The Greensborough patriot [December 21, 1844]

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VOLUME VI. GREENSBOKOUGiJ, NORTH-CAROLINA, DECEMBER 21, 1844. NUMBER 38.
IJublisljci) lUcckln
BV 8WA1M fc 8HEBW0DD,
PnirK.TiiRBittoLi.iiii ivmn,
*>• St.JO, ir run *n.iM ni OD^ri MTta mi D»TB
tmnini; thrili^iinctivi- features of ihi'M.K.Churrh,, Nlnnd, imiuoliiiuly Oppotit* Fort tljinillon—ihi
shall Mill tic on ihe Snuih siilo. Compelled liy
cjrcumfttanct'4 which could nciihcr be allwialcd
or controHfi!,—which neither the errtrciuies of
kindness or the force of truth could succussfttfly
Tesist,—we henitated not to decide on brine for-crer
teparnte from ihow whom we not only es-
Pttiluro on ill- [-Bit of miv .*U«*OIU.T U oiiW ■ -Wonlia- teemed but love. Uetier fnr that we should suf-tun.
N- wiiliiM (lie *uh
ilii-.iijvp .»f hi- trfah t» mtinne the p.,
ADVBRTIHBMBXT8
UMH.I1 at Ihr rut.- u( .».- .lolUr |«r nqtisrc. (fliWn
IfitM,) fi»r tli.- Rial week, « M Uwryflwi emu IM mn
•-•Mitinuanrr. A Hoarol dateftfaat itll-.w.-.l in f;i»or .it
.!,<•»• «h.» advrrtiw h. th* i>u m,, or for a bmrrr pa-riot.. lftera *n,» pw>p»i *• sW awOred that it it the
| mind of our |>eo|>Ie and preachpre full)* u> susuin
the action of the Southern and Souili\re*lrrn DM*
orates as act furth in the Declaration and l'rotc!>i:
| and therefore,
1. Reaotvtit, Thru the time has come for the
Ministers of the M. I'.. Church in the klave-hold-j
i!i:; States to refuse to net in urnon wiih the North.
occupation oi the DOM to remain with the Slttr.
but under the authority of the United Suus.
Mr thinks thai Fort Uuueroort, now rendered
useless by the growth and irrcroachments of New
York, might be aold or exchanged for the lin>t
named site.
The Secretary adfiws the completion of Fort
THE PATRIOT
GREENSDOROUGH,
Saturday VIornlaK, Orccniber -J I. mil.
M. K. CHCRCII—N. c. CONFERENCE
fur the pjymenl of mail trno.<<j>oitaiion over rail*
roa-N and by steamboats, and will besides, protect
ihe [VpWtairot IttftiM th» abusesuf the franking
j. 11 v ■ I. ■ K*- • and the hlMOjda upon its revenue by pri-vate
expresses, that tin n ihe rules of posta(*e may
bo >ajVly rvduced to live, .n I ten cenu, which
will, HI his opinion, yield a sufficient revenue to
defray the reuiaint; expenses of the Department,
yy*r*|
w^j* r—aiiiiwul aV [ fef Un Wto( union, than thousands—yea, mil-, Calboun at the liip Hap*, and the enciion of a an J allow its gradual extension as the demands
liosM of touls should perish. permanent defence 6n " some point** on the south-
From the reports of tluarterly Meeting Con-' em shore of (jeorpia. as an advantageous irfiupj
frrcDCffl and numerous voluntary mceiines within . for our own vessels or cruisers at this outlet of the
the bouu I o[ the N. C Confernce. both of rnin- Florida Gulf.
A naval depot at Memphis is recommended.
So also the erection of Work:. o>i Pauphin Isl-and,
at the mouth of Mobile Bay.
Abo, the organic «*..-»■• of a im'all COlfla of eniji- tvuler thiscnplion is published the deeply in-neertroop.,
andacou.t.a..> eM,l;,.r3jnd-ni-.ers. t„,.sli l);,,i0,n;Ujc Correspondence on the Tex-to
be attached to the United States Army. ,-. . «„. -, ■ ,
Strong and forcible ground is taken in favor of j M a"«t,on- ™t» Pocuments are altogether
a National Foundry. too voluminous for insertion in our paper. Thev
*-.'. Htaolve.l, Tiiat we concur in alteration of The fact is alluded to, that Conglf la^t year may be noticed thus—
the sixth re>triclive rule of the l>Lcipliur. ■ passed a law to continue for four years louse r the t.» \i_ *« ii . as Pl ....
