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7 j of the watchman l d . aus p.iyald in i advance twi ■t 1 for th first and 25 eta t ' ion couri orders charged -• rates a liberal dediic l»j ihe kfndall's letters from the armj mexico oct 3 1847 lake ! we have had an earth between the hours of 7 and 8 v morning and when all nature ess most profound earth began to rock with a nd most fearful motion i am of paul y pena the if gen worth immediately the beautiful alameda and the ii wc had of the head con •- .- the violent slamming of the companie i by a furious jingling all iched to a chan s winging from the :. soon our beds com _'. something after lhe man - lip hecalmed at the close of a . ihen came the shrieks of innti omen and children driven half ghted into the streets — the ' tor as the mexicans call it mosl strange and impres cene disclosed from the front i reeling and staggering we ipened them — to walk s impossible so violent were the and oscillations of the mighty ie tops of lhe large tries in the • swaying ihe water in the - billowing to and fro the md us were cracking and gap r the \\ ide streel in front was .' ith w omen and children as well lining and pra ing and cross - in the exti emity of their our own soldiers were reel in their midst astonished en al the strange commo '] | • sent inels halted upon iheir lin and not knowing what t jons or narrow fines con forth their hundreds of af lants ill seeking the refuge i r streets and open squares lest tousi - mighl totter and ', umble head . \\ inle on bended knees ■ssed their sins aloud and eain lione i forgiveness ere it be too •:. \ wounded oflicer in our house i and apparently unable to move ;. ird-fought battle of el molino ihling hurriedl from his room nee by the cracking of lhe walls strange tumult from wilhout — ess ni the morning so profound lhe repose of nature hut added • ral feeling of wonder and ol lei n.ii ion perhaps 1 should i caught from the actions ic - of ihose " native here manor horn ihose cradled and d commotions of a kindred na l 1 he domes and steeples of the in . ilile chun lies and convents reeled n men — t he lakes hard b rolled m!i « aim as though moved by mental sl i ife from above instead of a w hich ihey are nestled in her nil ai ofiicer in the street itto mount his horse at the commence le commotion suddenly found il receding from him aston inquired of a soldier close by lhe ms : inn the man was as ignorant as the puddles in the streets for been a severe shower the night we spread themselves and disappear • lavement so great was the ii while the in es in the alameda ■fo lash their huge tops as if iyed by unseen yei all powerful hands . lasted over two minutes — per uld say succession ol shucks for motion of the earth at short ne calm — while the whole every one anew with the majesty and the manifold pow most high the streets and open ways pre spectacle most impressive dou v as the effect produced amon ded men in lhe different hospi j 1 uconscious ol the strange commo d with apprehensions whichever i it n-fold force the disabled and i and dreading results from a tion they must have deemed akin ernatural the poor fellows rose led from their cuts — trembling len by deep awe yet not kuow icr to fly the armless hurried i thither ih legless hobbled all directions while the bed-rid rostrate and the utterly helpless en and desponding earnestly nd petitioned not to be left un not to be deserted — in an ex hich their ig lorance made pain g but by and by theearlh f her mighty throes the ■~ steeples resumed their quiet i tl inhabitants rose thankful knees the sentinels recommenc i — the fury of the dreaded is spent rable anecdotes and some of g enough are told of the > effects an jrish sol • that the mexicans unable to re adopting a new system — is no such thing as getting at l^'l'mof an earthquake and no par |;! a in being on top another says s a very unsettled country and v anxious to leave while a yan " way down mast contends that hair is a species of clearing " to the war and that peace uw a knot of officers were r the movement of the earth ; \ it was vibratory another con hjh it was oscillatory in joke ' >; was referred to a mulatto ser w whose yellow face had lor between a blue black ble green during the quale uned it—and ti decided the ques the carolina watchman bruner k james i editors a proprietors \ " kt ' ',',"■' " v "•■"»■1 ) rulers ( new series do this avp liberty is saft " < gael harriso i number 30 of volume iv salisbury n c thursday november 25 1847 tion by saj'ing that the motion was wab ueatory and wabbleatory it was too much so for comforl if nor for safety for one i have always desired to see or ra ther to feel the effects of an earthquake a single convulsion has sufficed to cure all curiosity — ! never wish to be present at a repetition the same providence that has power to shake a large city toils foundation has the power also to lay eve ry dome and steeple tunnel and tower level with the ground lluf to h-ave for the present this sub ject and to offer a w-w remarks upon tbe army and its past deeds it is stjh diffi cult to account for the fact that we are here hen in the great capital of mexico not the 22,000 paper men of the union but what is left ofthe 10,000 real men by whom the work ol subjugation has been accomplished the whole seems like a dream even to those who have taken part in the hard conflicts — yet here in mexico we are and masters after a succession of battles each one ol which may be counted a forlorn hope — after a succession of victories each one of which was ob tained over in immensely superior force — after formidable works each one of which seemed impregnable have been stormed and successfully carried here amid the " halls of the montezumas the numeri cally insignificanl band of anglo saxons has found a partial rest from its toils and its dangers a breathing place after its in numerable trials and perils nor the chronicles of ancient wars nor the prow ess of modern achievements furnish a parallel to the second conquest of mexico while lhe lustre which hung around the name ol oof-te^rand fits kardy actvehturers burnished by the glowing descriptions of prescott become dimmed by the deeds of these days you in the united states cannot be made to feel and appreciate all that stern and unflinching courage has effected iu the beautilul valley of mexico since our little army first entered it — words are in adequate to give even a faint picture of the brilliant succession of events which have ended in the subjection of this proud capital the deeds of cortes brave and vigorous as they were must suffer by a comparison the hardy and adventurous spaniard surrounded by his hosts of tlas calan and other allies brought agencies ihen deemed supernatural to the work had all lhe engines and appliances of mod ern war a hisdisposal and fought against an enemy superstitious and awe-stricken and provided only with the ruder imple ments of battle grant that they were brave but their bravery was of a piece with lhat ol the hindoo widow who fear lessly and unresistingly chants her own death song on the grave of her lifeless husband the followers of ihe aztec monarch of montezuma and of guate mo/.in offered themselves as sacrifices to iheir idols the mass when all hopes of victory had banished still continued the light it is true ; but in their onslaughts upon the iron ranks of the christians they were but fulfilling their own destiny anil rushing upon a doom lhat was inevitable the altars ot their gods demanded yearly and even daily sacrifices long before the advent of he strangers — the demands were now increased yet the victims were ever ready true a follower of the cross occasionally fell borne down by some av alanche of pagan warriors : but for every drop of christian blood a river would flow and well did cortes know that in the end be must conquer his calculations were based upon mathematics and in the pro blem of life and death he foresaw that the result would be in his favor science severe discipline strange animals bestrode by powerful man invulnerable armor all tbe appliances which make war terrible love