it would be to state that the ge- asrals of the army under your command, had been sud- jected to the authority of your aides-de-camp, and re- quired to “defer” to them, because you had issued an order requiring the former to execute a particular movement, previously prescribed by yourselt, whenso- ever they should receive from the latter a notice or di- rection to that effect. And the error would be no less palpuble, if, instead of the course pur-ued by the go- vernment.in issuing to yourself and to Commodore Perry che provisional order which you have received, the Pre- sident bad judged it to be expedient aud necessary that you should never hear of the proposed treaty until it should bave been ratified on tbe part of Mexico, andT nad been instructed then to notify this fact to you, and .o require you, in bis name, to suspend hostilities. So long. then, as the two countries shall continue to be in a state of war, the operations of our forces in Mexico caunot, by the remotest i lity, be affected by the fact, that {am charged with the daty of making that notificatioa. Sa far as those operations are con- cerned, the case now stands, and cannot but continue to stand, precisely as if negotiations for peace had taken place at Washiogton, and ss if no order for the suspen- sion of hostilities bad issued until after those negotia- tions had been brought to a successfal close. The only Jifferenes which cau result from our government hav- ing diplomatic representative on tue spot, is, that the restoration of peace may possibly be thereby ‘hastened. And the only difference made by this agent being in- structed to give notice of its restoration, (instead of waiting till this could travel from Mexico to Washing- ton, and back again from Washington to the army,) is, hat the calemities of war would be arrested a month or two, or more, the sooner; und that this very conside- ration mightin itself be the cause of peace, by determ- iniag the enemy to conclude a treaty which, otherwise, he would be unwilling to enter into. Oa your part, sir, above atl other men, this certainly couid not be objected (o; for, unless my memory deceives me, our batterien cotore Vera Cruz were, in your cflicial despatch, re- ported as being in “a state of awfal activity,” un epithet which struck me at the moment as being a somewhat anusual one in illery technicals, although the Na tonal Intelligenc-r very eoon afterwards accounted for it to my entire satisfaction, by the assurance which it gave our country, that you are “distinguished for hu- manity,” an assurance which receives the strongest pos- sible corroboration from the little word thus inadver- ieutly dropped fom your pen. In @ word, sir, the course determined upon by our go- vernment, respecting the suspension of hostilities, Is what any man of plain,tunsophisticated common sense would take for gtanted that it must be; and it is not what your exuberant fancy and over culiivated imagina- tion would make. The question traly presented by it— and it would require very skilful sophistry indeed, to make our country believe that this could be otherwise han obvious to any man occupying your porition—is vot, whether the immediate command and direction of the United States forees in Viexico is to continue to re- side in the senior officer of the army present. or isto be transferred to some person not belongix¢ to the army — Che question is, whether the government of the United States isto b: permitted by General Scott, to discharge ite international functions and duties in its own i and by agents of its own selection ; when he may have taken @ fancy to relieve it of tho trouble of attending to them, by himselt settling the preliminaries of peace, in adjusting the terms of that “armistice” with regard to which he hag judged proper so vehemently to assert his wn exclusive competency It may be remarked, that, even if tho order thus pro- spectively given by tho President, {nstead of having re- ‘erence to x notice of the happening of a certain antici- pated possibility, (which it was deemed expedient and necessary not to refer to specifically inthe order.) had directed that hostilities should be suspended upon the receipt of a requirement from a secret aud confidential agent of the government; even in this case, a genuine, as contradistinguished from a merely verbal or formal “respect” for the authority of the constitution, would ne likely to suggest to any commander receiving such or- der. and habitually entertaining such genuine sentiment, at least to in from all premature determinations to t ita lity. He might, through Jove of country and forgetfulness of self, make up his mind hould the order take effect under ciroumstanees rendering it de- structive of the pablic weal, then to disobey it. But he would scarcely. show haste to make a parade of the de termination, or to set to his army an example of insub- ordination by any unnecessary disclosure of even this contingent intention, before these circumstances bad be- come matter of fact