3. /hWrrrf. Thai we concur in ihe recom- |*n^ion» of widow, of revolulioniry officr, uA L.'fcJ,L . , I °™|
nDon-R'r'f'f l'"»
mcn.l..ionlohnlda CwTCtttal in LouUvillc the •oldicrs. and yet passed no ai-propr'alion for ibo SJSJ ",!"r",:,">",• Jm>c mU' - Min">" l0
lit May. 1MB. purpm*. ,
I. Rltolttd, Thai Conference elect delegates! It is urged that all restrictions on the sales of! -"',- •s'""i'y lvlu-rs communicated by the Tex-
10 MM Contention according tothe basis of renro- j the mineral land, of the nation, be removed. ?" ,,°™,rn'nent to ticn. I Inward, our Minister in
K-ntation recoiiimi-nded. The improvements of the Westeni Itivcrs and ' "**■ "".,>' """ l0 ""• c'"'l"'>'". shoiving tho
5. Ktwlvcl. That the action of the late gener- i llirboup., have been dulj prOMCWed during the 1""'"' "' !7e*.lf° '" ""*•' Texas, and Uking
,
of the community may require.
DOCDMBJIT8
From thr lirparlmrot n/ Sltlt, arrommmfine Ihr
I'rtmUnt'l MfiMB* ut tkt <-pnin/t of Ihr SifitJ
Ni I.IO . of ike TU-JIII/ riehlh Camgrtn, Dnm-trr-
AIMI.
• and one of the leading European Powers, siore
• the nxofnition of Texas, has rendered the acqut.
• sition still more essential to their safety and wel-
'fare, and accordingly mcn-tised in arnpowfoa the
• necessity ef acquiring it." I lence the proponl
for annexation made to Toxaa by B8, And shnll
we now sufler her. after her acression 10 n. and on
the eve of itscnnsummiiion thus to hi invuded and
our joint purposes defeated I
astonished, he snys. tl nt .Mr. BfUXKOM. afti r so
repeatedly styling the Mi xienns luiuurfi/s, sh"uM
now lolca refuse in the [ retences ol a COOftory ti»
which he se.*in* to thiiih that ht mitt hi* Cvrcrr,-
menl ■*•■&■ aluae entitled, lie Mr. S.) bMrio*
ployed without unit towinls Mexico lancnage for
which it would IK* easy tooh'nin t!i( loinniic repa-ration,
but that i: wai plain that they who sent
him desireil not what was the prdner OOKCt ofdi«
_.,.,.. ^I.M «,su a iipiy 01 me ivenon unu . , , : . r----- --- ----
> .1. ... ■ . , of slavery, and derogatory to the dignity <
ions on the gener;i v in'eresunp and im- •« • *i tr i. .t. " ■ •. e _ i
e , ..' . b "" ""^, Episcopal office, by throwing it from und
suhjectof a dirmon of the Church, all protection of Uw, and exposing it to the rep
The North Carolina Annual Conference of the
Methodist E. Church recently closed a harmoni-ous
session at PitUboM*—llishoji Sort.a presiding.
The Secrelsry, Rsf. Mr. Hryant, has politely
furnished us a list of the Appointments for the a! Couference in the case cXllishop Andrew, was | year,
ensuing year, and also a cony of the Report and ; u ,lol:ll'ol> of lh>' f»la of Discipline on the subject j _ It is suggetleil that the Li|ht I louse system bi
• » I ■ nfiilaaiiiK.. an.I .lnhuiai*»i ■•> iK.. ilmmM mm ir.™
ICesolutiuis
poilant
which we lay before our reader?.
Bishop, therefore, acted justly and honorably in
misting such action ana declining obedience to
the resolution of said Conference : And for thus
guafdiflg and respecting the rights of the South,
both o. Minister* and I'eople, he is entitled to our
highest regards.
All of which if respectfully submitted.
Tjaj ('resident, Mr. Shenron sny*. OOfkll lers , plnmncy. (peace.) hut » qtfarrel. On his own
Texas in erery respect as independent as Mexico,
and n:j compel* nt as she to dispose rf part of the
whole of her territory. In proofof this, her main-tenance
o( her independence again.-.! Mexico ami
its recognition hy leading civilized Powers are re-ferred
to. 'Indeed the argument BSfd in what fol-lows
may be SIM to place the lecitiinacy of the
Textan (Jovernment on more favurable gnmnds
than that of Mexico; which is intimated to be n
military tiFurpation.)
( hir very honor. near?t.r:». demands the pre-sent
interposition ; for, if Mexico u oHi-nded hy
the proposed aiiiirxatiun* we are the offender-;
it was we who piOpoapd it to Tens. Humanity
equally commands that n e ■ liould not allow Meiko
to commit the "Mfbcitiefc) which she proj <\*rn." Il
any tlimu con add :■:(.•'■ nfijections "'I >» the tic- nortl;
*tion, repnrdlejij of the semhlnrice of realnv, to wood
part, he luennl to ciw$s tbcm uo riijht eroun.ls for
one. He is b'>nnd, therefore, to persist in what
he has said, snd is instructed to repeal/.
INDIAN TttBES WITfllN THF. INDIAN
TERHJTCmr.
The foUowing tiihie of Stutfetica, is copied fioni
Mc('o\'« Annual It'-^i^ler of Indinn alfjirs. It
exhibits the Mines of the tribes), snd th? numb-r
of each, within lh.it district >-i country uinuled t >
those tnhes ns a aritled resid'-nce. Tlie Siock-
Lri*!^r< »> and IVyandots, two r.mail tribe*. havi«
ntereu iht- territory the* title nn< | re-it
will bo found
which the (•oveniineiit cf Mexico hn<t re*om<!,as miles widi
a pretext for the decree of l?th June, IH|:lt mid
the order of (Jen. WoJl on the 9Uth June lifU ■
Kindiug rtotbiog in the ccntliiet of the Clovem*
terntoiy since
pared ; with tbetS exceptions,
IM ftfly correct.
The tcrr.tnry it sbout six hundr> d m.!es from
>) south, and the [tortKii v>hi<:h coiJhiiid
Hough for habitation, ■ about two hundred
APPOINTMEXTK
It \ LI OK Di-Tau r—IVTER Dm-n, P. E.
Kalci^h City—Juhu. K. 1-..! .\ .ir \-
RftTwn Circuit—Uaniel Culhreth
T:ir Kiver—S. £>. lluinpaas. Kulus T. Hellia
Henderson—llobt 0< IJurtou
(Jrnnville—John Tillett, S. II. rielsoberk
Person—John IV. Lewis, l*. W. lAmb
IlilUboro'—<■. E. Brown, A. I*ea, sop.
Orange—William Anderson
Haw Hirer—John Rich, A. S. Andrews.
Chapel Hill—C M. F. Deems, Adjunct Professor
^ I'mversity of North Carolina
Nfttaa Mission to |M'oplc of color—H. T. Illake.
Uez. CJ. IMMSII and Wm. \V. Albea agents for
llandolph Macon College.
S.f.i.mnt*RV DiamicT—JOKKNI (JOODVAN, P. E.
('reensboro*—S. S. Bryant
Mocksvilli—Jno. W. Tinnin, P. W. Varrell
Davidson—J. I). Lumsden, J. R. Mclntosh
Randolph—AUa H. Tucker
(Juilford—Win. W. Turner, Absalom Owens
Stokes—Wm. M. Jordan
Surry—Win. S. (.'olson
Jonesville—Wm. W. Nesoltl
Wilkes—John 'J*. St. Clair
Iredfll—Wm.M. Walsh
Ira T. Wyche agent for (ireensboTo' Female |
QoaWgo
DANVII.I.V. DtSTStKT*-J. JAUI>:K)K, P. E.
PUtaylranin—Jris. W. Jeter. Joel W. Tucker
Henry—Benjamin M. Williams
Hockin^ham—William ('loss
Caaweu-—J. L. Nrcholson, R.R. Dunkley
Patrick—Alfred Norman
Halifax—P. W. Archer. Lcmmon Shell
Franklin—Robert P. Bibb. J. Hank, sup.
Vlleghany—Richard A. Ctaughton
l»r promued aid, and Gfeo* Howard's faeorabs
reply.
slaveryt of the j placed under the direction of the corps of Topo- hu. Mr. CUIIIOUII'M second letter to Mr. Shan- [' m-'nt or people of Texas to justify their barbarous
ler the j graphics^Engineers.^ j noo, Sept. lOih, inMrucling him to protest against j • character and palpable violation ol the laws of
protection of law, and exposing it to the reproach j I.ieut. Tremonl's Expedition west of the Rocky ''1P threatened invasion; which i* denounced as ' 'nations and humanity, it has assumed,in wording
and obloquy of misrule and lawless power. The i Mountains, is noticed with favor. an atrociOOSi ferocious and bloody design, which, J 'thern, thai there is no such Government or C0nV
The Secretary is confidant in the opinion as to ifeirried out, would he w deemed highly oflensire ! *miinitv as Texas ; that the individuals found
the legitimacy of our claim to tins Territory of the j «>ths Fnited States." j 'there are lawless intruders and usurpers, without
Rocky Mountains. Various sugueitiofis an- made ) Itb. The Mexican war oru'ers referred loin tho I * political existence, who may be rightfully treated
in this part of the Report. Tie thinks that a abore. 'as pirates and outcasts of society.'* In place ol"
Territorial organization of the country and a mil- I frh. Mr. C.'a first letter of inMruction^ to A J I hvm" lbp,e, lkc arSumcnl S01'** »» "» »how that
Itary force placed on tl.e surnmit, whence flow ad ■ |)one!»on. succ<-ssor to (Jen. Howard, deceased' lh' y camr lbMe b* lnc ,nv,!0ll0n nl Mff*P" hrr"
respectfullv submii the great streamy ol tns> North American conti-1 autborixinp him 10 call our troops on the borders' I W a"'1 "i'00 hrr IWR,KM' ',,lc "*lor>" *
If. <J. I.EIUII,
S. S. BavANT,
J«»r* JANF.IM'M,
P. Dot n.
HI.WIT T. BLAKE,
J AMI- Kr II»,
I). B. NICHOLSON,
R. J. CaaaoN.
Wai. Caarxn.
'Che- shore Report was adopted by an untm-imoi's
vole of the Confereoce. The vole to alter
streams olth.. .North autborizinp lo borders! 8!^ a,,,I
1
,Ji,on h? oa!'up:mr"- „ T*? UstW if
MM, etther into the (.ull of Mexico, or the Paed-110mmm any Indian incursions in 1W wuh ; ,hc,r *«>""« ll)crc ,s *»"«'»>• J"k* !ch'J' •" lhe
ic Ucean, would no longer u are our title to the I sundry military orders 4c. matter then summed up in Ihe following vrordi:
Orejoa Ttrritory abarnnoruntenble claim. Its: * ' "The (Jovernment of Mexico may delude itsrlf by
powession and occupancy would thenceforlh not V1'1, "f-'-nlhe.un to Oen. Howard, (Sept. 10th) -its fictions, hut it cannot delude the rett of l lie
Natural obstructions in the navigation of the Co- j '"■'■w"8 of public sentiment" wi
luinbia river would enable setilemenla gradually I la«onible to annexation.*' It a!
wrre ihen "highly
gradually l ■•»oroide to annexation." It also refers to a sat-pproach
the coast, in defiance (if it should factory conversation between M.(Juizot and Mr.
the Oth restrictive rule was, Ayesu6,Nays,uone.! come to that) of any navy in the world. In car-1 King.
S. ] rj'ing out these views, lie would recommend au^ 7lh. Mr. f'alhoun's letter to Mr. King, our
appropriation of # II KM M K) for erecting tlic*nilua;r*y ; .Minister to France, disclosing the fact that a dip-pOSta
from the Missouri rirer to the Rocky Moun- lomalic conference had been held between our
tains. Envoy snd the French Monarch, in which the
Alluding tothe Indian.-:, he says, "In the course latter discovered sentiments not unfavarable to
of the progress under our moral enterprise for the designs of this Administration upon Texas,
their civilisation, they must eventually attain the and to the President's views of the relations, upon
sagacity to look out for individual and social , this point between this country and Mexico.—
rights, and that degree of general intelligence to These good dispositious the instructions are meant
entitle them to the full extension of all the priri- lo enforce, by plying that Sorereign with argu-n
favor of slavery, with inainuatiom a-
■. BavaxT,
See'y N. C. An. Con.
Xorth Carolina Conftrtnce Dclrgaftt to Ihe IA>U-iwillc
(A't/.J Convention, Isf May, P*I5.
S. S. BavsNT. PETCB Dora.
JAM:.-- JAMKISON, BEXNET T. BLAKI:,
11. O, Laioii, R. J. I.'AH-OV.
Reserved Dclegatea: John T. Brame, Wil-liam
Carter.
| NOTX.—TTie "aiath rolrirtivs rule
! limilinit iml rrMricUng Uw powi
""a m7k1^Z» no: syaSJiat, .he produce of the Uook I^T1"" l° lh° blo0j °? lh° **"* XtMri- , ** ,0 lhe 'I'C", "*• 0»" &* now m ~££*r~
111 view of all tbia, and ofthc "bloody and barbar-ous
plan of invasion proclaimed." Mr. Shannon
aaya he is instructed to protest against it all, -ns
highly injiirioosand offensive to the United States,"
Still, nothing of a bofrlde fpint wa.i meant by the
proposed treaty with Texas; and w hen annexation
shail be consummated,this(Jovernment will be
dixpose<| to settle in the mo*t liberal manner any
q<ieation of boundary or the like.
In nil 94r$€D
The reply ofSenor Rejon is of about equal CNOCTAWS.—Tho soutliern houndirtf of tho
length with the paper just analyzed. It sets out ChotUW COtlutry M Red river, south of which ii
thus: "As tn<- object of this note, revealing the Texas. They adjoin the state of Arkansas on
falsehood wnh which Mexico has so l<,n;r been the east; are bounded north by Arkansas and
Dieiaanow Trua»».
O^agc. nloul sain
Kauzau, i.ISO
Omaha, l.IlK.
Otoc ud Mis<oun, l.iMl
1'au'nr.', iboul .io,noiy
Pimculi, *Wil
ti:lap«iv. 1*10
In all SI/MO
Kimiw tanu.
< ^ W'IIW ., obuul ISyOOO
Cbickaaam. 6.0OU
1 herokefs. «.<*«!