of gold and blind religious zeal — these all these were pitted against undis ! ciplined unmailed and comparatively un armed masses — and the results of such encounters were known even before the eyes of the shrewd and calculating cas tilian rested upon the rich vallies of a.u-d buac j hut widely dilferent was it wben a short two months since the second con querors fust came in sight of the domes and turrets of mexico i some respects the cases may have been parallel the anglo saxons were cut oil from all suc cor and support irom home and had naught but their own stout hearts and strong arms to depend upon ; but thev had not coats of mail and lire-arms in the days of the first conquerors so terrible witb which to oppose cotton shirts and bows and ar rows on tbe contrary they had to con tend witb a proud and implacable enemy an enemy provided with the same means of attack and resistence as themselves strongly fortified immensely superior in numbers pretending lo tbe highest ad vancement of civilization chivalry and valor fighting for home and fireside and insol nt in his fancied strength and secu rity breastwork and barricade were to be assailed from causeway and open field and auxiliaries the americans had none as the case with the early spaniards — the yankee invaders found the valley bristling with bayonets against which bayonets were to be opposed ; at every avenue they found heavy cannon in posi tion to check ibeir advance and at disad vantageous points only could ihey plant their guns for the attack they had be | fore tbem a city of 200,000 inhabitants — a city in which every house was a fortress thev had a population incited against them by a thousand and one idle tales and calumnies by stories of brutalities and excesses ihey wen said to have commit ted and which they were advancing to repeat ; a population which had learned the sieges of saguntom and saragossa by heart and in their exceeding pride of va lor doubtless thought tbey were to rival if not excel the deeds enacted by the de fenders of those valiant cities with the least reverse it was understood that all the americans were to be massacred the brutal murder of our wounded men at el molino proves the savage intention — and thus our army had emphatically no thing but " victory or death before it the result as every one knows was vic tory — victory most complete — the entire prostration of an enemy all powerful in numbers and position if not in prowess the evidence is that we are here and that santa anna's proud army i.s scattered and destroyed yet still all appears like a dream the long roll may sound for an hour and scarce 7000 able bodied men will llock to the alarm call ; yet they are masters of the heart of the republic the page that records the history of this campaign will l deemed a doubtful one in alter times it will be difficult to credit that a handful of men numbering only 10.000 with not jo pieces of artillery all told discomfitted ami drove 3.),000 men protected by all the subtleties of engineer ing and with three times their number of heavy guns ; yet the proofs of holy writ are not stronger the result of the two campaigns against mexico that of the early spaniards and tbe yankees — has been the same — the subjugation and oc cupation of the capital ; it now remains to he seen how the world will compare the two achievements yours c g w k citv or mexico oct 10 1617 for he past week all has heen quiet in the capital to be sure there was a slight shock ol an earthquake en the 3d inst and a more severe convulsion on lhe 5th hut neither were any great shake.s compared to that which emphatically made everything tremble ou the morning on lhe 2d october those pretend nz to knowledge in these matters say we shall not have another visitation before april next and lung previous lo thai lime i hope to he well out of liie country they say farther that earthquakes are affairs one ran never become used to a mailer i do not feel the least inclined to dispute an intelligent spaniard with whom i have conversed lo-day thinks extremely doubtful whether a quorum ofthe congress will assem ble at queretaro ue further says that a ma jority ofthe slates north and west — in fact all of them — although entirely without resources are still jn favor of a continuance of the war they can lonn no plan nor raise any means for carrying it mi hut siill are not disposed to listen to any propositions of peace the parly most hostile to the united states para doxical as it may appear is the one mosl fa vorable to peace santa anna he thinks in mead of taking ihe route towards oajaca as many suppose will make the best of his way to tuspan and will there embark for jamaica or some oilier british west india island cu ba he will not visit he says as while residing there he was strongly suspected of being en gaged in some plot to overturn the spanish government my informant even goes so far as to him lhal a vessel is at this lime in readi ness at or near tuspan on which the great man is to embark and that his old and con stant friend mackintosh is an active arrent in the business i give his speculations lor what they are worth believing hem entitled to as much credit as one half that are afloat of all the reverses lhat santa anna has ever met wilh — and he has risen above them all the last has been the most severe ; and how he can re cover in the present instance no one ran di vine for any one but him there would be no hope we have news from alvarez to the cftect tha after santa anna dispersed his officers at el pinal giving such ol ihem leave to retire to iheir homes as desired it he alvarez fell back upon puebla with about 2000 ragamuffins plun dering iheir subsistence as they went aloof — before he leli llie army was out of provisions or resources of any kind disorganised and dis pirited and santa anna found it utterly impos sible to keep it together any longer it now remains io be seen whai alvarez is to do un lil rincon i installed he is to be commander in chief hot where i his army ? even il he is reinforced by r.yes and bustamente he still willnot have more than 6000 men if gen scott had even 4000 additional troops at this time — just enough to hold lhe capital and fit oul a small expedition besides — he might break up and scatter the mexican army with ease but he does not hold a foot of land between this and vera cruz outside the range of a 21-pounder nor wili he until reinlorced what is to be lhe policy of our government in relation to the conduct of this war ? i hear it agilated that we are to take up some line as a boundary fall back upon it cease all active operations aud merely hold and sustain the boundary that may be adopted this course although preferable to our past milk-and-water policy wiil never do to my humble thinking — we shall be al war with the mexicans for all time the simp withdrawal of our troops will he looked upon as proof positive of our in ability to sustain ourselves here in the heart of the republic while a long iine of military de fences will be harrassed by a proud but ignor ant people until montezuma is forgotten or his history incorporated wilh heathen mythology no kind of warfare it warfare it caul be call ed would suit the mexican as well — we should in placing a species ot wall between them and lhe murderous inroads of the dreaded apaches and camanches and while they would laugh at us lor our pains ihey would annoy us for our presumption relieved irom immediate danger ihe thousands ot worthless military demagogues won j pester themselves in forming new armies am in rai-ing new means and what could ihev not effect i g;i i n t ihe slight curtain of defences on a line extending from lhe gulf to the pacific or from the rio grande tothe california coasl . it i.i help the mailer some perhaps il a strict blockade of all the seaports of the country is put down ou ihe programme ofthe new system but all will fail in bringing about a peace with a nation utterly blind to iis own interests and brave to a degree when danger is afar oil you may ask then how is peace to be oh tair.ed ! the safest wisest most expeditious and cheapest plan would be to reinforce ihis line at once wiih 50,000 men this should be tho first step then real war should be de clared against mexico not a quasi half-and half state of hostilites as at present — keep all that we have got and let it be understood lhat we are to get and hold all that we can — send every officer captured a close prisoner to the united states and provide strong place in which to keep all the privates — have no talk with the people or their leaders save thai our in tention is in overrun destroy antl conquer — let all the inhabitants be made to know lhat we are at war with them — follow up blows with blows not with soft words — leave peace com missioners ami peace propositions al home in stead ol sending them to a market where there is no demand for bach absurdities — in short and to repeat what i hav already urged have a force in the country sufficient to gi\-e the enemy no respites nor time to recover ibeir morale but let every hard fought battle have a result which has never yet been the case and we shall soon have a peace i hear that gen scott is blamed in some ofthe papers of the u states for delaying his march upon the capital a5.b.