and of posiive knowledge, and whilst they had as yet not ceased to bo the coinage of an imagination ready to impute to the chief magistrate elected by our country sided in his deliberations by the eminent citizens whom he had called around him for the pUrposse, a course of proceeding so imbecile to awaken surprise thatthe bare possibility of its having ever been contemplated by them should suggest itself to say sane mind. ith regard to the choice made by the President of the person to be charged with the measures siotated by Lim for bringing about the state of things whereof no- tioe in thus to be given, I, sir, donot entertain a doubt but that far better selections might have been ma le; aud that it has fallen upon myself solely in consequence of the peculiar circumstances of the juncture Among these far botter selections, tho best of ail, perhaps. woud have been the present commander of our land forces in Mexico. This would have beon attended with one ad vantage, at least, that of precluding ell danger of this at- tempt to restore peace being rendored abortive by collis- ions in regard to “ military rank.’ Bat it the President has proved himself not duly sensible of this considere- tion, added to the many others, which should doubtless weighed with him in favor of the appointment now referred to; and should h reafter have cause (0 re- pent thac he did not ma! ever attach to me, for mitted by him was not in any way participated in by m6, xcept s0 far as my consent, in reply to his own spontaneously expressed wish, no lees undesired than poh ed on my part, may have made me one of the ity. My instrustions (which, as has already been stated, | am authorize 1 to make koown to you, and bad {tended to exnibit 0 you) w that no ground exists, ei/ber for the supposition you have made, that the object for which | have been sent here isto © petition” the o to “eoncede an armistice,” or for the apprehension Waich you express, that the communicatin from the Seoretary of State of the United states of America, to the Mexican minister of toreign relations, may be of » nature to cemmit tbe honor of the government of our oot ;?although the patriotic solicitude most assured- ly cannot {all to be duly appreciate that country, end most by all stioklere for itary subordi- nation within the army, and for the strict enforcement of the respect due from the military to the civil au- thority. Equally grouadlass will be found to be tho supposition that ‘the chief clerk of the Department of State” can have been taken from his desk, and sent to ithe seat of war in the heart of the enemy’s country, “clothed with military rank” over the senior officer of ths srmy of the United States! The propriety of its Snding a place inthe reply of that senior officer to the communication which, in the dieoherme of the duties confided to me, I fount it nece’sary to address to him, | a point which does no! call for remark from me. The morta of this jeu d’esprit, as 8 specimen of delicate and refined irony, 9 peculiarly appropriate, too, in ‘reply to a letter so offensive as mine, | willingly leave to the good taste and good feeling of our countrymen Thoy will not fail to do jurtice to it also, as # model of the respect due by all public servants to the office and tho authority of tho Presiden’ of the United States The communication from the Secretary of State to the Mexican Minister, in regard to which you express sur- prise, (or perhaps indignation may ba the meaning of your note of exclamation.) that it should have been en sed to you for transmission “soaled,” was so sealed Deoause it was deemed proper that it should bearthe seal 16 Department of State of the United States; and in there is uo departure from th» established practice in similar 't was intended, howover, that you should be made #Aquainted with its contents, as woll as with every thing else relating to the subject, by means at the copy in my possession; and I bad supposed that thie intention was sufficiently expressed in my former letter, though, from the haste in which it was dispatch- ed, (end which did vot allow me to retain a copy.) it w: Aoubtless very imperfect in moro than one particular Bué, had no such intimation been given, and had no such intention existed, the doctrins which shouki deny tw the government of the United States the right to gend io its agents or officers abroad, civil or mili- tazy, for transmission to foreign governments, any communications which it might be deemed ne- uscessary to make; avd in such stute, sealed or unseal- od, as it might be deemed appropriate to the occ sion; euch doctrine would, ro fargas my very limited know- ledge extends, bo @ most extraordinary innovation in ‘the conduot of public affairs. Nothing is more common toau to send navel commanders, of any and every rank, to sea with “ sealed orders,” which, although addressed to themselves, and relating to public interests entrusted exolusively to them, they are required not to open for weeks or months thereafter; or not at all, except upon the coourrence of a certain contingency. Aud if this he considered as not affecting their honor, and as not giving them the right to take their government to tat vitber by the device of notes of exclamation, or by | condensed modes of expression, it strikes my poor Ya‘ ment as foliowi fortiori that no such right can arise from the transmission, through them, of a scaled note to a foreign government, upon matters totally dis tinet from their own professional duties. The haste in which the communications for the Mexi- can Minister of Foreign Relations was despatched to you, arose from the utter uncertainty in which I found imyeelf, whether the state of things then existing in the interior might not be such as to present a crisis render- fog it of the highest importance to our country, and to Mexico likewise, that the moment should be seized for tue delivery of that communicati It wa i. eent’s intention, when | left Wai bo delivered immediately upon my arrival in this coun- try, and that it should forthwith be placed in the hands of the general-in-chief of our forces for this purpose. By transmitting it to you, and making the intention of the Presideat knows, my duty in regard to it is fuifiiled. At the same time, had [ been aware that the circum- stances of the moment were decidedly unpropitious for its delivery, [ should have deemed it my duty, perhaps, to retain it,or at any rate to recommend, at the moment of placing it in your hands, that its transmission should bo delayed until a favorable change should occur, or at least until further instructions could be received Under this view of the subject, [ do not regret that its transmission has been delayed until I shall have reached Jalapa , although { cannot, { must confers, assent to the correctness of the ground upon which your determina- tion thus to delay it is placed. It is impossible for me to peres how it sould have been inferred from the ex- treme @axiety evinced by me, to trensmit that commu- nication to you at the earl possible moment, that it was contemplated by the instructions under which I so acted, that you were to retain it until my arrival at“ tho moveable headquarters.” [Extract.] Mr, Trist to Mfr, Buchanan, Purnta, June 3, 1847, . * * Sin: * . On my arrival bere, I reoeived a letter from General | Soott, to whion I shall make no reply, (as | informed the aid, Lieutenant Hawiiton, who banded it tome) and which I will transmit ot some othor time. No other communication bas reached me from him; und, as was stated at the boginning of this letter, it was through a0- cident only that | became informed of the opportunity (or writing afforded by the train for Julapa to-morrow mornlog. Hon, Janes Buchanan, Scoretary of State. [Extract ] Mr. Trist to Mr. Buchanan. [No.7] Purnia, June 13, 1847. :. . . * . It will be perceived that, in my last letter to vt refer to the corroboration afforded by Mr. , to what I had inferred from a few Mexico newspapers, in regard to the opportunenssa of the period, when your communication to the minister of foreign relations reachsdthe hands of General Scott, for its delivery to ‘he Mexican government. Mr. stated that the iow of this opportunity was much to be regretted, ho mentioned several facts, showing how favorable had been The most striking of these was that —— had been applied to, on the part ofa high persona; (uamed,) to kaow if he would write to General 3. jug whether he would entertain @ proposal for the pension of his advance, as ameasure preliminary to an olfer to enter into negotiation. ‘Tbe motive, too, was tated; it was, that the troops, (doubtiess the means aleo) whioh it would otherwise be requisite to draw from the Staten for the defence of the capital, might be kept there Lo give strength to those who would sustain the govern- meat = such offer. * . * . * . Hon James Bucnanas, Seoretary of State [Exract.] Mr. Buchanan to Mr, Trist Wan Derantaenr, t Wasuincrox, June 14, 1847. Sic: Your despatch of the 2ist ultimo, which you have pumbered 4, was received on the 34 instant. None of # Inter dato from you has yet come to hand. The original letter irom General Scott to yourself, jated at Jalapa, May 7, 1847, which you have transmit- ted with your despatch, is certainly of # most extraordi- iory character. It was well calculated to wound your foelings and excits your indignation, This letter, sure- iy, never would have been written had he awaited your arrival at his head-quarters, and read the instructions snd project of a treaty with Mexico, which you were authorized to communicato to him confidentially. ‘The perusal of these documents must have put to flight tho uafounded suspicions in regard to your mission, which soem to have pre-occapied his mind, and influenced his conduct. {Mors coming, (No.2 J the telegraphic operators say.) Sporting Intelligence, Naremirocnes Jocxey Civ» Races —Wednesday, March 1 —Purse $100, mile heats L.J. Wells’ oh. f, by Glencoe, out of Fandango —2y. Ov... : Pendae J. Lacal’s (J. M & by Grey Eagle, dam by Moses—6 y_ 0... . A Lecomte & Cos ch f. Mary Leviathan, dem by Stockholde ‘Time, 1:53 Trursvay, Maich 2--Jockey Club Parse, $200—two mile bouts. A Luoomte & Co's ch. m Ise Turner, by imp. Leviathan, dam by Stocknolder—5y0..... 1 2 1 Wells’ & Caraal’s oh. f, Sauve la Mise, by Glen- ‘coe, out of Arronetta by Bertraud—3 y. 0... ‘ime, 4:15 —4:43-— 4:07 Farvay, March 3—Jockey Club Pures, $300—three uaile heats. A. Lacomte & Co's ch. 0. Galletin, by Wagner, dam by imp. Leviathan— ‘owen, by imp. AY. Oveeses 3 8 4—1: 212 3 cesses walked over, Samu Day Proprietor’s Purse, $100, ontrance added—mile heats. J Meteait’s b g. Fred Kayo—5 y.0.....5 Se i. J. Wells’ ch ¢. Lincoln, by imp Levi 32 out of Atalanta... soare 2 8 Time 2:04 Mowpay, March 6.—furse $—, best three in five— mile heats. J, Lacal’a (J. Metosit’e) b g. Fred Kaye, by Grey Kagle, dam by Mones—6y.0.... 2 1 1 1 Y. J. Wells’ (St. Ann frudhomme’s) ch. f Sauve Ia Mise, by Glencoe, dam by Bei 104 ~ 125 187. Trortina ow tHe Martanie Counse, New Onueans. -Satunvay, March 11, 1848 —Vurse, $75 —eutrance, ten per cent added—two mile heats in harness, Wm. Mish's to g. Arab.. 1a George ¢ Yavin Fan 33 Samuel C. Reed’s ch. g Joum dis. Time, 6:0: Gneat SHootina Marcu.—-Thore has been consider- able excitement in the sporting circles. for several days past; in regard to the great Shooting Mateb between the Louisville and Cincinnati olubs—the former having given a challenge. The trial took place yesterday after- * Rose Cottage’ in Louisville, and the following is the result :— Lovisvinne Ciun Cixersnatr Crun No. of Birds No. of Birds, Buckner, . . 6 Jno.Ganter, . 8 . 8 Fred Ringgold, . 9 + 7 Dr. Spencer,’ . 7 8 Curry, . °* . 6 cS ao oe) 8 Ler oce i: (Ommemy! c0 8 ‘Totalfor Louisville, 42 ‘Total for Cin. Club, 41 The shooting was upon the wing, and each individual had ten shots. Although Cincinnati was beaten, one of Cincinmati’s men, (Ringgold) stands No. | among the snooters.— Cin, Com, March ith A destructive fire occurred 4t Peon Yan, Yates eoua ty, on ths 16th inat , tho lors by which te said to have been $30,000, The property burnt was mvatly insured; but aa the buildings were in the centro of the village, iv is said that the former cecupants wili be obliged to await the erecti.n of new ones before they can ob'ein suitabh stande for their business. Political Intelligence. wa Who Stare Convention —Tho whigs na met in convention on the evening of the nd appointed the following named gentlemen to act as delegates to the whig national convention, to be held at Philadelphis in June, vii Hon. Wm. Brashear, Allen Pierce, Charles M. Conrad, Jr, Felix Esq., Philiy Maher, Esq, B. F. Winchester, , Peters, Erq, Hon. Preston W. Farrar, Hon. O P’. Jack Hon. 8. Prentiss, Hon. G. B. Dancan, Josoph M Wray. eq, J O Pierson, Esq, M. Hurley, Lafayette Saunders, Wma Sparks, Cuthbert Bollitt, and Dr. James Ritchie. During the evening it was resolved that the f Louisiana will heartily support the nominee of the national whig convention. Louisiana Democratic State Convention —A moet ing of the democracy from various portions of the State of Louisiana, assembled at the Hall of Representatives, Naw Ock on the 15th inat., and appointed the following named delegates to’ the Baltimore na- tiooal ‘convention. Firat District—John Sildell, Emile La,Sere, W.H Wilder, P. Augustin Second District — Dr. Crockett, Samuel Locks, Clark Woodruff, W. 8 Kendall, G W. Palfrey, W. K Styles, Edmund Ran- dolph, J. N. Carrigan. ‘Third Distriot—J. ©. Boattte, John KE. Labrauone, T. \1. Williams, James 3, MoFa land, W. C.3_ Ventroas. James J. Pugh, Gustave Leroy, Thomas L. Rendall Fourth Distriot—Auguatin Du- plansier, D, J. Fluker, Dr. FM. Henford, WB. Robert. son, Zenon Ledeau, Jr, Martin G. Penn, Montgomery S'oan, W. K. Cowgill, Felix Huston, 'T. G Davidson. B % Seinmes, Fifth Dirtrict—J. 8. Bryce, P. Berry, Ro- bort Cade, R,L Tonner, W. H, Whittington, 'T. O Moore, W. B. Prescott, B,C Duke, © D. Moulton, L, Vexada, J L Brousrard,D Broussard. Sixth District — R, Esaton, A. Splave, W. F. Griffla, De. Crigton,J L vioore.N. Darling. Geo. Spenosr, R’ J Chambliv, Vi Jones, Wm Perkins, John 8 Gilbert, N. T, Richardson, W. Downs. Gen. Tayton i Texas.—We extract the following from the Austin Democrat —Several gentlemen met in the Senate chamber on Wednesday evening, the 23d uit, and noming‘ed General Zachary Taylor for the Presidency, and passed resolutionshighly complimentary to the old hero, and recommending him to the people of Texas, as an independent, no party candidate, for that high and responsible station. Electora wero also chosen to be supported by the friends of Gen. J, in tho 9 proaching Presidential election, consisting of Gen. J Henderson, Hon. John Caldwell, Gen Wm. L. Casneau, Hon. B. H’ Epperson, and —-—. Detecares TO Baurimone Convention.