The plan of operations will be by a com. bined movement of the troops under General Scott and those under General Atkinson, from Chicago and the Mississippi, to attack the InWe learn further that intelligence has been dians on both sides, and scour the country, received by the latest mail from Vera Cruz, till they are entirely subdued. We are inform that General Santa Anna had sent a detachment ed that General Scott has orders to reduce them of two hundred cavalry in pursuit of the fugito unconditional submission, and not to suspend tive army of Calderon, and would, with an his operations while any of the hostile Indians army of twelve hundred disciplined troops, toremain east of the Mississippi. They will be gether with many new recruits, et out immedirequired to cross that river, and to repair to ately on his march for Mexico. Colonel Mejica, such district as may be assigned to them. And formerly charge d'affairs of the Mexican gosuch arrangements are contemplated concern- vernment at Washington, had arrived at Taming boundary lines, as effectually to prevent pico, charged with a special message from Santa the recurrence of similar aggressions. The Anna, the object of which, it is said, was to assurrender of the Black Hawk, and some of the certan the state of the city and its meaus of principal Chiefs, as hostages for these people, defence. Ten thousand dollars, sent by Santa and to secure the frontier against their future Anna, to pay the troops, had been received at Cruilties, is made indispensable. Tampico.

power, in a moment fatal to his own fame and him; first-Veto the bank-granted. Nextpeace, he was seduced into a coalition with Mr. compromise the tariff-impossible! What

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Van Buren. Acting upon the principle that next? "Let Mr. Van Buren assume that he is with the patronage of the Government they fully sensible of the honor done him by the would make themselves popular, he has ven- nomination-that his object in leaving the *tured all his own popularity, in the vain effort country was to prevent a division of the repubto smuggle Mr. Van Buren into the succession. lican party, and decline being a candidate!" But this was not all. The great interests of No; never. the country have been hazarded on the same To this it must come at last. After havingdesperate chance. Instead of anticipating the thrown the party into disunion; after having payment of the public debt, and wisely suiting endangered the union of the States to obtain his measures to coming events, the struggle has the President's nomination, Mr. Van Buren been to postpone the great questions of the ta- will be compelled to withdraw in despair or he riff and the bank, beyond the presidential elec- endangers the re-election of Gen, Jackson and tion. Could this have been done, it would reaps for himself contempt and disgrace. We have left the popularity of the President, and ask the Courier and Enquirer, the Globe and all the influence of the Government to bear di- the Argus, to say will Mr. Van Buren be rectly in aid of Mr. Van Buren's election. A a candidate? We ask the Richmond Enquirer, wise statesman would have seen that the tariff will you continue your support of Mr. Van could not be postponed, and that the bank Buren if his friends do not modify the tariff. ought not to have been; nor would he have lost sight of the influence which a pertinacious adherence to Mr. Van Buren will have on the popularity of General Jackson himself in Penn- Extract of a letter to the editor of the United sylvania. Strong as General Jackson is supStates Gazelle, dated posed to be, it now appears, and it should have been known that the combined influence of the tariff, the bank, and State pride, is much great- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. What but the infatuated folly of the kitch- Mr. Shannon reported his resolution relative en cabinet, would have driven all these into to the Tariff and Bank of the United States, combination. That these are about to be ar- with amendments, as follow, to wit: rayed against the re-election of General Jack- Resolutions relative to protective duties and son is nou apparent. Those who are familiar the Bank of the United States: with the manner in which the democracy of that State is used to speak, and who have care fully noted the progress of public opinion, cannot be at a loss to understand why it is that the legislature, now in session, have agitated the resolutions which we give below?

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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

HARRISBURG, June 1, 1832.

1. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That we view with the most serious apprehension, any attempt to lessen the restrictions upon the ime portation of any article of foreign manufac These resolutions, if understood, will put the ture or production, which may compete with whole stye in motion; and well may they spread articks of similar growth, production, or ma

dismay. We consider them as no less than anufacture of the United States. declaration that, either to press Mr. McLane's 2. And be it further resolved, by the au. bill, or to veto the bank, will cut Pennsylvania thority aforesaid, That a reduction of duties loose from the hero's car!! These resolutions, upon articles the like of which are neither coming just on the heel of the proceedings of manufactured or produced in the U. States, the Clay Convention, so lately held at Harris-or which does not materially affect the indusburgh, and compared with the tone of the press- try of the country, would meet the approbaes throughout the State, and the known opinions tion of our constituents. of many of the leading politicians, place Penn- 3. And be it further resolved, by the austagia among the States hereafter to be esti-thority aforesaid, That the people of Pennsyl maledus doubtful, to say no more. vania never can consent to the abandonment

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Mstleads to another enquiry. Will Gen. of the protective system.

Jackson abandon Mr. McLane's bill? Will he 4. And be it further resolved, by the autho veto the bank? Will he permit Mr. Van Burity aforesaid, That if a reduction of the reve ren to decline? If he does not carry some mo- nue becomes necessary, we would prefer a difications of the tariff, the south will not only prohibition of the introduction of articles of refuse Mr. Van Buren, but they will turn upon foreign fabric and production, the like of him buke, he fill have forfeited every claim to res producing, to any reduction upon protected pect. What then is he to do? As a certain articles, which we can produce and manulawyer iconsaid--this is doubtful-for bad facture, as cheaply and as good amongst ourhiivisenhe wisdom requisite for such a selves.

csis, he never would have provoked it. Wis- 5. And be it further resolved, by the authodom would tell him to retrace his steps-to go rity aforesaid, That we view the American back to the solid basis from whence he started; system as a whole, which requires the united baid no one hopes or expects this. What then and concentrated operation of its friends, will he do? Mr. Ritchie will no doubt advise against all attempts to attack it in detail, and