-&tf-*ys e id how could he do otherwise with the force he had on first r-v/.e ring puebla . with the scanty means afforded him^n£"{i{i_*p ed altogether the wiser policy supposing lhat he had pushed upon this city in the early part of june he might have driven santa anna and the army out it is true and with comparatively little loss ; but at lhat time he would have had a large and hostile population within the gates with not more than sufficient numbers to keep them in subjection while santa anna would have surrounded the capital with lhe force then at his hands occupied every avenue cut off all supplies and finally compelled gen scott to fight the battle of mexico at every disadvantage it had to be fought somewhere and our coin mander-in-chief only wailed until he had a suf ficent force to insure success i may revert to this subjeci again yours dec g w k citv or mexico oct 27 1817 there is now more probability that a quorum of congress will soon assemble at queretara although there is no certainty of it the city is overrun with candidates for different offices but more especially for president the prin cipal candidates of lhe mode rados are pedraza pena y pena anaya and herrera the latter probably standing ihe best chance ol being elected the puros talk of almonte and cum plido why any one should covet the office at this present time is singular enough unless the successful man hopes to realize something from the stealings of place — rather poor pick ing one would think a duel was fought this afternoon between captain porter ofthe rifles and capt archer of the yoltiguers — the weapons pistols on the first fire lhe pistol of capt a missed when the other party threw away his ball into the ground on the second fire capt a did noi discharge his pistol at all but received the ball of his adversary in lhe abdomen — a severe but i am told not a dangerous wound the cause ofthe difficulty grew out of some remarks made by capt porter in relation to the pillow con troversy the voltiguer officer espousing iu some way the course of his supurior the weather is damp dreary aud almost dis agreeable a heavy noil her probably blowing at vera cruz while the road between this and the penon are in a condition so had that the departure of the train has been postponed for a lew days — probably until the lirst of the coming month gen quilman is going home with the train — as is said intake command of gen taylor's division of the army gen p f smith has been appointed military and civil covet nor of mexico in his stead and was duly installed this afternoon the ceremonies at the palace on the occasion were neat and most impressive i am told they are to be published in tbe amer ican star in which case i will send you a copy geo quitman leaves this line of operations with the best wishes of the entire army his gallant conduct in the held and gentlemanly de porlment in private life having endeard him to all the appointment of gen smith to lhe of fice of governef is one of the most popular that coul i have been made according to bi monitor pena y pena has appointed gen mora y yilhmil as minister of war the best choice he could have made without doubt the editor says that ihis officer is warm ly in favor ol peace but this remains to be seen the latest accounts we have of santa anna — or one of the laiest accounts — he had gone to tehuacan wiih a small escort only as i said in obecience to an order from the supreme government oihers say that he has rone to wards oajaca : others again towards tuspan wherever he may be he is up to some scheme or other for his own good yours truly g w k citv or mexico oct 29 1s47 the " leonidas letter coniinues lo be lhe subject of remark and speculation gen pil low has denied ail knowledge ofthe letter or its author and says distinctly that be had no band in the precious document but at the same lime he does not provoke inquiry into the matter if it could be brought before a curt you w old read some rich testimony — testimony which would prove tint lhe substance of the letter personal encounter and all was the common talk at mixcoac ibree weeks or a month before it returned lo this place in print as ii is i am much mistaken if you d it pre long read let let in son of oui journals at borne thai will cause a sensation and open the eyes ot the peo pie in their utmost width let me as one or two questions how is it ihat jons quilman shields and smith all appointed lbe same lime with gen pillow net along smoothly to use a homely phrase whilst he pillow is eternally involving himself in dif ficulties how is ittbatthe first mentioned offi cers are popular with lhe entire array ami coun try and t|mt iheir conduct has heen made the sub ject ot public and general approval whilst the reputation of the latter is but equivocal even among his best friends and be bas lost all cast with nine-tenths of the armv if not the country . how is it that gens pierce ami catlwahul-r have won ihe good opinions of all whilst lhe great gen pillow has made htmsell as it were the laughing stock of the aimy . i repeat why is all ihis .' it is because the hit ler has the vanity to believe bimsell 1 great and most astounding military genius and ihe impu dence to trumpet his own exploits : it is because he has a grasping ambition and a dishonest one an ambition which diligently seeketb lo build a reputation for himself even at the expense of others ; h s because he has had the eflroute ry time and again to pester not only his own ollicers hut editors with stories of his prowess and with hold requests to spread his deeds he fore the world ; in short il is because he has a restless and feverish desire and cravin after all the honors of a campaign which bas shed such lustre upon our arms and the insufferable weakness to believe lhat he is deserving of them i must acknowedge lhat for one i thought fat the man was used a little harshly for his conduct •„, tiie cerro gl)r(ia business but his antics here i lle face f he army f)ave c]um away with all favorable and mitigating impress ions i will now close by repealing lhat you w.i see letters in some of our papers at home or i am much mistaken which will expose the whole jiiatler in a way lhat will astonish all in my iiui vv'c-d-.b'.tters i have given you all lhe various and exh-aimtii'.w.i mexican rumors afloat — not that i believe ihem feut to let you know as the saying is what was join whatever a few rational and sensible miriil among the mexicans may wish i do not believe that the mass desire peace — many would even prefer that we should hold the entire counlry ! and perhaps to this complexion it must come at last but to he prepared for everything men should he sent forward wilhout stint enough has already been performed by forlorn hopes ; we now want soldiers in sufficient numbers to overrun conquer and hold the entire country at least if the mexican leaders will not listen to the voice of reason the plan which ob j tains with some of felling hack upon a bound ! ary and sustaining it by a military force will ne ver do the work ol conquest if conquest it is to be is now almost done 50,000 men will settle the business in six months time and if our troops are withdrawn from this line all the work will have to he done over a«ain i close this letter in great haste as the con '■rier is on the point of starting yours isic g w k decidedly practical upon lhe eve of the recent national liberty party convention held in litis ci ty we understand that the steamer alba ny capt gager was boarded at one of the western ports by a large delegation of white and colored gentlemen on iheir way to particapate in the deliberations of that august assemblage the captain at once saw the mixed character of his new passengers and determinated to cul tivate habits of consistency among them he took possession ofthe state room keys and went about his business at the pro per time for giving out the state rooms he had the party all mustered in the cab in and commenced by selecting a color ed delegate and a white one and designa ling state rooms xo so and-so to each parti-colored pair until the pairs were all used up — giving to the colored gentle men in each instance the charge of the key there was no dodging the determi nation of be captain in this particular tbey had to go it or nothing when the dinner bell rang tbe party moved in discriminately towards the table but the colored persons were retadmonished by the captain that they could not under the rules of his boat take seats at the first table the while abolitionists protested that the colored man was as good as the white man — very well responded the captain — " 1 don't think so and as you do you can wait and eat wilh them they waited and the delegation ate together thereby under the police of the boat car rying their principles into practice — httf falo express twenty dollars reward ran a way from the subscriber on the di tiie 2a ultimo my negro man andcrmiu _ • t bge _ little al -■it bnilt large i c tarse features v nostrils ho other par cted he t<.i.k with him a cons lera ■qual ity 9 :.. 1 esci i were ,,;' co . itissuppos irving to i ..--•- free state ' - pro bable he ra iy have in his | ss •— nn certificates of his freedom and may pass 7m t ir • any ■'•'' ceiv . ■i - ■j so that i can gel th • i cowan s - 7 n c sept 9 1847 19:tf o aa oz sulph quinine farr'sp s&xjxj tion for sale ' h enniss j v 29 r l.'l all kinds of blanks for sale hi re from the richmond times ge scot the washington correspondent of the charleston courier humorously defends the fame of ( li'tt scott against tbe ridicule he has incurred for telling 1 secretary of war in an official communication doubtless for the mere purpose of iving assurance that he look no tim lor delib eration that he had just risen from a hasty plate of soup the writer quotes a french adage " ceslht soupe t/ut fait h soldat,"—\t is the soup lhat makes tho soldier to show lhal thegeneral's phrase had a military and historical sense imply ing a greater regard for ihe plain subsis tence ol his troops than lur ihe mere splen dours of a campaign however this may he the correspon dent ol ihe courier most justly remarks that l-t-n scott in his mexican cam paign has commanded the admiration ol the world no less by his gallantry than bis strategy and still more perhaps by bin humanity in regard to certan evidences that the administration has regarded gen scott with distrust and aversion until the bril liancy of his exploits i an intimation of such sentiments preposterous the same writer says : " 1 knew well of ihe cabals existing here against gen scott lasl february it was then the endeavor of some men to procure his recall or to supersede him when ihe project lor creating the ollice of lieten ant general was for the second time brought up in the house it was whisper ed about that scott was so wedded to forms and theories that he could not act with promptness and decision that his resources and means were idle in his hands that he had written to lhe de partment saying that he must have so many mules so many wagons so much of oats and so much of this and that thing or he could not proceed lie as not content with soup for his me tut must have feed for his horses and mules all of which was deemed very obscure " even after general scott had reach ed puebla it was industriously circulated here and repeated in the union that if general scott's correspondence should be published it would he more unfortunate for him than his soup letter but the glories of his actions have hushed these bickerings and taunts the rail road meeting the meeting last tuesday on the sub ject of the richmond and danville rail road sm.as attended by a large number of people atief bt^anizing by appointing col simpson to thet&air and i swaim secretary — gov morehead introduced w p tunstall esq ol daiivhie va who proceeded to address the meet'dlg in a style of originality and vehement which commanded the unwavering alien tion of the assemblage for about two hours he thundered truth into the ears of the people for their laziness iu not taking hold of those improvements which have carried the north and west so lar ahead of the south in population and agricultur al and manufaciuring prosperity ho probed the public sores with a bold hand with that true affection lor ihe country which regards not the infliction of tempo rary pain in order lo secure permanent and lasting health we cannot attempt to set forth even a synopsis of his positions and argument ; though we should be glad to do so for the benefit of those 0f our readers who were not present to hear the eloquent and well-informed speaker we learn that 0,500 worth of stock has been taken here in the r and 1 railroad 1,100 of which was subscribed irom randolph a meeting of the stockholders will be held at charlotte va on ihe 24th inst for the purpose of organizing tbe com pany — grt t ttsboi ./ patriot the soul/tern telegraph lun — the posts are all up from petersburg to charles ton — the registers ready lor use at ra leigh fayetteville cheraw and columbia — the wires are being put on as rapidly as possible and it is expected that bv lhe first ' f december iln line will be in ope ration between lhe two first named places it is also expected that by lhe hrst of fe bruary if not sooner ihe whole line to new orleans will he in operation — wil mington chronicle connecticut ij s senator governor bissel has appointed ex-gov roger s baldwin to the f s si nate to lil ihe place va anted by the decease of senator huntington till the meeting of the con necticut legislature in may next we learn thai apt cameron has not succeeded in raising a ( ompany of volun teers for the war within the time allow ed according to the authority given him by the president only aboul one third of he number required .. i .-,! their service — rait i uh il _'-"'' /'. three great \ a ruckeye who lately visited boston for the first time remarked that he found lhe streets of that city exempt from ihree nuisances which infest the city of cincinnati — hogs dn^s and tobaccosmokers yin municipal au thorities have ordered that the streets should be cleansed ol such animals new york politics th wilmol i'p -> section ol ibe demo cratic party in ibw s a si it convention lo ■' nation al convention '" nominate a pn tn didate tbe " albanj \._ in - this as an attempt to inti id ice i ito n iiii nal poli tics ,;.,. -., h-y vi ,; •!. h i d troyed lhe isci n tkney o the part in i base ixstsc ion some fellow ofthe male species asks : — '• 1 ' ' you i v r see a lady take a seat who di again to fix her dr
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1847-11-25 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 25 |
Year | 1847 |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 30 |
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Date Digital | 2008-10-30 |
Publisher | Bruner and James |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
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Description | The Thursday, November 25, 1847 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