—At the loco fooo convention held at Concord, Mass, on Wednesday, ¥rederick Robinson, of Charlestown, was chosen dolo- gate to the Baltimore convention,and Bowen Buckman, of Woburn, as substitute. Wuia Mretina ar New Haven,—There is to bo a whig moeting at New Haven this evening, at which ‘Thomas Corwin and R. W. Thompson, ef Ohio, and Dadiey Solden, of this city, aro to address theie politicul rethren. Levi Woopnvay iw Massacnuserts —The demo- cratic convention at Dedham, on Monday, nominated Levi Woodbury for President. ‘THe Disuntonisrs.—The Boston Transcript of the Isth, says:—The champions of ihe petitioners for a dis- solution of the Union had a hearing before tha legislative committos yesterday ‘The ost says:—Mv. Phillipa really made a creditable effort, inteliectually; but we thought he scarcely succeeded in produaing in many of his auditors the conviction that the interests of either the white or colored race would be best consulted by the sacrifice of our glorious Union. Mr W 1, Garriron fol- lowed, but in a few momenta he wes obliged either to speak to the committee or to empty benches; for the audienoe dispersed nn sud lenly as if 4 contribution box had been passed ronod Mr G. was more violent than his friend; & achusetts was more guilty in re- spect to slavery than South Caroliaa or Alabama; call- ed the whiga hypoorites and liars in just about eo many words, and anid other things abeut equally flattering. is closed at a few moments before seven o'clock, where- upon the m og adjourned Tue New Consritution oF Iu1ixo1s —Among other important changes proposed in new conntitution of liinois, is one in relation to the salaries of pubtic officers. 1s outs down the salary of tho Governor trom $2 090 to $1,500; Seoretary aud Treasurer of the State from $1,000 cach to $500; and the pay of mezbers of the legislature from $3 per day to $2 per dey for the first forty days, and $1 per day for the remainder of the sertioa. In- etand of annual dessions of the legisiature, the legislature will meet, under the new constitution, but once in two years ‘Tho democratio convention held at Dedham on Mon- day, nominated Edgar K Whittak.r to fill the vacancy in Congr: ss ocossioned by the death of Mr. Adams Broox.yn.— Francis B. Stryker has been unavimously renominated for Mayor of Brooklyn by the whig conven- tion. Charles J. Taylor, David B. Baylis, Burnet John- son, George W. Prinoe and Nicholas B. Rhodes, ate the whig candidates for supervisors from the drst seven wards. Linerty Party Canpipate.—The liborty party of the 8th congressional district, Massachusetts, besides propounding questions to the whig candidate, have no- minated General Appleton Howe to succeed John Quincy Adam: News rrom THE Care or Goop Horzr.—The Wm. H. Shailer, Captain Holmes, arrived at thia port, this morning, irom the Cape of Good Hope She sailed from Capo Town on the 28th of January, ind has thus made the passage home in the short ru of fitythree days. Her passage out was, we believe, but about sixty days. The Rev Mr. Vinton, of the American Baptist Mission, his wife and two children, Mr. Robert McKenzie, wife and child, Mr. Reod, of Cape ‘Town, and two native Christians, are passengers in the Wm H Shailor. She also has on board two tigers, a badger, andajackall Captain Holmes reports, that the ship Zephyr, of New Bedford, was blown to soa from Cape Town on the 25th of Janusry, while the captain was onshore. She was passed on the 28th by the W. H 8. returning to port By this arrival, copies of the South African (( Town) Advertiser to January 26th, have been rec ‘They are caicfly filled with the details of the pacitication of Cafferland, news of which came by the last steamer from England, and which is of no particular interest hero. The following extract will show how the matter stands “So faras the system on which Cafferland is to be governed, !s explained in tho Governor's proclamations and notices, it wppears that the people are to be ma- naged through their chiefs, and the chiefs are to bold their place and authority direotly from tho Governor of the Colony. The whole country is regarded as con quered, aad the complete sovereignty of it invested in the Queen. Districts or locations are to be grantod to jets with their people, in such a manner as may bo judged moat beneficial for them and mort likely to pro- mote peace and good order. The tenure of there dis- tricts or locations, by the chiefs, will depend on their loyalty to the Queen. Disobedience wiil be sedition; resistance, rebellion; and the punishment, with ovher | wenalties, will be forfeiture, as it isin England aadother ivilized countries. Sevea forts and posts are enume- rated, within British Caffiaria, where a sufficient force will overlook the progress of settlement after the recent storms, and hold in check all r@tiess epirits, till society has etruck its roots more firmly into fixed property and just laws Sir Harry Smith, the governor of the colony, is ona tour in Cafferland, receiving the subjection of the chiv fr. A paper of the 7h states that he has parcelled out Kal- fraria iato counties, named after the counties of Kagland, such as Middlesex, Bodfordshire, &c., and at the mouth