Crwka, 114,600
Simii)'ilr», l.wiu
Scnrcas anj SLiivnnoii, -mi
I'ulauainiiiii'ii, nboul 1,OK)
Wean, auii
I'ianKa*liD*, i.-.r
IVori,^ an<l I\u,n :.!, u-, 11-4
Oittwaii :* !(■
Shaworincf. saa
LVlawan*s, Ml
Kickapoos ■KID
Hauks, ooo
luuays. 1,00(1
Einigranl. TiOOO
nilijjpnoiis. •it.mni
™nifc" UofM-ofihc ruin •f" of American citizrns. \\ bin that Una inoni- in alavrrjr, HHII m.inu.iioni ' »H with, is lo force as 10 aoaprnd our Intended Canadian ri.era, and on U» *eat fcr a line dirid-
•n of th. (Jneni Confer- i ,ha" atriee. there will be- no obttacr* lo political gainst the political aims of (Jreat Britain, ami ' lioslilitiea a{rain,ttheTeiianafttlen.and rerollers ing ilie territory of the United 8tatea from that «rf
, anoeialion by reason of any nuiural or acquired 'with whatever may induce France In become a ' until tho work nf annexation shall bi-eoinidetrd, Mexico. Tbo extent of their Mttntrv i- ■hnui
COTKYIB. nor of irn- ('barter Fuinl, lo my pur|>oaw othrr
than for th# hiTirtit of the travelling, Kiprrnuiiirnry, au-prmnu>
tru mud Horn out prearfn-rm. their wivea, ■ulinv,
mill rliildnn. 1'roMil.il, nrvertbrlraia, lhat upon Ihr con.
rurmil rr--i>mitirniimi.-ti nf tliM<--I.MIIIli« of ail tiie menbrrn
SfejSrsatsnd aanaal focuVirncrp, who aJiill h» prasent
and vote on mek aFtNimniemlaUon.uViia omjority oflwo-
tI.t *is suecest.edJ .thtat. adIdI-it•ionaliihuMidIiIni'b■ e ervc- ' i •."M„,tnh-. •M"•"r■. Seuhaaininnoonn'ss pprrootteesstt to ttrhiee MAfeexkaicCaann i r». .k! ..r ... .r .k II «■.»_ \i t» ■ i-nveMrn.in.r.n..t, a.ndi I,ihe c.orrrespond%ence wh, ich. .fu.- I for the sianfteettyy of the H« cords of the \N ar IV- .,...,,„... v. ,.,- . ,, ,', ~\ .. "*-" ,UI.
i well
ted
partmenuas as for the facilitation of business.
THE NAVY.
Secretary Mason informs us in hi* Re|w>r: ilh i
I . , K,,,:r M:.-.., ,o people color-Wm. Carter. 11^ the navy of the United Slates consie.s of
WASHINGTON Ihnxairr—U*r« Kr.io, V. E.
Washington—John T. lirame
Hoanoke—Wm. J. Duval. N. II. P. Wilson
I'lyinouth—Edgar L. Perkins
Turboro'—Wm. II. Usmes
Columbia—to be supplied j
Mattatnuskect and Bath—IV. J. McMasters, T.
Moses
Portsmouth and Ocracoke^—Wnah'ton S. Chaflio !
Neusc—Jeremiah Johnson
Hoanoke Mi«aion to people of color—R. J. Carson 1
NtWBtBN DlSTBlLT—U. B. NlCIIOLSOX, V. E.
Newbern—Amos W. Jones
Snow 11.71—N. Anderson, E. E. Freeman
Smitbfield—Samuel Pearce
Sampson—C P. Jones, John B. Corn
IJuplin—Arcb'd C. Allen
Topsail—Thomson Garrard, T. H. Ricks
Trent—Henry Gray, one to be supplied
Ileaufort—Thomas P. Ricard .
Straits—Nathan A. Hooker.
The next Conference to be held at Washing-ton,
N, C, December a, IM5.
nil. f J'i\ nl tflr »!«,vr ir-(flilutTi«. tic, j^,,
■ rir; ■nd rJ«. when.-^rr aurh slUracian or aUcraUoni ihail ' ■ lh<? line.one razee, fourteen fngales, t«.
j havF brm drat rrromaxniiri. by two-thinlt of UV graeral ' sloops of war, sateen brigs and schooner', l;
' conferfnre, to m*m ■■ tfm .-O.urth- of the merahrm ofaH \ stureshiia.aiid eight steamers afloat. There an
tlie uniMi.i! r*»nf.-iTneeit fhnll ha»e eonrurrrd
■och nhrnrtiofl or atUralMn* -ti-UI luke nlVci. '
i al-irra^uJ.
OFFICIAL PAPEB8.
the stock, in an uolinubrd slate, four shlpi of i ii-line,
three frigates,one .lore ship, an iron su'.imer I ter
lownl with Mr. Ilejun the .Mexican Secrt'iory of
Slate.
THE Dirncn.TV wrrn MEXICO.
The National Intelligencer girea the follow in.-;
.cid onalyvi* of Mr. Shannon's proteil, ap ! tbo
AiilisequenL-'inre-'pondeni-e wiih Srcrcur\' 1%,-jon:
Mr. Shannon WM out in ihe tin>t and main Irt-
_jOUt
oi IM mile! from north lo ■outh, and, from east In
west, lh..- habitable portion i. al out 900 mile?.
wislern part iiiiniliah-r
ler (of October II) by informing Secretary Keioi.
ai I'ittaburg and one al the .Nary Yard at Wash- | that the l'resident of'lbe United Slate, "instruct.
ington. 1 he frigaia Hudson and ibe store .hips j • him lo pretest, in ihe most solemn form. b,«h
Consort and C'hipola have been sold and the l'io- |' agaiarf the invasion [ofTelai by Mexico' at ihi.
We find in the newspapers abridgements of neer will be. _ .ii,,„, „„] lflt manner inn hirh it il proposed lobe
the Ke|)OTtn from the several Departments, of, The vessels in OosMslaaion have Wen thus em-1 'Condiifled." He referx to iha '*der «if I ieneral
War, the Nary, and the Peat Office, which we PjT*1':—'B .ln,; Home Sijuadron. under Com. : Woll. 'sriietl on the 1Mb June lost, and fuunded
copy below. — Conner, Ihe frigate POIOIIMC. ihe sloops Vincennrs, on a gnreramental dicree on ihe 17ih ol" ihe same
'' ' Vandalia, and Falmoulh.'lhe brigs Somers ami monih in IHItl. Thai orderannoances the rrnew-
TIIK WAR DFPARTMEXT. Lawrence, and lh. stramor Union. In the Mc- ni nl the wursrain't Ti-ln-directs nil commumco-rhe
Report of the Secretary of « ar is quile dilerranean, under Com. Smith, Ihefrigalrs Cum-. lion lo cease, and denounce, as trailer,, puni.hn-voluminous.
It occupies more Ihan six columns • berland and Columbia, sloops I'lymoutn an.l Fair-' ble u mler the anieles of war. all who may be de-i
:h- Ue \*ii room this morning lo fold, and store-ship Lesingion. On ihe Coast of ucie.1 in any intercourse. It further pin-, notice
Brazil, under Com. Turner, ihe Columbus J I, I ibal all who"may he found three miles beyond ihe
frigates liarilon and Congress. sluu|isJno. Adams i caM h:ink of ihe ltin llravowul be Irenie'd as sc-and
lioBlon, brig Bainbridge and schooner Enter-' complices with ihe revohirs.lnilcrslo Mexico and
prise. In the Pacific, under Coin. Sloot, the fri-1 Uabla lo su i.nary mdilary liial and punishnieni.
gale. United States and Savannah, sloopa t "yam .; VVhal may he eipeeted lo be done lo ihe Tex-
Lefanl and Warren, schooner Shark, and s'ore- ratis i:n ier ilus r.ierni.y, he says, be inferred Iroin
The Kasi India Squadron remain, the U'c oi the Mrangera Who landed with (ieneral
We ha
notice only its prominent suggestions
The various bureaux are complimented.
A road is recommended from liangor 'Me.) to
Fort Kent, in the Madawaska Settlement.
Also, a conlon of post, between the head navi-gation
of the Mississippi rirer and Copper Har- _
■ bour. Two more military stations will complete ! ship Refief.
Ilie line.
Also, ihe appropriation of funds to Tene
as before, and is under com. F. A. I'.rker. The 8. uimonal. From lhat act, in lime of pcac
'"' I Squadron on ihe Coast of Africa, under Com. M. i (says our Minister.) 'some faint conception may
I 'hurch, so long the boast and praise of Method- board are suggested ; also an addition to the horse
ism, was a feature greatly admired and more than and light field artillery fare,,
esteemed b_£ Southern Methodists. For iu promo- The West Point Academy is complimented,
lion ond preservation they were willing to surren- The Secretary thinks lhat wuhaji Military
del any thing but principle--vilal principle.— 'establishment like ours, it should be ihe policy of
TSli they could not do!—//»'. thef dare not do! the government lo encourage the resignation of
'Ihe course of ihe lute I Ieneral Conference de- officers after Iwenlvhve years service, and re-inaniled
n •ulnnisai ,n on the part of the Ministers commends as an inducement, that Congres. pass
in the slayc-holdmg Conference, which ihe l)is- a Inw "entiilingan officer after twenty-lire years
eiplmo dm not require, and the msiiiuiions of the of gowl and faithful service, to a section of public
Houth •baojuMy forbade. To have yielded, there- land, and two years furlough on full pay. with
lore, would hare opened a breach in Methodism the condition, should he nvnil himself of tins piiv-vhnlly
snbraiaivc of ihe Church, and greatly mis- ilegc. that his commis.ion be vacated at the term-ination
of his furlough."
Permanent fortifications are suggested on sev-eral
points of the seaboard.
The reanmption of ihe works upon Fort Dele*
ware, nl the Pea Paleh. [any. the Secretary
chievou. to the civil community, To bareyield-ed
would have been ruin. This, therefore, lliey
refused to de—absolutely refuse.1! With the
l>iscipline in their hands, sustained and upht'ld
by it, they protested againal the proceedings oi
the malortty with an unfahoringandnMnly voice.
declarina ihem to be, net only unauthorised, bu'
unconatttutional. The protestationi however, just
and legal as it was, authorised and borne out by
t!i" I Nsciplinr, w-is altogether uiinvoiling. No-thing
was left for the 8outh lod,i. but to pass from
m.dtr the jurisdictioii oi so wayarud a power to
Surgeons and Ass'i. Surgeons is feronimeuded. teation lo Conduct the war."
The property of the I >epartmcnt hss b. en care- Yi I what ran he her obieet I The contest "has
fully ^inventoried. Ml asures hsve been taken lo • been viriiiaily susp. atrl d lor, Igbi years, ami her
anxiously desired in defence of Philadelphia, j
Wilmisigton and New-Cnslle. of ihe lielsware
end Chesapeake Canal, und the Baltimore and I
Philadelphia Railroad. He aaya thai the sum of.
MOWOappropriated by the lasi Congress would i
be suflirieni for this important object for Ihe com-but
complains lhat ihe apprnpnatien '
supply Ihe Department exclusively wiih home-grown
hemp, and it is proposed to establish a rope
walk at Memphis; lo finish the frigate St. Law-rence.
the sloops Albany nnd (iennaniuwn and
the steamer ol I iitshiirg i lo procure no more sup-
Elics of livo oak beyond existing contracts; to re-udd
the frigate I luerriere. complete Ihe steamer '• the treaty has bin po.tu.ned ii. .
eonlracled lor by H. L. hteavens. and build abng • when Congres adjourned il was pending in b
lo take the place of the EMefpriae. Acliviiy m • llnuses, r. sdy n, be taken an >nd acted on at
carrying on ihe puhlic «. I , is ucomnnndi.1.
THE MST in TII I .
We learn from ihe annual Report of the Post-master
< ienral. thai the income- ol ihe I leparlment
lor the year, eliding June Ml. |K|.| wat a. fol-lows
:
• resources are know u to be so exinusled as lo leave
' her wilhcut Ihe means of fulldlir.g her engage-
• nients. t Ine object only can be assigned, nod
' that is lo defe.l ihe annexation of Texas lo ihe
•United Slates. She knows full well thai ihe
•measure is still pending, and that the rejection of
She knows ll.ul
-lh
y lo be taken up and acted on al its
'next meeting, and ihst it is at present actively
>ennvaaaed by tin- people UirouglNNIt the Union.
' She is not ignorant lhat the decision will in all
• probability he in its favor, unless it should be de- j It expresses his
* the undersigned will be tinder the nce.ssiiy
'examining us positions."
He then procei ds la giec the Mexican version Waul cf wood renders tb
of ihe history of the settlement and rights of Tex- iiable al present,
as. and of the conduct of ihe United States and ils TheircouiitrvisMippiiedwiihnumerojssprin-M
cmzens in ihe struggle between Mexico and Tex- 0f sail water, at two of which tho Choctaws aro
o«. These fuels he connects with Ihe open drcla- manufacturing salt.
miion now made by lbs Presjdcai, Ibatlbe policy Clcaaaaws.—BymulualngTeement.theChick-ind
the aim of the United Stales have been for a.-an tribe has become merged in that of lbs Choc-twenty
years what these proceedings were fit to uvr,
accomplish—the annexation ofTeXU. This in- Ciiritoxri:,—The ('!icr.,Uee country is bound-eenuons
conli-ssion (t>la toitfnim palodbta— n) »s lollow.: beginning on Ihe north bank of
which may also mean "romantic" or "gallant con- Arkansas river, where the wesiern line of tho
fession j mokes it. he thinks, appnrcntihnt the en- Mate of Arkansas crosses ihe river: thence nm'.
tire revolt of Texas, fali her citizens nnd soldi, rs 7" J.-, i\\ along the line of the state of .rkanfas
being drawn from Ihe Untied Stales.) her .1. clara- 77 mi|e., to the S. W. comer of ihe stale of Mis-lion
of independence, and .11 the rest, are ihe de- ', souri; thence north .long the line ef Mi'sii'in -i
liberate work of llns country. Il this be so, what miles, Cl Oil eh. 10 Senecn river; thence w'-
reality can there be. he a«k«. in any ofthe reasons a|ong ihe southern boundary of tho Senecas, la
ofjustice or humanity now urged I Ifsuch things \Cosho river; thenco up raid river to the Oeaga
can bo avowed, why may not any country foment |ma,; thence west wild the southern btundar'-
an insurrection in a neighboring one, send its pec- of Oaage lands. *>s; Hides; thence south to Ihe
pie ihither as citiien.. then stimulate it to declare Creek lands ; an I eii-t along the IMitht rri line of
itself independent and proceed lo annex il I In tho Creeks, to a point about 13 mll.t n'est of tb"
such a plan it may provo "ihai ihe Inked Bute, stale of tdnnaas, and S5miles north of Arkanaaa
deludes itself wiihhs own fictions but will be able ri,-fr: ,;,„,.,. M.,„|, l0 V.-rdigris river; ih.mv
10 decrire nobody else." «lowaa V.-rdigris lo Arkani xs r.ier; then... S. SI
lie afterwards refer, lo Ihe decisive aulhorhiea dec, W. one mile ; ihence S. IS dc -.. IS mill
and pledges against ihe present course which are | \V. ;l.t miles. !S N) ch.i thence Kiuth I mil. .. 1 .
lion nt ihe North Fork ami Canadian riv-nce
down ibe loiter 10 Jrkansaa r!n r 1
ail.ir.le.1 by ihe deelarationa of Presidents Jackson iihe iuncti
and Van Huron, nnd .. -, iklenta and Admin- erat tber
an<l iherute down Arkansas la the beginning.
They also own n tract, deacribed by begfnn.'ng
nt the south-east cottier of ihe I 'tag • Intel . ml
running nortn-vriththeOsage linavBOmiles; ihenen
eauSb miles, to Ihe western line of Ml>teuri;
thence scttth on sat.I lin- ."^) mil. 1: ii;- nee w. -1
11) ihe beginning,
own namer .1- tall springs, thro ■ nfuhieli
••t suit
isirat
Ho then passes 10 the examination of the sup-posed
right, ol Texas under the former federative
system of Mexico.
We need not and have not lime lo follow ibe
argumenl. opposed lo Mr. SUAWON'*. The
Mexicsn minister expresses '.he confidence of •>.-, mi!
Mexico in the lightness of her cause, inihejas* Tl
lice, feelings, and purposes of Ihe northern part !are worked by I'her..';ees. "The •mount nfsalt
oflhn Union, and says lhat "he Is directed 10 manufactured' is rrobablj about 100 bushels per
' repel (rtchftar) Ibe protest out-red. and lo in-' day.
•form hii.i lhat Ihe President of the United States ' They also owsi two !. :i I mine'. Th
• gremly mistakes if be think] ihat -Mexico will works'and their lead uniies are iri tho
•yield to ihe threat, which, exceeding all the portion of the.r country; and all the Kill,
•raustitulioual powers vested iu him. he has ud-
• dressed to her. Mexico wishes to see no infer*
»rupii'jn of her friendly relitious with the United
' Stales, in spite even of the serious breach of them
• in the extreme declaration now rravJe to her that
'she has been faithlessly dealt with for twenty
•years. This .lie will puss over; hut nut lh.*
'seizure of one of her provinces. And if, on her
•simply exerting her own clear right 10 her own
• territory, without any sort of oflence, ih.- I 'nilcd
' Stales please to alter Ihe existing relations of
• |M'ncc, the res|K»nsibility will 1101 be Mexico's."
some movement exterior lo lbs Lnilod
Such he lakes this of Mexico as meunt
Letter Postage,
Newspaper Postage,
Fines.
Miscellaneous,
93,070,161 SI
5-1!..? l:l US
I9t (Nl
lie! If
' fesled b
• State,
to be.
"The Urilcd States cannot." he says, "whiie
'the measure of nnnexat inn is pending, stand quiet-
' ly by an.l permit such results. Il has been a
j-f ,' measure of policy long cherished, mid deemed ! after severe tvpriss
indispensajiw to their safety and welfare, and has ■ says lhat the ktttoris
This note 1 .luted on the :tl-t October. Tlie
aosieerof Mr. Shannon is of ihe Shi Son rnher.
rpnse; says lhat he can bold no
coluinilliicali..li wiih Mexio hut in ter.ns rvepect-fill
towards hims.lt and the nation he represent
that the language of Bettor llejon is j-rossly ullen-sive
to ihe people of ihe Uaited rStates, a'ceusing
tiiein oi falsehood, artifiee, intrigue, duhonoraliU;
lesion", and impudent usurpation, St -. In short,
•1 the way of inciriliics. be
.roasl] msuTling, could have
Pl,*)7.tfv> 83 'accordingly been an objectsloadily pursued by all I been meant for nothing else, and thai he has
..-.ement.
yel formed are within this earlern portion, whim
embraces about IT.and a half milhen. .,( „ r ..
Citnik".—The country of Ihe Creeks, or ,Mu*.
cogeesand Seminnles, joins Canadian river and
the lands nl" the I'borlaW. oil the south, and Ibo
Cherokee lands on tl kt and nonii, Tlieir
eastern limit ia about Oil inilesfrotu nonhiosou'h—
thonen their country gxleuds wesmard lo the
Mexican boundary, thoughwo dbec e» so scares
westward ihat au'tloinciils cannot exu nd s„ far.
Their settlements at present extend rtesiwanl
from their eash'rn bovndniy UIHIUI 100 miles.
Their country 1- f. ml •. ami exhibit, a h. il hv
nppeara 1 ighthe inhnbtian' .iluis for. have
sultered much by tickm • The rau.i ■ must bn
•uchai commonly stil.c; tku earlier retlleinems
in new conntriee.
SI:\I:I \..—'I h. ■•-.•':. | . .v:_
Senecas -;,^, .
Seneca, and h :•■ ■■• , --i 1 ' im
Mohawk. ai '
The lands of ihe S . ., proper, adjoin those
0i ,!"'( her a 1 n the south, and. ad „s ii„,
state ol Misuniri thirteen miles and ill ny cl ains,
exit" 1 I tvesl to Net -In. river.