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Date | 1847-11-25 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 25 |
Year | 1847 |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 28 |
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Creator | Bruner and James "Editors and Proprietors" |
Date Digital | 2008-10-30 |
Publisher | Bruner and James |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
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Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The Thursday, November 25, 1847 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | Public |
Language | eng |
FullText | 7 j of the watchman l d . aus p.iyald in i advance twi ■t 1 for th first and 25 eta t ' ion couri orders charged -• rates a liberal dediic l»j ihe kfndall's letters from the armj mexico oct 3 1847 lake ! we have had an earth between the hours of 7 and 8 v morning and when all nature ess most profound earth began to rock with a nd most fearful motion i am of paul y pena the if gen worth immediately the beautiful alameda and the ii wc had of the head con •- .- the violent slamming of the companie i by a furious jingling all iched to a chan s winging from the :. soon our beds com _'. something after lhe man - lip hecalmed at the close of a . ihen came the shrieks of innti omen and children driven half ghted into the streets — the ' tor as the mexicans call it mosl strange and impres cene disclosed from the front i reeling and staggering we ipened them — to walk s impossible so violent were the and oscillations of the mighty ie tops of lhe large tries in the • swaying ihe water in the - billowing to and fro the md us were cracking and gap r the \\ ide streel in front was .' ith w omen and children as well lining and pra ing and cross - in the exti emity of their our own soldiers were reel in their midst astonished en al the strange commo '] | • sent inels halted upon iheir lin and not knowing what t jons or narrow fines con forth their hundreds of af lants ill seeking the refuge i r streets and open squares lest tousi - mighl totter and ', umble head . \\ inle on bended knees ■ssed their sins aloud and eain lione i forgiveness ere it be too •:. \ wounded oflicer in our house i and apparently unable to move ;. ird-fought battle of el molino ihling hurriedl from his room nee by the cracking of lhe walls strange tumult from wilhout — ess ni the morning so profound lhe repose of nature hut added • ral feeling of wonder and ol lei n.ii ion perhaps 1 should i caught from the actions ic - of ihose " native here manor horn ihose cradled and d commotions of a kindred na l 1 he domes and steeples of the in . ilile chun lies and convents reeled n men — t he lakes hard b rolled m!i « aim as though moved by mental sl i ife from above instead of a w hich ihey are nestled in her nil ai ofiicer in the street itto mount his horse at the commence le commotion suddenly found il receding from him aston inquired of a soldier close by lhe ms : inn the man was as ignorant as the puddles in the streets for been a severe shower the night we spread themselves and disappear • lavement so great was the ii while the in es in the alameda ■fo lash their huge tops as if iyed by unseen yei all powerful hands . lasted over two minutes — per uld say succession ol shucks for motion of the earth at short ne calm — while the whole every one anew with the majesty and the manifold pow most high the streets and open ways pre spectacle most impressive dou v as the effect produced amon ded men in lhe different hospi j 1 uconscious ol the strange commo d with apprehensions whichever i it n-fold force the disabled and i and dreading results from a tion they must have deemed akin ernatural the poor fellows rose led from their cuts — trembling len by deep awe yet not kuow icr to fly the armless hurried i thither ih legless hobbled all directions while the bed-rid rostrate and the utterly helpless en and desponding earnestly nd petitioned not to be left un not to be deserted — in an ex hich their ig lorance made pain g but by and by theearlh f her mighty throes the ■~ steeples resumed their quiet i tl inhabitants rose thankful knees the sentinels recommenc i — the fury of the dreaded is spent rable anecdotes and some of g enough are told of the > effects an jrish sol • that the mexicans unable to re adopting a new system — is no such thing as getting at l^'l'mof an earthquake and no par |;! a in being on top another says s a very unsettled country and v anxious to leave while a yan " way down mast contends that hair is a species of clearing " to the war and that peace uw a knot of officers were r the movement of the earth ; \ it was vibratory another con hjh it was oscillatory in joke ' >; was referred to a mulatto ser w whose yellow face had lor between a blue black ble green during the quale uned it—and ti decided the ques the carolina watchman bruner k james i editors a proprietors \ " kt ' ',',"■' " v "•■"»■1 ) rulers ( new series do this avp liberty is saft " < gael harriso i number 30 of volume iv salisbury n c thursday november 25 1847 tion by saj'ing that the motion was wab ueatory and wabbleatory it was too much so for comforl if nor for safety for one i have always desired to see or ra ther to feel the effects of an earthquake a single convulsion has sufficed to cure all curiosity — ! never wish to be present at a repetition the same providence that has power to shake a large city toils foundation has the power also to lay eve ry dome and steeple tunnel and tower level with the ground lluf to h-ave for the present this sub ject and to offer a w-w remarks upon tbe army and its past deeds it is stjh diffi cult to account for the fact that we are here hen in the great capital of mexico not the 22,000 paper men of the union but what is left ofthe 10,000 real men by whom the work ol subjugation has been accomplished the whole seems like a dream even to those who have taken part in the hard conflicts — yet here in mexico we are and masters after a succession of battles each one ol which may be counted a forlorn hope — after a succession of victories each one of which was ob tained over in immensely superior force — after formidable works each one of which seemed impregnable have been stormed and successfully carried here amid the " halls of the montezumas the numeri cally insignificanl band of anglo saxons has found a partial rest from its toils and its dangers a breathing place after its in numerable trials and perils nor the chronicles of ancient wars nor the prow ess of modern achievements furnish a parallel to the second conquest of mexico while lhe lustre which hung around the name ol oof-te^rand fits kardy actvehturers burnished by the glowing descriptions of prescott become dimmed by the deeds of these days you in the united states cannot be made to feel and appreciate all that stern and unflinching courage has effected iu the beautilul valley of mexico since our little army first entered it — words are in adequate to give even a faint picture of the brilliant succession of events which have ended in the subjection of this proud capital the deeds of cortes brave and vigorous as they were must suffer by a comparison the hardy and adventurous spaniard surrounded by his hosts of tlas calan and other allies brought agencies ihen deemed supernatural to the work had all lhe engines and appliances of mod ern war a hisdisposal and fought against an enemy superstitious and awe-stricken and provided only with the ruder imple ments of battle grant that they were brave but their bravery was of a piece with lhat ol the hindoo widow who fear lessly and unresistingly chants her own death song on the grave of her lifeless husband the followers of ihe aztec monarch of montezuma and of guate mo/.in offered themselves as sacrifices to iheir idols the mass when all hopes of victory had banished still continued the light it is true ; but in their onslaughts upon the iron ranks of the christians they were but fulfilling their own destiny anil rushing upon a doom lhat was inevitable the altars ot their gods demanded yearly and even daily sacrifices long before the advent of