I Bf.1S.-l 1 - ; " fif Iff Is rasliii&il TWO DOLLARS FER ANNUM, i.L ;e.5 AND FARMERS' AND MEGHANIGS' REG1STE! if Nor iwid 'within the yeai?. $i 5 WILL 15 U I'll A KC ED. HALP.YCAKLr IN ADVANCE PRINTED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY SAMUEL J. BOW, SOMERSET, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA. I-lGW Series. TUESDAY, J ULST 20 1847, Vol. 5.-No. 36. THE ORPHAN'S DREAM. One night, upon my lonely couch, A vision came to mc; It was of sweeter things than life; My, mother ! 't was of thee ! Mclhpught 1 stood beside thy grave, Alone, in that sweet dell ! Then came to me old memories, That made ray bosom swell. I'm sure I saw your lovely face ! A 9mile upon your cheek ! tyat to your little lonely child . You did not deign to speak; Then sadness gathered o'er my soul; 1 wept fur my hard lot; I thought you, mother, like the world, The Orphan had forgot ! The scene changed: in Heaven I heard Enchanting melodies, And saw bright Angels round the throne, That mortals never see; And heard a mighty saviour say His blessings lie would send, And be the Orphan's Father here The Orphan's truest friend ! A Backward Cow Ride. Daring the Revolutionary War, when a ol the American army were en d r.car the borough of Elizabeth- ca;r.r. tow:;, itcw Jersey, an olhcer who was inrjre r.f a devotee of Venus than of Mars, p: id his addresses to a lady of distinc tion, whom he was in the habit of visi ting nightly, in the cultivation of the kindly feelings which love so cordially in spires. On a discovery or the repeated absence of the officer, and of the place where interviews with his dulcinca were had, some waggish friends resolved to play oil a handsome trick at his expense, which should deter him from a repetition c! his amorous visits. , The officer, it appears, rode a very small horse of the pony kind, which he :rhvays left untied with the briJle reins over his neck, near the door, in order to mount and ride off without drtay, when the business of courting and kissing was over; and the horse always remained un til backed by the owner, without attempt ing to change his position. On a certain very dark night, when the officer had, us usual, gone to pay his devotions to the object of his affections and was enjoying the approving smiles of the lovely fair one, his waggish companions went pri vately to the door of the house where the officer was, took his bridle and saddle from the horse which they sent away, placed the bridle on the tail, the saddle on the back, and the crupper over the horns of a quiet old cow, who stood peace ably chewing her cud, near the spot. Immediately thereafter, they retired some distance from the house, and seperating, raised the loud cry of alarm, that the en emy had landed and were marching into the village. 0;ir hero on hearing this, took counsel from his fears, and snatching a hasty kiss, I.e shot out of door with . the velocity of a musket ballrend mounted into the sad dle, with his back towards the head of the w, and plunging his sharp spurs kecn iv into her sides, caused her to bawl out v. itli excessive pain, aud she darted off in her best gallop towards the camp. The officer still plying his spurs with all his wine and love on board finding himself hurried rapidly backwards, maugre of all I is efforts to advance: and hearing the re peated bawlings of the tortured beast, ira :.gined that he was carried off by magic, and roaring out most lustily that the devil had got him and was thus carried into the very centre of the camp. The sentinels hearing the noise, dis charged their pieces and fled: and alarm p;ns w ere fired the drums beat to arms, the officers left their quarters and cried, turn out! turn out!! with all the strength of their lungs. The soldiers stalled from their sleep as if a ghost had crossed their dream and the w hole body running half naked, formed as quick as possible in gal lant dishabille, prepared to repel the terri ble invader. When. In! the ludicrous iiIit soon presented itself to their eyes, cl" the gallant officer, mounted on a cow, v;:h his face toward her tail. Her tongue hanging out her sides gory with the gouging of the spurs, aud he himself al- ::r.i t upnved of reason, and half petri- -.1 with horror. A loud roar ot laugh- P a 4 V i ro.ve irom the assembled band, at ihr ! his steed the whole corps gave imj..t.v ni U IIUIU l'l V. V.r I three times three hearty cheers us he ; l oheil into camp. He was carried to his I quarters in triumph, there to dream of .over s metamorphoses, backward rides, j s-rnway advances, and alarm of inva- ! l it . m 1 f ion, :;'id thereby to garnish his mind with mat Trus for writing a nlcndid treatise on the novel adventures of a cow story. - The Gulf iff Mexico covers a much larger rpsce than many persons supyu- It extends north and south about-600 miles, aiifl east and west about 750. From Alvurado in Mexico, to Pensocola in Flo rida, is about 1100 miles. Itexceedsin ifm-.frmor.s ill the frhvster Lkes on the fcluU. tikci; together. The Three Jolly Husbands. Three jolly husbands, out in the coun- ' try, by the names of Tim Watson, Joe Brown and Bill Walker, sat late one even- j ta, that sinks the Mexican soldier into the ing drinking at a village tavern, until be- lowest depths of infamy. While the i ing pretty well corned, they agreed that ! Kentucky regiment was pursuing the ad each one, on returning home, should do 1 vantage of a successful charge, a private me nrst thing Ins wile told him, in default ol winch he should the next morning pay j wounded Mexican, who most piteously, the bill. They then separated for the ! by his looks, implored mercy. The A night, engaging to meet next morning, merican withdrew his pointed musket; and give, an honest account of their pro- ! the Mexican, still clamarous, made a sign ceedings at home, so far as related to the ' for water ; the Kcntuckian with difficul paymcnt bf the bill. j ly placed his canteen to the lips of the The next morning, Walker and Brown wounded man, and quenched his burning were early at their posts, but it was some thirst. Having performed the sacred du- tune belore Watson made his appear- ance. Walker begun first: "You see, when I entered my house the candle was out, and the lire gave but a giimering light. I came near walking in- to a pot of batter that the pancakes were to be made of this morning. My wife was so dreadfully out of humor at setting up so long, she said to me, sarcastically: "Do put your loot in the batter V "Just as you say. Muggy, said I, and without the least hesitation, I set my foot in the pot of batter, and then went to bed." Next Joe Brown told his story: "My wife had alread' retired to rest in our sleeping room, which adjoins the kitchen, and the door of which was ajar. Not being able to navigate perfectly well, you know, I made a dreadful clattering a- mong the household furniture, and, in no j pleasant tone, she bawled out. "Do break that porridge pot, Joe !" "No sooner said than done. I seized hold ol the bail of the pot, and striking it against the chimney jam, smashed it into a hundred pieces. After this exploit I retired to rest and got a curtain lecture for my pains." It was now Tim Watson's turn to give an account of himself, which he did with very long f:ice as follows: "My wife gave me the most unlucky command in the world, for, as I was blun dering up stairs in the dark, she cried out. "Do break your neck do Tim !' "I'll be cursed if I do, Kate,' said I, as I gathered myself up; 4I'd sooner pay the bill 'And so," landlord, here's the i-uh for you. This is the last time I'll ever risk five dollars on the command of mv wife." Hox. George Ashmun than whom a truer Representative of her high character Massachusetts has seldom, if ever, sent to Congress last session introduced into the House the following resolution, which he supported with an able speech : "Ilesolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform this House if any officer or agent of the Uni ted Slates was sent by him, or by his di rection, to Havana, to advise, procure, or in any way to promote the return of San ta Jinna into Mexico ; or whether any person visited Washington city, and con ferred with the President or any officer of the Government upon the subject of said return of Santa Anna ; and, if so, who was the officer or agent, what were his instructions, and when was he sent on such mission ; or who was the person that visited Washington city and thus conferred with the President or any other officer of the Government, and what was decided upon at such conferences. Also, that he inform the House by what means and through what channel Santa Anna was informed that an order was issued to the commander of our naval forces in the Gulf of Mexico, directing said command er not to obstruct Santa Anna's return to Mexico ; aud that he also transmit to this House copies of any letters, communica tions, or papers of any kind in the Execu tive Department of the Government, in any way relating to the subject oi raiua Anna s return to Mexico." This resolution, containing nothing of fensive to the President, but on the con trary, affording him a fair opportunity of exculpating himself from imputed mis conduct in the premises, was rejected by an almost exclusive party vote ; but three Locofocos4 who preferred their country's honor to their party's behests, voting for it. The Locofocos have never dared deny that it was by the procuration of Mr. Polk that Santa Anna returned to Mexi co. Some even and his organ among the rest have undertaken to justify and applaud his course. From what secret . . -i i-i. i t : i motive, men, om tne i.ocoioco majority . a i of the House re use to pratitv the natural curiosity I' : IS V III LI1H l.llllllLl V i XX Vi OllU Wlii fort was furnished to the enemy, and on his own confession, by the President of the United Slates : why not let it be un- derstood by the country upon what ground it was furnished ? New Fork' Tribune. Gen. Jackson, in his will, directed the pair ot pistols which were presented by Washington to Lafayette, at the com mencement of the War of the Revolution, nd which were subsequently prest Med ' o Gen. Jackson by the Washington fam ily, to be presented to the son of Lafa yette in Paris. This has been done through Mr. J. L. Mattin, U. S. Charge jt sr .: r ,i .u:- : . I u iiiiics- iu rrincrj nun u.ru icvcipi in i acknowledged in s letter from Lafayette. Incidenl in the bailie of Buena 11 si a. -M.ij. Frv was a witness on an incident that occurred in the battle of Buena Vis- ot the rranklort company came up to a ty ol humanity, he passed on after his companions. The Mexican stealthily rose, looked about him for 'a moment, then raised his musket, and deliberately shot his generous enemy through the body causing him to fall with his face towards j the retreating troops of Santa Anna. The heart sickens at such a recital, yet it is characteristic. A similar incident, if possible, equally disgraceful, occurred at the battle of Resaca dc la Palma. New Orleans National Terrible Wound. Among the wounded at Sierra Gorda, says Kendall, was one stout Illinois man named Ford, the better half of whose head appeared to have been carried away by a heavy can non ball. One of our best surgeons, Dr. Wright, went up to the poor fellow when his time came, and to my astonishment commenced clipping the shattered por tions of his face, jaw, and ear, which s till hung to him, and afterwards dressed the wound as well as circumstances would admit, I say wound ; it was worse than a wound, and a description of it would be too horrible. Two or three days since, when nearly a month had nassed away. I met Dr. Wright there in the streets of Jalapa, and asked him how long the man in question lived. If I was ever aston ished in my life, it was when he told mc that he was still alive, and what was more, that he was well and hearty ! A portion of his face, his jaws on one side, and his ear arc gone, but the man will soon be strong enough to shoulder his musket again, and is said to be more anxious than ever to have-another turn with the Mexicans. A Disagreeable Joke. The N. Y. