From the New York PlebeiThe Retnmds Movement nfWiii- -land streams for the transportation of their surplussilenced by the battle of San Jacinto ; after which

labor, wiH not submit to the operation of unequal Whiir I.AM linn. fi Anevent the principal powers of the world recognizedTeias as an indeoendent State. There is. then, t laws. The cotton planter on the south-weste- rn The Prssulm-itia- l vnt. in 1A40 tvi,:i ,

no maion for th onnition now made bv Mexico boundarv. within the United States, will not con- -r Whirr alniw f UR QAR 1

"Ci

soiled to by him poetry and flourish are

left for those who wish lo tickle the imag-

ination while he contents himself withsound and convincing argument, plainly

but forcibly put forth ; and he never loos-

es sight for a moment of the point in issue.! Since he has accepted the speaker's

From tht Syracuse (A'. F.) Young Hickory.

JAMES K. POLLReasons why he should be supported by

all truefriends of law, order, mo-

rality, and democracy.He is a man of irreproachable moral

character, and contrasts in that respect

to the annexation of Texas to the United States tribute to the enforcement of the laws, the effectSouth Carolina. Since then the Staulections have exhibited a successionTtimnnnliff 17 1 f t ftPI tia

of which makes his labor less than thatnone founded on any just claim to the territory or profitablethe loyalty of the citizens of Texas. of his neighbor in Texas : and what is true of cot--

We are then brought to the unembarrassed ques-- ton will be true of all other agricultural products,tion ; is it right fcr us to possess Texas on the rea- - We know that at present, in tht United States, the

sonable terms proposed by her ? Is it a step ne-- force of this principle is so strong as to compel us

cessary to our safety and prosperity ? I say it is, to put low duties on many ai tides which wouldand as you have requested my reasons, I will brief-- be otherwise heavily taxed.

chair, his efforts have been untiring to perWilli me njiiE unuuiuoii,! .. , i The following table will show the

eral loss, and the Democratic gain, in ,

States. The result is combed fromHe is not loaded down with the guilt ot lect nimsen 111 P"' f T. l.L

oplished, like administer it with impartiality i auu v..cmurder, meditated or4y state them. I know that many of our citizens suppose he presides over the ueiioerauons wi thentic sources, and refers to ihe most

House with all the dignity due the situaThat territory is represented by Mr. Thompson that the annexation of iexas will be injuriousaud other eentlemen of character who have the because it will add to the quantity of valuable CCIIl C1CUUUII lll UVTCIIIUi III Oi

m. l- - .1 ... Wlalmeans of judging correctly, as possessing some of lands in the market, and may be the means of l ney snow conclusively mat vvi;

i a nrnirrasainir Jinplrll'nrri srwl . I.age finest lands in the world. In soil, climate and inducing- the removal oi many of our slaves to19 JJl fgl VESII'g uu, otiu llJillproductions, it is said to surpass the Floridas, and that favored region. I grant that this is true jnew trial seems to increase their 9DPHto equal Louisiana and Mississippi. As a portion to some extent ; but does it not increase the

tion of presiding officer over the represen-

tatives of a great and free people, there is

mingled with his manners a plain, unos-

tentatious bearing which does honor to

himself, and is in keeping with the true

principles of a republican government.This pharisaical pride which exclaims

I :Uil, So ill. rlrV ion

No candid man, be he Whig or DemrWof our confederacy, then, will it not benefit us in arguments in favor of annexation ? If 1 exas

the whig candidate.No widow and orphans weep the loss

of a husband and father, slain under hiscounsels, as in the case of Cilley and thewhig candidate,

The gamiug table hat not seen him rob-

bing his infatuated or half-intoxicat-edfello-

w-man of his money or his property, as

it has the whig candidate.The brothel has never resounded with

the noise of his profligate mirth and ob-

scene jest, as in the case of the whig can

the same manner that the States just mentioned has au advantage in cheapness of land salubri- - can examine the figures without formingconclusion mai nenry iay, and all V

ana ine oiner new states have done l Have not ty of climate and convenience oi navigation,these States contributed to the wealth, safety and over our southern States, is it not better forprosperity of the other portions of the confederacy 1 the citizens of the United State9 to possess Federal measures, are doomed to a defc

for which there will be no parallel in Smer party triumphs.

Have they not furnished homes for thousands and this advantage than surrender it to the citizensthousands of happy and free people engaged in 0f Eiir0p0? In the hands of Great Britainthe noble pursuit of agriculture, and have not the thj8 advantage will be improved, as we haveproducts of this agriculture, exchanged in our own se00j t0 break up our manufacturers and les--and foreign markets, given healthful employment sen our capacity l0 compete with her in the

M ASSACHt SETTS.Whig majority in 1840didate. 20930

our eyrie uunucm m 1

belongs not to James K. Polk ; he is a

democrat in principle and in practice, and

every man who has had any personal in-

tercourse with him, will agree with the

writer hereof in the opinion, that honestyof purpose, uprightness of principle, and

an exalted sense of moral responsibility,

1843365)He is not chargeable with the crimes of

inWhig lossMAINE.

violating ihe constitution and his oath, byacting in a legislative body, with a perfectconciousness that he had not the constitu-

tional qualifications, as did the whig can

Whig maiority in 1840Dem. 1844

w our manufacturing ami navigating interests, ana supply of other markets wd in the carryingto the various mechan.cal arts ! Unless the mea-- Jn other WOfd wffl not Texa,, wt ofTmt?'. 3 18 dfe from that our Union be a more formidable competitor

SiyfaM. to other impossible to h w fa,

? The irQn amj CQalresist the conclusion, that it will be promoted by . Pennsylvania, Oh i u Ken-self-evide- nt

the annexation of Texas. This conclusion I deem eSon8 Vugxmz,tucky and Tennessee, if she is in the Union,

Rnt will find a market there so will the Lowellgreat as are the advantages of annexationin the enuir.mn --hJ.K ,;? Z in. and other cotton manufactures of the Norta At

800

8811

- ""iwi i li-ui- v vvy vvj. ... i i .. i c tt rni ... nnm.dustrial pursuits advantages in which all sections ian"c ia ou.r S00; 4 ?t Vn"ir,,7

Whig lossVERMONT.

Whig majority in 184UM 1844 about

Whig lossRHODE ISLAND.

are the beacon lights which guide his course

across the ocean of existence.He was elected speaker, it is true by

a party vote, and is, as the speaker of theAmerican House of Representatives mustalways necessarily be, a party man ; and,

under the peculiar circumstances of hiselection, the place, during the first sessionwhich he filled it, was rendered as embar

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oi me union will participate they are not so lm-- w w" wv hmv. .

portent as the security which Texas in a military mense Power of our ,nland trade' e sety

didate in the Senate of the United States.He has not violated constitutions and

oaths of office, by attempting to kill mem-

bers of the legislative bodies for wordsspoken in debate, as in the case of H.Marshall and John Randolph, as did thewhig candidate.

He has not been the first to provokethe violation of a law to suppress duel

Whig majority in 1840

point oi view otters us. It is in this aspect of the wwcihwb,wo mo owuc -.

question that I shudder when I look at the course wealth, will find employment in Texas, if sheof the newspaper press opposed to annexation, and ls ln the Union. If she is out of the Union,read the speeches of many public men who, ab- - British policy may monopolize all these ad 1741

sorbed m the effort to make a President, seem to vantages.care nothing for the intrigues of Great Britain to We are also told by some who protess 10

rassed as possible. Questions oforder weremultiplied upon him, rnd he was calledupon to give constructions to the lex par- -

defeat our true policy. speak on behalf of the sugar planters in Lou--sat

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Whig lossCONNECTICUT.

Whig mojority in 18401843

Whig lossNEW YORK.

Whig majority in 1S40

We have labored many years to free the States lsiana that Texas must not come into thecomposing our Union of the Indian population Union, for, if she does, their lands are madewithin our limits, and may be said to have just less valuable, and the price of sugar will fall.

liamentaria upon every question where,

From the N. T. Tribune.

THE EAGLES OF COLUMBU.A NATIONAL SONG. by the "peasant bao.m

f.The Eagles of Columbia 1

How gallantly they fly,With vengeance in their awful swoop,

Witd lightning in their eye !

When perched upon our standard brightAbove our stripes and stars.

They shall wave o'er the braveIn tUe thunder-stor- m of Mars.

II.The colors of Columbia ?

Her son who roams the earth,Tho' frozen at the icy pole,

Or scorched on Cancer's hearth,Shall look upon them, and forget a

His sufferings and woes,For they wave o'er the brave

Where the breeze of ocean blows.

in.The soldier, ere the signal flies

Along the waiting line,Beholds his country's bird with pride

And kindles at the shrine !

Resolved thro' blood and carnage direTo bear it safely, for

It shall wave o'er the braveIn the sulphur cloud of war.

IV.The sailor, ere the foeman strikes,

Aloft shall glance hie eyeTo where, fast nailed for victory,

Columbia's pennons fly ;

And when the vollied thunder breaks,Forth ushering death and wo,

They shall wave o'er the braveOn the gory decks below.

v.When Peace, with all her smiling train.

Moves gently thro' the land,And patriots to their homes retire

And sheath the glittering brandVictoriously our Eagles fly

When war's commotions cease ;They shall wave o'er the brave

In the stilling beams of Peace.Gill, Mass., Aug. 19, 1844.

From the Baltimore Sun.THE fiABBATH,

Hark 1 the temple's solemn chime f

Tis the Holy Sabbath time,""Pis the day forever blestAs the christian's time for rest.Hark ! the gentle invitationTo repose and adoration !

Something in the Sabbath tollSoothes the mind and wins the soul ;

Telling men of Heaven's care.And attuning hearts to prayer.

Hark ! the sounds go up to Heaven,Whence came down the precious leaven,E'en as happy earth should trySongs response to the sky.Softer seem the winds to blow,Calmer seems the earth to grow,Balmier the breath of day,Holier the sunny ray,Brighter seemed the arched skies,As the sounds of prayer arise !

'Tis the rapt and solemn pauseOf the Great First guiding Cause L

Who from mighty labor staid,When the beauteous world was made.When the land, in verdant pride,Pose the waters to divide.When the light broke at The Word'And first life in Eden stirred,Then He spoke as there he stood,

It is done, and it is good !"

Holy Sabbath ! Let us prayNew leturnings of the day,From the ills of carking care,Saddened thought and dark despair.Mortal things that fret the soul'Till it sinks in their control,From the blight of stubborn will,Holy Sabbath save us still !

Hark ! the temple's solemn chime !

'Tis the Holy Sabbath time !

by possibility, a question could be started.succeeded in the accomplishment of this humane If the fact were so, does it follow that an ar- -

He passed through the trial, however, withpolicy. These Indians are now placed on our gument is thereby afforded for the rejection ofhonor to himself and with satisfaction towestern frontier, and m a territory favorable to Texas This wonld onlv prove to the vast

ing, voted for by himself, like the whigcandidate.

He has not, like Henry Clay, been putunder bends to prevent his headlong pas-

sions rushing him into the penitentiary,under a law passed with theaid of his ownvote.

He has not, like Henry Clay, abusedthe frontier settlers as "a lawless rabble,"no better than thieves, pirates, and robbers,denying them the privilege of buying wil

Dem. " 1842those who elected him ; and his urbanitytheir gradual civilization and protection, against number of the consumers of sugar that Texas

the infusion of influences hostile to them and to ouoht to be added to the Union. But it is and gentlemanly bearing was such, as to 35272us. At present they are not accessible to British probable that the price of sugar w ould fall?fi.,. . iL. a I , , 1 . . . . . m w disarm even his opponents of their rancorumiucukv, eAuvpi uu me nonaern Dounoary line, vve know that the production ot Louisiana is

Is it not apparent, however, that the whole of our now so limited, that the large protective duty 343Though, at times, Colonel Polk mayappear to K;s political opponents to be go

Whig lossPENNSYLVANIA.

Whig majority in 1840Dem. " 1841

Whig lossDELAWARE.

Whig majority in 18401842

verned by party feelings in the course hei.vjr in irpta.t iu mcir tiviuzauon, wui ue extended to it has, thus tar, not diminisnea

thwarted if any foreign power acquires control the reVenue from this article:; and we alsoover Texas. The line between Texas and these know, that the lands of Texas could not beIndians extends some thousands of miles and com- - 5rought into cultivation for many yeaTS. Somunicates with Oregon m the most direct and ,uf ?i, nkoKii;, a tkot Snr in Tpraa.

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pursues in discharging the duties of speakderness lands which they have, by hardwork, made to blossom as the rose,"while willing to aid profligate debtors in er, I do not believe any consideration

practicable route to the great river of that territory. i a -- a ut fnntinn- - with mum would tempt him, intentionally, to swervewiping out all their debts by a bankruptone hair's breadth from what he honestly ton

rexas, therefore, in hostile , hands, could feed and far moreand other agricultllral productions,

OZTth a? advantageoul to the United States if in thesame time Louisianaagainst 1T .? . r:. t. uarn,a

law.He has not, like Henry Clay, refused believed to be his duty; be the consequen

ces what they may, ho will ever be ioundand Arkansas, and by conjunction with the In- - ?u Ylu If Lou- -confidentdians could make inroads on every western State feel sugar plantersisiana w.ll repel the imputation that, on ac--to the lakes. An army thus employed, seconded

w. ;,:,. f .u iu count of a possible competitor being raised up

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to the poor Irishman or German, or otheremigrants from the Old World, the privi-lege of making a lot of waste land valuable

pursuing that course which he thinks willresult most honorably to his country."

- . . 67 ' I ' I " w Umw Mtil inni tft .Ad thoT f'H rwould put the whole west in a blaze, and cause us 1,1 ",ov ai vv.l,,,j8 , , a pk by his labor, and buying it at government

12594price ; nor, like the same profligate statesmore injury in blood and money m six months, couuiry pasa uno hic uuu u. s.-u- u.

buar planter wants security for his negrothan years ofpeace could atone for.Ridi and Poor.

It may fare hardly, perhaps, with someman, would he permit foreign lords toThfi Bnaarmna .tatPsmn nf Tno-l'inr- l nnr. property, SiaDUliy IOr WO UniOll, aim lliucuoi,- -

Whig lossMARYLAND.

Whig majority in 1840

Whig lossNORTH CAROLINA.

Whig majority in 1840M " 1844, about

Whig lossGEORGIA.

Whig majority in 1840" - 1843

WThig lossKENTUCKY.

Whig majority in 18401844

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9594Durchase all the bank and corporation"force dence for his whole country. To gain this,stand much better than we do the of the .I il 1 l 'J IaT

of the former by and bye, but on thisearth, or at least this portion of it so long

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military considerations I am here suggesting : and ne win maue ine same sacrince, 11 necessary, gg jn country, and become the ownhence, you will find that no pecuniary obligations that the other great interests would make. j nat,onai bank to control the valu. t881as it remains under Whig dominion it isewin ue ueciiieu uy tiiwui iou irreai. hi ursvtiii im; .w, .u.u.v.. j , - j on the whole a very comfortable thing totoof property and the wages of laborannexation to this r.onntrv. Thf siipks of our aCCOrainff 10 fflV View 01 ins sunieci. All wie, - " C3 y -

interests and all the sections of our Union, in keep the moneys of the treasury, corrupt be rich. Witness, for example, the trulypaternal solicitude for their interests, inpublic men, and govern the government.stead of having sacrifices to make, will only

have benefits to enjoy.

free system, its capacity to secure order, to pro-promo- te

the progress of the arts and sciences, andto stimulate the energies of our nature to a pointfar higher than any yet attained under the formsof government in the old world, is alarming to the

contradistinction from those of the greatHe has none of the haughty contemptThere are many other aspects in which itcan be made manifest that England will in for the laboring millions, which wt.nld in-

duce him, like Henry Clay, to sink the loeajure the United States if it is rejected. Butadvocates of monarchy. The further progress of wniffTENNESSEE.our principles will be a demonstration which the wnite wonting man beio'v tne negro

popular mind throughout the world cannot misthey are too obvious to bring to your notice.--Ta- ke

those already noted take the questionas it stands the indisposition of the United slaves.take, and opposition to these principles is there

fore a necessary part of European policy ; and itwould be as short sighted for us to take for gran

He has not, like Henry Clay, when in-

structed by his constituents lo give a volefor a President, or for the repeal or pas

mass of the laboring poor, exhibited in thearrangement of the provisions of the pre-sent tariff. We trust that while so well"taken care off'7 by the polite attentionsof a government that "knows how to treata gentleman as a gentleman," they willnot forget their reciprocal duty of them-selves "taking care of the poor." Thefollowing comparative view of the differ-ent rules of taxation applied by Whig le-

gislation to the "upper" and "lower class-es," may not be new to our readers, as it

ted that a different feeling will control their policy,as it would be for one of our navigators to embark

Whig majority in 1840" " 1843

Whig lossOHIO.

Whig majority in 18401842

Whig lossINDIANA.

Whig majority in 1840Dem. " 1844, about

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sage of a law, set himself up as their mason the ocean without chart or needle, to aid himin weathering storms and preventing shipwreck ter, haughtily answered will not,'' and

insulted them with imputations of 'crueltySo settled do I consider thjs antagonistic featureof monarchy and republicanism, in the present and inhumanity,7 for making the requeststate of the world, that I would feel safe in infer

States to profit by them is the most remarka-ble event that has occurred in history. Nonation, under similar circumstances, has com-

mitted such error. If there be patriotism inthe effort to increase the wealth and happinesscf all classes in our society to diffuse theblessings of equal laws, and a just govern-ment if there be love in the spirit which findsin this free land of ours the means to spreadthe light of the gospel, and to teach fallenman throughout the world how he may reco-

ver his right to civil and religious liberty itseems to me that all!this patriotism all thisphilanthropy all this religion appeals tous in favor of the addition of Texas to ourUnion.

But it has been asked, not by you, but by

ring what our course ought to be in reference to He has not, like Henry Clay, gotten upa scheme to destroy a prominent rivalthis measure of such vital national interest, by

finding out what was the course of Great Britain. refused to make himself publicly responsihas been for some time going the roundsof the democratic pree hefore the Newssprang into existence; but we are saiistiedthat none of our readers will find fault with

Their position herv as it has been generally hereto ble for matters which he was privately inWhig loss

MICHIGAN.Whig maiority in 1840Dei"- - " 1844, about

fore, will be found to be directly opposite to ours

From the Nashville Union.Another Letter from Gen. Jackson on the

Texas Question.Hermitage, August 28, 1844.

But why should I press upon you further views culcating far and wide to his injury beendenounced and defied by him as an in-

triguer, who dared not put his name toof the paramount importance of Texas to the Um its production : N. Y. News.

INDUSTRY REWARDED. 7809ted States on the score of safety ' Every mindDr.An Sib : I am in possession of your note ofconversant with the operations of war, and withihe 27th inst., and, although greatly enfeebled by

Whig lossMISSISSIPPI.

Whig majority in 1840Dem. " 1841

others, if these cogent reasons exist, why didthev not influence me when I was President 1the excessive warm weather of this month, shall the causes which give military ascendency, must

see from a glance at our map, that such a genius 5303endeavor, to reply to it.

as Wellingson's or Napoleon's, sustained by naThe more I have reflected on the policy of an

imputed slanders, which he was not toohonorable to propagate ; and then with aview to his personal aggrandizement, rushinto his arms, as Mr. Clay did into thoseof Mr. Adams, and make common causewith him against old friends, and in sup

nexing Texas to the Uniied States, the more de

per cent.The rich man's spice, 40 to 75The manufacturer's wool, 5The Alderman's spices, 40 to 77Gems and Pearls for the ladies, 8Gentlemen's neckcloths, 30 to 78Gold safety chains for the exquisite, 20Sweetmeats, &c. for tea table, 25Gold trinkets for the ball room, 8

val armaments on the Gulf of Mexico., and onthe lakes, and ia possession of Texas, with a verycided is my conviction, that since the establishment

Whig loss 48 It

The following will show in a conder.aed fora

the loss in each State, and the total loss in the 111

States :of the Federal Constitution, no question has arisen

My answer is, that at that time the people otTexas had existed as a separate sovereigntyhut a few months before the close of my ad-

ministration, and were then at war with Mex-

ico, not claiming the benefits of the treaty of1803, and not objecting to the cession of theTerritory of Old Spain in lbl9. The Inde-

pendence of Texas was recognized the lastday.. .

of my administration..

I was not respon--j. t 1 1! 1 1 1

of so great importance to the welfare and safety of

small force on land, could, m one campaign, paral-yze one half of our Union, deprive us of Oregon,and produce scenes of servile insurrection andmassacre, that humauity would shudder to de

tne people ot tne United btates. It seems to me port of principles he had repudiated anddenounced.

Mi. Polk was the steadfast friend ofthat in this instance, as in the Revolution and ourlast war with Great Britain, kind Providence still scribe. This is no fancy sketch no chimera of

the imagination, to frighten women and children.T .1 y y

interposes to help 0n our efforts in the cause o:

MassachusettsMaineVermontRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkPennsylvaniaDelaware

sible tor the policy wnicn oisroemoereu inaiand to give us the necessary guar

Forcelam and China ware for show, 30Games for luxury, and silks and ri-

bands to promote bankruptcy, 23 to 30Coach lace for the man in his gilded

conch, 35Feathars and artificial flowers, 35Fans for lolling effeminacy, 25

Territory, and had no power to remedy theGeneral Jackson and the measures of hisadministration, while Mr. Clay was hisbitter and unrelenting enemy.

it is ine natural operation oi cause and enect in-

evitable and irresistable.Give Texas and Oregon to Great Britain, and

anty lor our independence.Under the treaty of 1803, by which Mr. Joflfer consequences of that dismemberment, it was

son obtained Louisiana from Franca, the people of my duty to be just to both Mexico ana 1 exas,and keep the United States from becoming a

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party to their quarrel. 1 his auiy was laun--

she will have more territory on this continent thanthe United States. She will surround us from ournortheast corner to our southeast corner. Leav-ing no outlet to us by land, we shall be literallyembraced in her potent grasp, and open to herinvasion by sea and land, at every point of theUnion.

fully performed. JNo interterence on the partNeedles for embroidery, &c. 30Thread, and gold, and silver laces for

tinselled vanity, 15Diamonds and the cameo for the loun

From the Dedham (Mass.) Democrat.Our Candidate for President.

We occasionally run upon an article onthe merits of Governor Polk, penned by

of this Government was encouraged or coun

that country acquired the right to incorporation inour Union as ample and complete as that possess-ed by the original States and their territories, andall the corresponding ri hts of citizenship and pro-tection. In the treaty, therefore, of 1819, by whichthe people of Louisiana, west of the Sabine, weredeprived of the guarantees of the treaty of 1803,

MarylandNorth CarolinaGeorgiaKentuckyTennesaeaOhioIndianaMichigan

tenanced. The brave Texas trops, acting

And yet we are told by leading politicians ofgers about town, 7

Cosmetics and perfumery for toilet, 25Paints and essences for decayed beau-

ty and faded virtue, 15 to 25the day, that the project of annexation is a mere

for themselves, terminated at St. Jacinto theircontest for liberty, and then settled their titleand claim to independence. From that periodto this our relations to them have been chang-ed, and the question of the proposed connec-tion with them has now ceased to be embar

ible blown for a political purpose, to put down Mississippia serious question arises whether this governmentcan dismember its territory and disfranchise its cit-izens without their consent, and, in the case ofTexas, without the consent of France, But leav-ing out of view this solemn question, and looking

.only at the consequences which have followed the

Tolal Joss in 17 States

some impartial observer of him, whichmust have weight with many an honestmind.

We now append to this an article cutfrom the American Traveller of July 10,1838, a paper whose sympathies are allwith the Clay party. The article appear-ed at first in the New York Mirror, and

ouc leader and put up another ; and this too onthe face of assurances that reach us every daywhich tells us that England holds in her hands aguarantee of peace to Texas, if she will only with- -1 1 1 .l

Friends of Henry Clay, take a glance

Costly wines for the civie feast, 50 to 93Sardines preserved for the few, 20Condiments to stimulate the pallid

appetites of retired affluence, 30Billet-deu- x and fancy paper for biped

butterflies, on

at the abort and let us know what yuaraw me proposition oi union wim us. l amtreaty of 1819, it is wonderful that the course of

rassed by the designs or expectations of Mex-ico.

The dismemberment of our territory in 1819,by the failure to execute the guaranty in thetreaty of 1803, has but rcently attracted pub-li- c

attention. But it has been silently operat

proud to see that my friends throughout the Union think of your prospect. We tell

that rtiir rnnrlidatA will Kv 900.0(H) Wevents such as to enable us to repair the errorsof that treaty, at the same time that we avoid do-- are treating these foreign menaces as America

inir wrong to other powers, either on this or th should who love their country, and are determin- - ioritV of tlifi nnnnlnr vntn and flt leastSilk mbes and embroidery, 20 to 30For the manufacturer's use, 170 enu-

merated articles. IS tn Ocontinent of Europe. to stand by it in all emergencies without regard J J I I ,

out of the 26 States. But don't be Nfing, and ts now exercising a great and mo-

mentous influence on our system of GovernThe people ef Texas have maintained their sep-- 10

existence, and, after vears of battle and toil. Let us next see, in answer to your third, fourth I i.n ; 1 .Vnre 10

the writer cf it was evidently not a politi-cal friend. Read it candidly :

" Hon. Jamss K. Polk, of Tenkbishl.The speaker of the House is, consider-

ing the high st? ion he occupies, a youngman ; his age is between forty and fortv-fiv- e.

In his person he is rather snare.

cueu, you snail nave anoiper1848, though you may be beaten wcr2.

ment. It Sas been thus with most of thf cau-

ses that have produced changes in human af

IDLENESS REPROVET

Te poor mau's salt, lOff to 170The farmer's cloth, 40The ploughman's spice, 114 to 150

A western editor, who is an old aC'lfairs unforseen perhaps hardly noticed inthe beginning-bu- t not the less potent in the

lor. savs we never narpresult alter the lapse of time when connected --J B Ml

r.lr. mm',A n 4 ". I l.,l 'All 01'with a vital principle. May we not trust that. - - - -f ,

and about five feet nine inches in height. gdtiiig uiutiicu tin 111 we aiieuucuthis mistake of our Statesman in 1819, has

have achieved their freedom and independence. j an1 nftn inquiries, what would be the probableAnd without a stain on their character, without vi-- effect of the determination of Texas to accept thedating obligations with Mexico or other foreign

' guarantee of monarchial powers. A Treaty ofwould be the first result, and the basispowers, with no restraint on their sovereignty oth--1 commerce

er than that which has been imposed by their God, ?f treatJ wou,1 one of reciprocal benefit,they again come back to us, and tell us that al- - 'n me exchange of the raw productions of Texasthough the guarantees of the treaty of 1803 have for me manufactured articles of those powers,been withdrawn from them, they are yet willing to J England would aim at once to destroy the man-embra- ce

them. And the question is, what shall ufacturing interest of this country in competitionwe say to them in reply ? j vith her ; to do this, she would be the gainer by

But before answering this question, let us see if opening her ports to Texas and Texas in herMexico has any right to the territory of Texas, or turn, first anxious for the payment of her nationalany cause for resisting the extension to the citi- - debt, would so adjust her revenue laws as to give

bachelor's funeral. God errant tb3tbeen ordered by a wise providence, as a lessonfor us never hereafter to dismember any por

Booiees ana snoes, 40Workingman's shirt, 90 to 150Iron drag-chai-ns for the woodman, 175Sugar and molasses to sweeten the

food of necessity, 65 to 170Common glassware for use, 152 to 389Beef and pork, for necessity, and

latter end may not be like his'tion ot our territory, or permit, under any circumstances, a foreign power to acquire a foot

nanneis to promote health, 40 to 120

His hair is dark, with a slight sprinklingof gray about the temples. His counte-nance is very expressive, and, except whensomething occurs to disturb hit equanimi-ty, is indicative of good nature, and veryoften lighted up by a smile. His eyes arebright and searching, and an excitementwithin is more visible through them thanthrough those of almost any individual