he strangers — the demands were now increased yet the victims were ever ready true a follower of the cross occasionally fell borne down by some av alanche of pagan warriors : but for every drop of christian blood a river would flow and well did cortes know that in the end be must conquer his calculations were based upon mathematics and in the pro blem of life and death he foresaw that the result would be in his favor science severe discipline strange animals bestrode by powerful man invulnerable armor all tbe appliances which make war terrible love of gold and blind religious zeal — these all these were pitted against undis ! ciplined unmailed and comparatively un armed masses — and the results of such encounters were known even before the eyes of the shrewd and calculating cas tilian rested upon the rich vallies of a.u-d buac j hut widely dilferent was it wben a short two months since the second con querors fust came in sight of the domes and turrets of mexico i some respects the cases may have been parallel the anglo saxons were cut oil from all suc cor and support irom home and had naught but their own stout hearts and strong arms to depend upon ; but thev had not coats of mail and lire-arms in the days of the first conquerors so terrible witb which to oppose cotton shirts and bows and ar rows on tbe contrary they had to con tend witb a proud and implacable enemy an enemy provided with the same means of attack and resistence as themselves strongly fortified immensely superior in numbers pretending lo tbe highest ad vancement of civilization chivalry and valor fighting for home and fireside and insol nt in his fancied strength and secu rity breastwork and barricade were to be assailed from causeway and open field and auxiliaries the americans had none as the case with the early spaniards — the yankee invaders found the valley bristling with bayonets against which bayonets were to be opposed ; at every avenue they found heavy cannon in posi tion to check ibeir advance and at disad vantageous points only could ihey plant their guns for the attack they had be | fore tbem a city of 200,000 inhabitants — a city in which every house was a fortress thev had a population incited against them by a thousand and one idle tales and calumnies by stories of brutalities and excesses ihey wen said to have commit ted and which they were advancing to repeat ; a population which had learned the sieges of saguntom and saragossa by heart and in their exceeding pride of va lor doubtless thought tbey were to rival if not excel the deeds enacted by the de fenders of those valiant cities with the least reverse it was understood that all the americans were to be massacred the brutal murder of our wounded men at el molino proves the savage intention — and thus our army had emphatically no thing but " victory or death before it the result as every one knows was vic tory — victory most complete — the entire prostration of an enemy all powerful in numbers and position if not in prowess the evidence is that we are here and that santa anna's proud army i.s scattered and destroyed yet still all appears like a dream the long roll may sound for an hour and scarce 7000 able bodied men will llock to the alarm call ; yet they are masters of the heart of the republic the page that records the history of this campaign will l deemed a doubtful one in alter times it will be difficult to credit that a handful of men numbering only 10.000 with not jo pieces of artillery all told discomfitted ami drove 3.),000 men protected by all the subtleties of engineer ing and with three times their number of heavy guns ; yet the proofs of holy writ are not stronger the result of the two campaigns against mexico that of the early spaniards and tbe yankees — has been the same — the subjugation and oc cupation of the capital ; it now remains to he seen how the world will compare the two achievements yours c g w k citv or mexico oct 10 1617 for he past week all has heen quiet in the capital to be sure there was a slight shock ol an earthquake en the 3d inst and a more severe convulsion on lhe 5th hut neither were any great shake.s compared to that which emphatically made everything tremble ou the morning on lhe 2d october those pretend nz to knowledge in these matters say we shall not have another visitation before april next and lung previous lo thai lime i hope to he well out of liie country they say farther that earthquakes are affairs one ran never become used to a mailer i do not feel the least inclined to dispute an intelligent spaniard with whom i have conversed lo-day thinks extremely doubtful whether a quorum ofthe congress will assem ble at queretaro ue further says that a ma jority ofthe slates north and west — in fact all of them — although entirely without resources are still jn favor of a continuance of the war they can lonn no plan nor raise any means for carrying it mi hut siill are not disposed to listen to any propositions of peace the parly most hostile to the united states para doxical as it may appear is the one mosl fa vorable to peace santa anna he thinks in mead of taking ihe route towards oajaca as many suppose will make the best of his way to tuspan and will there embark for jamaica or some oilier british west india island cu ba he will not visit he says as while residing there he was strongly suspected of being en gaged in some plot to overturn the spanish government my informant even goes so far as to him lhal a vessel is at this lime in readi ness at or near tuspan on which the great man is to embark and that his old and con stant friend mackintosh is an active arrent in the business i give his speculations lor what they are worth believing hem entitled to as much credit as one half that are afloat of all the reverses lhat santa anna has ever met wilh — and he has risen above them all the last has been the most severe ; and how he can re cover in the present instance no one ran di vine for any one but him there would be no hope we have news from alvarez to the cftect tha after santa anna dispersed his officers at el pinal giving such ol ihem leave to retire to iheir homes as desired it he alvarez fell back upon puebla with about 2000 ragamuffins plun dering iheir subsistence as they went aloof — before he leli llie army was out of provisions or resources of any kind disorganised and dis pirited and santa anna found it utterly impos sible to keep it together any longer it now remains io be seen whai alvarez is to do un lil rincon i installed he is to be commander in chief hot where i his army ? even il he is reinforced by r.yes and bustamente he still willnot have more than 6000 men if gen scott had even 4000 additional troops at this time — just enough to hold lhe capital and fit oul a small expedition besides — he might break up and scatter the mexican army with ease but he does not hold a foot of land between this and vera cruz outside the range of a 21-pounder nor wili he until reinlorced what is to be lhe policy of our government in relation to the conduct of this war ? i hear it agilated that we are to take up some line as a boundary fall back upon it cease all active operations aud merely hold and sustain the boundary that may be adopted this course although preferable to our past milk-and-water policy wiil never do to my humble thinking — we shall be al war with the mexicans for all time the simp withdrawal of our troops will he looked upon as proof positive of our in ability to sustain ourselves here in the heart of the republic while a long iine of military de fences will be harrassed by a proud but ignor ant people until montezuma is forgotten or his history incorporated wilh heathen mythology no kind of warfare it warfare it caul be call ed would suit the mexican as well — we should in placing a species ot wall between them and lhe murderous inroads of the dreaded apaches and camanches and while they would laugh at us lor our pains ihey would annoy us for our presumption relieved irom immediate danger ihe thousands ot worthless military demagogues won j pester themselves in forming new armies am in rai-ing new means and what could ihev not effect i g;i i n t ihe slight curtain of defences on a line extending from lhe gulf to the pacific or from the rio grande tothe california coasl . it i.i help the mailer some perhaps il a strict blockade of all the seaports of the country is put down ou ihe programme ofthe new system but all will fail in bringing about a peace with a nation utterly blind to iis own interests and brave to a degree when danger is afar oil you may ask then how is peace to be oh tair.ed ! the safest wisest most expeditious and cheapest plan would be to reinforce ihis line at once wiih 50,000 men this should be tho first step then real war should be de clared against mexico not a quasi half-and half state of hostilites as at present — keep all that we have got and let it be understood lhat we are to get and hold all that we can — send every officer captured a close prisoner to the united states and provide strong place in which to keep all the privates — have no talk with the people or their leaders save thai our in tention is in overrun destroy antl conquer — let all the inhabitants be made to know lhat we are at war with them — follow up blows with blows not with soft words — leave peace com missioners ami peace propositions al home in stead ol sending them to a market where there is no demand for bach absurdities — in short and to repeat what i hav already urged have a force in the country sufficient to gi\-e the enemy no respites nor time to recover ibeir morale but let every hard fought battle have a result which has never yet been the case and we shall soon have a peace i hear that gen scott is blamed in some ofthe papers of the u states for delaying his march upon the capital a5.b.-&tf-*ys e id how could he do otherwise with the force he had on first r-v/.e ring puebla . with the scanty means afforded him^n£"{i{i_*p ed altogether the wiser policy supposing lhat he had pushed upon this city in the early part of june he might have driven santa anna and the army out it is true and with comparatively little loss ; but at lhat time he would have had a large and hostile population within the gates with not more than sufficient numbers to keep them in subjection while santa anna would have surrounded the capital with lhe force then at his hands occupied every avenue cut off all supplies and finally compelled gen scott to fight the battle of mexico at every disadvantage it had to be fought somewhere and our coin mander-in-chief only wailed until he had a suf ficent force to insure success i may revert to this subjeci again yours dec g w k citv or mexico oct 27 1817 there is now more probability that a quorum of congress will soon assemble at queretara although there is no certainty of it the city is overrun with candidates for different offices but more especially for president the prin cipal candidates of lhe mode rados are pedraza pena y pena anaya and herrera the latter probably standing ihe best chance ol being elected the puros talk of almonte and cum plido why any one should covet the office at this present time is singular enough unless the successful man hopes to realize something from the stealings of place — rather poor pick ing one would think a duel was fought this afternoon between captain porter ofthe rifles and capt archer of the yoltiguers — the weapons pistols on the first fire lhe pistol of capt a missed when the other party threw away his ball into the ground on the second fire capt a did noi discharge his pistol at all but received the ball of his adversary in lhe abdomen — a severe but i am told not a dangerous wound the cause ofthe difficulty grew out of some remarks made by capt porter in relation to the pillow con troversy the voltiguer officer espousing iu some way the course of his supurior the weather is damp dreary aud almost dis agreeable a heavy noil her probably blowing at vera cruz while the road between this and the penon are in a condition so had that the departure of the train has been postponed for a lew days — probably until the lirst of the coming month gen quilman is going home with the train — as is said intake command of gen taylor's division of the army gen p f smith has been appointed military and civil covet nor of mexico in his stead and was duly installed this afternoon the ceremonies at the palace on the occasion were neat and most impressive i am told they are to be published in tbe amer ican star in which case i will send you a copy geo quitman leaves this line of operations with the best wishes of the entire army his gallant conduct in the held and gentlemanly de porlment in private life having endeard him to all the appointment of gen smith to lhe of fice of governef is one of the most popular that coul i have been made according to bi monitor pena y pena has appointed gen mora y yilhmil as minister of war the best choice he could have made without doubt the editor says that ihis officer is warm ly in favor ol peace but this remains to be seen the latest accounts we have of santa anna — or one of the laiest accounts — he had gone to tehuacan wiih a small escort only as i said in obecience to an order from the supreme government oihers say that he has rone to wards oajaca : others again towards tuspan wherever he may be he is up to some scheme or other for his own good yours truly g w k citv or mexico oct 29 1s47 the " leonidas letter coniinues lo be lhe subject of remark and speculation gen pil low has denied ail knowledge ofthe letter or its author and says distinctly that be had no band in the precious document but at the same lime he does not provoke inquiry into the matter if it could be brought before a curt you w old read some rich testimony — testimony which would prove tint lhe substance of the letter personal encounter and all was the common talk at mixcoac ibree weeks or a month before it returned lo this place in print as ii is i am much mistaken if you d it pre long read let let in son of oui journals at borne thai will cause a sensation and open the eyes ot the peo pie in their utmost width let me as one or two questions how is it ihat jons quilman shields and smith all appointed lbe same lime with gen pillow net along smoothly to use a homely phrase whilst he pillow is eternally involving himself in dif ficulties how is ittbatthe first mentioned offi cers are popular with lhe entire array ami coun try and t|mt iheir conduct has heen made the sub ject ot public and general approval whilst the reputation of the latter is but equivocal even among his best friends and be bas lost all cast with nine-tenths of the armv if not the country . how is it that gens pierce ami catlwahul-r have won ihe good opinions of all whilst lhe great gen pillow has made htmsell as it were the laughing stock of the aimy . i repeat why is all ihis .' it is because the hit ler has the vanity to believe bimsell 1 great and most astounding military genius and ihe impu dence to trumpet his own exploits : it is because he has a grasping ambition and a dishonest one an ambition which diligently seeketb lo build a reputation for himself even at the expense of others ; h s because he has had the eflroute ry time and again to pester not only his own ollicers hut editors with stories of his prowess and with hold requests to spread his deeds he fore the world ; in short il is because he has a restless and feverish desire and cravin after all the honors of a campaign which bas shed such lustre upon our arms and the insufferable weakness to believe lhat he is deserving of them i must acknowedge lhat for one i thought fat the man was used a little harshly for his conduct •„, tiie cerro gl)r(ia business but his antics here i lle face f he army f)ave c]um away with all favorable and mitigating impress ions i will now close by repealing lhat you w.i see letters in some of our papers at home or i am much mistaken which will expose the whole jiiatler in a way lhat will astonish all in my iiui vv'c-d-.b'.tters i have given you all lhe various and exh-aimtii'.w.i mexican rumors afloat — not that i believe ihem feut to let you know as the saying is what was join whatever a few rational and sensible