of the Buffalo is the rising town of London. The Rev. i, Calderwood has been appointed Civil Commissioner of the Division of Victoria The Kaflies are still com- mitting some acts of aggression, and a number of c: of murder of English turmers are reported As an evidence o! the value of the inland trade, an ac- count is given of the sale at Graham’s Town, of ivory, curiosities, Kc, collvcted by one trader only from the interior. ‘The proceeds of the salo amounted to nearly $15,000, and consisted of over 8000 pounds of ivory, cleven tiger skins, six lion skins, eight rhinoceros horns, & The crops are said to be excellent. The farmers are looking ansiously for an outlet for their superabundant grain crops. The whole number of houses at Cape Town, accord- ing to a directory just published there, is 3.150 Num- ber of inhabitante, 28,765 ao of landed propecty, £1.909,087, ‘The papers complain of a great increase of intem- perance and ® consequent decrease of steady habits, caused by the numerous cavteen shops at Caps Town, for the sale of spirituous liquors. The pa- pers are urging the propriety of increasing the pries of a heute, snd thereby decreasing the evil An account is given of the meeting of Kafr chiefs to | hola talk with the Governor, whien vory closely re sembles those of our government with th« poor Indi ans, One old chief spoke ax follows: —* My advice is, we must bow to the English; we can ficht no longer Our nation is broken up.’’—Boston Traveller, March 22. A Barrisn Ourrace over tug AMERICAN Borper —Che St. Lawrence Mercury gives the following particulars of an outrage which occurred a few days since on American soil, aud within the limits | of thut county :—A man, a stranger of gentlemanly ad- drees and sppearance, was hunted into Hopkinton vil lage Inst Wednesday by a riotous collection of people - dle deiended himself from an actual assuult by threst- ening the mob with pistols, and oo arriving i the midst of ths most public atrect be stopped aud demanded the protection of the law, anu its executive officers against his pursuers, who be alleged were seeking to kidnap and hurry him over the fine into Canada, without warrant or any legal process whatever. Aud although he thus man- ifested his willingness to submit to legal authority, and declared bis innocence ef any crime “worthy of death or ot bonds,” he was basely shot—shot down in the | street like a wild beast, in open day, and in full view of | scores of citizens, who should have protected him with their lives. Nor was this all—after receiving the shot, and while lying upon the ground, weltering im biood, he ‘was pounced npon by his cowardly opponente, and throt tled and cruelly beaten, and it was not until after tho Prisa Swe Garon, Farmer’s Club. Tuxsvay, Mareh 21, 1945.—The upon this, (one of the stipalated the nomination of Judge Livingston to the choir sulsed. ) by Mr Skinner read 9 comuanteation fromthe Hon, D. W. Nall, Senator from Mryland, onthe interminable quas- tion of the potato ror; snowing that his ayatem o° avert- ing the disease, was suoce-afally practieed, and that syn- tom simply consisted: irst, in the planting thres or foar inches deep, and covering with earth fa drills, ehout wightes placing he tubers about one foot apart i . seoondly, xiving the whole mur fice @ cover! straw, from three to four inches in thioknens; ths covering pr ing the growth of waeds aud superseding the necessity of cultivation When this system was not applied. the crop ras unsuecensfal, bat eminently prosperous by the adoption of hin experi mest. An article on draining was read, from the same honorable Senator. Mr. Skinner, who labors under the affliction of almost absolute deafness, upon the ooeasio: of the last meeting, did not reach some obae-vations of Mr. Wakeman, on the subject of the agrioultaral ool- lege, and other incidental remarks, anti he read them in the official o: of the club, He considered that the secretary had misstated bis views, and ho disssoted with no unaparing hand several paipable inconsiaten- cles im the details of the proceedings of the cin, as ex hibited in their ofleial reports, sad published in their organ. Ove pyssage ia Mr Wakeman’s remarks on & previous occasion, appeared to excite the strongest language of dissent from Mr. Skivoer, * that the art of draining lands may hereafter become naconsary;”? and for mors than an hour Mr, Skinner engaged the time of the club in reading from several volumes of the “ Far mers Library,’’ all the evidence that experiance had justified him in combining to show the vaat advantages of the procers. Mr Skinner read a memorial he hed propsend aod printed for the approbation and signatures Of the fwimers, solioitiny #n appropriation to be appiled uader the direction of the State government, for th» establishment of an institution for instruction in Keology, mineralogy, vegetable nad animal physiology, civil enginsering, &c , all caioulated to promote the true glory of the country, by augmenting her volld weslth and