Morality of fVhiggery. H&ry W 1

hopeful nephew, Cassias M. Cy JJadded the following principle to the

code of ethics : o" No man, after the next

plprtinn almiilfl ho (leomod fit In rule o

Bockings and baizes,sens of Texas of the guarantees of citizenship as the greatest possible stimulus to the culture of herintended in the treaty of 1803. When did Mex-- cotton and tobacco, and the development ofall her

55 to 60

30 to 9060 to 70ico acquire any title to the territory of Texas 1 agricultural resources. Thus her debt would soon

The title of France was conveyed to us, and that be paid, and her prosperity would then be acceler

hold on our tree soil.I have thus, my friend, delineated as rapid-

ly and truly as I could, the views I take of thequestion of annexation. I shal' probably notbe alive to witness the consummation of anyof my anticipations, but I have the consolationof knowing that I have contributed what Icould to guard my country against the dangerof yielding to the suggestions of those who ad-

vocate the policy aimed at by Great Britain.I remain, as usual, your friend,

Muse Dawson, Esq' Andrew Jackson.

a r naMMMh nannlo iv Urt akall violate !

title was thep recognized by all the civilized world ated by the double force of European aid and do--

Bags and cotton bagging for theplanter and producer,

Pins for absolute necessity,Brass kettles for the kitchen,Cordage and tarred rope for the

weather-beate- n marriner,Iron and steel for the industrious

and useful artizan,Hard soap for the poor man,Paints and oils for mechanics,Barley for rural. small beer,ww b

holding slaves, the only two prinC,P,J

u:u tit. Um nr reP0 .

as the only good one. JJid we convey it to Mx- - mestic pride unembarrassed on the one hand byico 1 We did not. We conveyed it to old Spai n, high duties, upheld on the other by the deep-sea-t-

and she did not convey k to Mexico. How, then, ed determination of the European powers to crip-- uuuil which ciiiici tin isiiaunj v. -

a j .1-- - --V u;iot)B

48

66 to ISO

75 to 10051

49 to 100320

77

does Mexico derive her title ? She prete&ds to pie the United States and scatter among them the canism can aianu use ieai 01 ",w"scrutiny for a single moment."weds of discord and jealously.

Among other disadvantages resulting to us fromPost up the Books. Among those whjsuch a treaty between England and Texas, would

within my knowledge. As a debator onthe fl oor of the House, he always acquit-ted himself well; energy and quickness ofapprehension are his characteristics, and,as the chairman of the Committee of Waysand Means, he had ample opportunity tocall all his efforts into requisition. Anysubject which he undertakes to investigate,he enters into with all his powers ; and itjs never left until sifted to the bottom. Indebating, rhetorical figures are seldom re- -

renounced Whicflrerv since 1840. are the

none except what results from the confederationwhich was formed in 1824, and founded on revo-lution, in whtfh compact Texas expressly stipula-ted that her separate sovereignty was retained.The overthrow of that confederation or compactby military force gives Mexico no title to the terri-tory, unless she can show that she has conquered

be the necessity to establish, on that extensive frontier such police as would prevent smuggling ami viz: One President of the United Sutrt

members of his cabinet, two or three le jjt .

j' What is Dorr imprisoned for '"askedan English gentleman, who came over in the Hi-hern-ia,

of a staunch Democrat of this city, onWednesday.

u For high treason to King George U, of GreatBritain," was the prompt and true reply.

Boston Time:.

enforce our revenue laws. Could this be done 1

finvpmnrs aovml Wttitr fTrtnoressmen, 11 ,.,.(

Herrings, dried, for the million,Condiments to give zest and relish

to the frugal meal,Medium and foolscap paper,Sailors' fustian jackets, &c.,For farmers and mechanics' use

270 enumerated articlss,

25 to 19097

97 to 160All experience answers, no it cannot be done,Border citizens, having the same interests in trade,one and if we examine the claim on the score of rison electors in 1840, Whig legislator J

conquest, it is notoriously unjust. Thai chim was following the same pursuits, using the tame in DUEnoer, ana a nose oi r uig uiw - p.30 to 389 Clay and Tippecanoe Clubs, &c, fte.