miriil among the mexicans may wish i do not believe that the mass desire peace — many would even prefer that we should hold the entire counlry ! and perhaps to this complexion it must come at last but to he prepared for everything men should he sent forward wilhout stint enough has already been performed by forlorn hopes ; we now want soldiers in sufficient numbers to overrun conquer and hold the entire country at least if the mexican leaders will not listen to the voice of reason the plan which ob j tains with some of felling hack upon a bound ! ary and sustaining it by a military force will ne ver do the work ol conquest if conquest it is to be is now almost done 50,000 men will settle the business in six months time and if our troops are withdrawn from this line all the work will have to he done over a«ain i close this letter in great haste as the con '■rier is on the point of starting yours isic g w k decidedly practical upon lhe eve of the recent national liberty party convention held in litis ci ty we understand that the steamer alba ny capt gager was boarded at one of the western ports by a large delegation of white and colored gentlemen on iheir way to particapate in the deliberations of that august assemblage the captain at once saw the mixed character of his new passengers and determinated to cul tivate habits of consistency among them he took possession ofthe state room keys and went about his business at the pro per time for giving out the state rooms he had the party all mustered in the cab in and commenced by selecting a color ed delegate and a white one and designa ling state rooms xo so and-so to each parti-colored pair until the pairs were all used up — giving to the colored gentle men in each instance the charge of the key there was no dodging the determi nation of be captain in this particular tbey had to go it or nothing when the dinner bell rang tbe party moved in discriminately towards the table but the colored persons were retadmonished by the captain that they could not under the rules of his boat take seats at the first table the while abolitionists protested that the colored man was as good as the white man — very well responded the captain — " 1 don't think so and as you do you can wait and eat wilh them they waited and the delegation ate together thereby under the police of the boat car rying their principles into practice — httf falo express twenty dollars reward ran a way from the subscriber on the di tiie 2a ultimo my negro man andcrmiu _ • t bge _ little al -■it bnilt large i c tarse features v nostrils ho other par cted he t<.i.k with him a cons lera ■qual ity 9 :.. 1 esci i were ,,;' co . itissuppos irving to i ..--•- free state ' - pro bable he ra iy have in his | ss •— nn certificates of his freedom and may pass 7m t ir • any ■'•'' ceiv . ■i - ■j so that i can gel th • i cowan s - 7 n c sept 9 1847 19:tf o aa oz sulph quinine farr'sp s&xjxj tion for sale ' h enniss j v 29 r l.'l all kinds of blanks for sale hi re from the richmond times ge scot the washington correspondent of the charleston courier humorously defends the fame of ( li'tt scott against tbe ridicule he has incurred for telling 1 secretary of war in an official communication doubtless for the mere purpose of iving assurance that he look no tim lor delib eration that he had just risen from a hasty plate of soup the writer quotes a french adage " ceslht soupe t/ut fait h soldat,"—\t is the soup lhat makes tho soldier to show lhal thegeneral's phrase had a military and historical sense imply ing a greater regard for ihe plain subsis tence ol his troops than lur ihe mere splen dours of a campaign however this may he the correspon dent ol ihe courier most justly remarks that l-t-n scott in his mexican cam paign has commanded the admiration ol the world no less by his gallantry than bis strategy and still more perhaps by bin humanity in regard to certan evidences that the administration has regarded gen scott with distrust and aversion until the bril liancy of his exploits i an intimation of such sentiments preposterous the same writer says : " 1 knew well of ihe cabals existing here against gen scott lasl february it was then the endeavor of some men to procure his recall or to supersede him when ihe project lor creating the ollice of lieten ant general was for the second time brought up in the house it was whisper ed about that scott was so wedded to forms and theories that he could not act with promptness and decision that his resources and means were idle in his hands that he had written to lhe de partment saying that he must have so many mules so many wagons so much of oats and so much of this and that thing or he could not proceed lie as not content with soup for his me tut must have feed for his horses and mules all of which was deemed very obscure " even after general scott had reach ed puebla it was industriously circulated here and repeated in the union that if general scott's correspondence should be published it would he more unfortunate for him than his soup letter but the glories of his actions have hushed these bickerings and taunts the rail road meeting the meeting last tuesday on the sub ject of the richmond and danville rail road sm.as attended by a large number of people atief bt^anizing by appointing col simpson to thet&air and i swaim secretary — gov morehead introduced w p tunstall esq ol daiivhie va who proceeded to address the meet'dlg in a style of originality and vehement which commanded the unwavering alien tion of the assemblage for about two hours he thundered truth into the ears of the people for their laziness iu not taking hold of those improvements which have carried the north and west so lar ahead of the south in population and agricultur al and manufaciuring prosperity ho probed the public sores with a bold hand with that true affection lor ihe country which regards not the infliction of tempo rary pain in order lo secure permanent and lasting health we cannot attempt to set forth even a synopsis of his positions and argument ; though we should be glad to do so for the benefit of those 0f our readers who were not present to hear the eloquent and well-informed speaker we learn that 0,500 worth of stock has been taken here in the r and 1 railroad 1,100 of which was subscribed irom randolph a meeting of the stockholders will be held at charlotte va on ihe 24th inst for the purpose of organizing tbe com pany — grt t ttsboi ./ patriot the soul/tern telegraph lun — the posts are all up from petersburg to charles ton — the registers ready lor use at ra leigh fayetteville cheraw and columbia — the wires are being put on as rapidly as possible and it is expected that bv lhe first ' f december iln line will be in ope ration between lhe two first named places it is also expected that by lhe hrst of fe bruary if not sooner ihe whole line to new orleans will he in operation — wil mington chronicle connecticut ij s senator governor bissel has appointed ex-gov roger s baldwin to the f s si nate to lil ihe place va anted by the decease of senator huntington till the meeting of the con necticut legislature in may next we learn thai apt cameron has not succeeded in raising a ( ompany of volun teers for the war within the time allow ed according to the authority given him by the president only aboul one third of he number required .. i .-,! their service — rait i uh il _'-"'' /'. three great \ a ruckeye who lately visited boston for the first time remarked that he found lhe streets of that city exempt from ihree nuisances which infest the city of cincinnati — hogs dn^s and tobaccosmokers yin municipal au thorities have ordered that the streets should be cleansed ol such animals new york politics th wilmol i'p -> section ol ibe demo cratic party in ibw s a si it convention lo ■' nation al convention '" nominate a pn tn didate tbe " albanj \._ in - this as an attempt to inti id ice i ito n iiii nal poli tics ,;.,. -., h-y vi ,; •!. h i d troyed lhe isci n tkney o the part in i base ixstsc ion some fellow ofthe male species asks : — '• 1 ' ' you i v r see a lady take a seat who di again to fix her dr |