power, and showing by ® comparison of grants to military and warlike academies, there was an equal rea- fon, that by schools well organized by gove some increased efficienoy should be commun ext of agriculture ; and that it is at least wise ant te- noficent to pay taxes to advance the great, peaceful and civilizing employment ot agriculture, rather than for promoting improvements in the uss of cannon and the sword. Wir. Skinner, in his private address to the far mors, showed that out of the whole of the farmer's ex- penee for supporting goverament, $80 out of every $100, olleoted vow from the sericultural community by im posts upon what they convume, are, avd have been for luany years, oven in time of peace, expended on account of the militery establish mentsof the republic. Vir #kinner cooupied the best of toe period of ditcussion in reading selected articles on draining Alderman [ail quoted reveral authorities on the subject of agriculture, waieh ha recommended to the attention of agrioulturista, com mencing with Jethro Tull, Dr. Kilfett, Cimothy Ploker- ing, Mr Quinoy, Judge Peters, Jefferrou, Madison, o., © lof which he recommended to the attention and study of farmers, more expecially on the subject of draining \ir, Skinner consider ib had no right, when compored on that par farmers to express a vote of thanks to the Hon Nathan Burechall, who presented the bill for an agricultural col- lege to the State Legislature, #s not expressing the views of the great body of farmers. This produced from Alderman Halla question to Mr, Skinner, as to his views on tho subject of the agricultursi school or college. vir Skinner hesitated to express his viswa, reserving them for another occasion, and ons, he intimated, more extensive ; but being urged by Alderman Hall, he ope: vowed his objections, stating that if the Legisiature suould make any grant for the improvement of the «ei- ence of agriculture, he hoped it would bs devoted to the establishment , of the uormal system ; that would per- collate. in his owa lenguage, through ail the mine. schools of the country, and thereby economically dic reminate that information, praeticaliy, that could react the object, aud save the farmer the onerous expense of sending hie son even to such aschool as Mr Wiliam’ which would require the amount of 600 bushels of corn to pay for his expenses. He concluded by declaring his wish that whatever sums may be ed by the Legis- lature. should be devoted to the normal school. ‘This Drought the proceedings of the day to the hour of ad. journment, aud as Sir. Wakeman was deprived of the opportunity of replying to Mr Skinner’s remarks, the meeting was adjourned to Tusaday next. Mysrerious anp Hitavy Rossery.—A bag, containing two hundred and seveuty-one doub loons, was stolen on Tuesd-y, 6th inst, from the City Bank. under tho following circumstancen : —A relative of the Cashier, who had just arrived from Mexi- co, brought it tothe bank the previous day, for sate keaping, and the Casbier laid ths beg upon the top of the iron oheat, in his private vault, which opens upon @ age-way, one door of whioh leeds into the banking- room, behind the counters,another (1 side door)into the Cashier's room, anda third, opening into the yard — When the Cashier opeued the vault the following mori jag, the bag was still there; but when the owner called for itat 12 o'clock, it had disappeared The Cashier, during that interval, bad nevec left his room, except merely to pass for « few minutes into the banking-room, (hrough the door which communicates between tus two, snd the party who had committed the robbery, could ooly have reached the street, either through the Cash- ior’s room, or through the passage way leading behind the counters, ard of course, in the midst of the tellers and clerks of the bank. [tis impossible he could have ined ingress or egress by the yard, as the latter is noc only very mull, and every part of it under constant view from the windows of the cashier's room but is be- sides, sucrounded on all side#, bys blank wall twenty- five orthirty fest high —N. O. Com Bud 10th inat, Evopement tN Woxcester.—A Botp VILLAIN Auexsrev.—The Worcester Telegraph says,— Gideon Vinsll, a young man of 22 years of age. bailing trom Providence, engaged himself to Mr. Van Alstin, in Worcester, as a dayuerteotypist, and during six days fice jm that ceiling, he introded himself upon the ice of @ young and inexperienced girl, the daughter pectable cirizen, who had occasion to virit tho errean establishment in which he was engaged. uous attentions he so far overcome the # of the girl as to secare frequent incerviews, many of which were clandestine, until hie susible representations won from her an engagement ‘ne parents of the deceived girl remonstrated, plead, (heeatened, but to no purpose. Vinal represented him elf as an womarried man, with promising prospects, and with the consummate art of # fiend persuaded his victim to elope. Accordingiy, on Saturday eventng, the parties in the bowt train for New York. Oa their , they stoy pod to pars the Sabbath, and Vinall, who had been expecting a bundle of clothing from Providence, seat a meneage by telegraph to Mr. Alstin to forward it to him at Norwich by the first train on Monday morning. Tho bundle was received by Mr. A on Sunday, who, finding that Vinail had taken the girl with him, and suspecting that all was not right, ven- ured to open the bundle, wh contained an ansealed note from the real Mrs. Vinall! Mr. Alstia at onco took measures to secure the would-be, if not real, biga- nist, and on enquiry ascertained from # Providonee man Vinali actually bad « wife and child The fact thea communicated to the father of the girl, who sent a telegraphic despatch to Norwich, directing the arrest of »@ scoundrel, which was promptly done, Mr. Vinal) stands a chance to “catch it ” tott Worcester OvrraGrous Arramrt to commit a Rarg.—A negro named Heaory Lawrence, was arrested in Stonington on the 16th inst, for an outrageous assanit upan the person of a respectable young lady, Miss Ellen i. Holines, of Stonington. with an intent to vi person. Miss Holmes, who is about 16 years of age, re- sides with her parents so ‘o wiles from the village of Stonington, and was onher way home, having been to the Pointon a visit to her connections. She states that she met the negro near the “ road meeting house,” 0 called, a short distance from her father's r He accosted her and enquired if a colored mat York, lived in that vicinity. She replied to bim that he lid, and ted out the place. He then left her. Soo fter, as she was turning » point in tho road, the negro seized her and carried her od near by, where he at- sprung from behiad a ro into a growth of young tempted an accomplishment of his fend Her screams, which he endeavored to #1 ot possible by choking her, attracted the attention of a Doty, of Stonington Point, who happened to be passing about that time ina wagon, and he immediately has- tened to discover the casise— before he reached the place, wever, the negro had become alarmed and led Ho ound young girl in a pitiable condition, her head ond face covered with blood, with a bad wound on the side of the head, made by a stone, which the villain had id soized an nied ber with, a panied by threats that he Kill her if she did not submit qnietly to his wishes. The coundrel hos been arresteu and fully N committed for tri The following appears ia they Mauritian of Deceinber 8t The Ariel, tha® arrived from Tamative on Sunday last, brings news from Madagascar which givas little hope of a re-opening of the trade there. On the 16th November the queen as- sombled a number of her principal subjects, and it was agreed that the ports should be open for commerce with Europeans only on condition th British and French governments should pay an ind y of $100,000, and confess they were wrong. ‘The skuils of those who fell in tho attack on Tama- tave, still disgrace the shores on new poles. : It was also said thot 18,C00 men hod been sent to in- vade the West Territory. We have already saidit is in that direction that the two governments should direct theic efforts and open a trade over which the queen could have no control —where oxen ere abundant, and the peo- ple readily dispo' oopen relations with powers that could give them assistance: resist the invasions of tho obstionte and rapacious Queen Ranavaloua Mapacascar.— em: Trane To Santa Fx. —This tiade is every year becoming incre important to our city, and this rival on the ground of the respectable and worthy D: Sprague, that the wounded man could be released from | their bands. r carrying him into a tavern and liy- ing him bruised and bloody upon a b his wound was exsmined.. It was found that ‘his right knoe was dread- | fally mangled, and that in ali probability azaputation of | the limb or death would be the resuit And now for the | first time, inquiries were made as to what crime this man | had been. guiliy of committing, aud it was learned with | astonishment that he owed some Montreal rebants > and brokers more than he could pay | Sin H. Smita has parcelled out British Kaftraria into counties, named after the counties of England, as Middlesex, Bedfordshire, C , &o. The Rev. HOC wood has been eppointed Civjl Commissioner of the Division of Victoria. yoar, Wo beliove traders bave, by inepeotion, asverteimod tbat they can supply themselves here with advantage Ths Meeara. Leiteendortfer have shipped their goods to will Kansas Innding, by which they ravel sers Webb & Doan Jers, 4s in company with the first-mamed geutiemen, and wo eara that through the application of Mr. Beuton, tho united company have been permitted to take » howliser with them from the fort, to protect them from tbe ma- rauding gangs of Indians and Mex.cans now jnfesting (be ghbornood of the route te Saata Fe, St, Lowis Re thie, March 14 ve forty mules of atend travel- The packet boats have commenced their regular tri) between Harrisburg oud Ficesburg, and alro up ua quehanna division and West Branch,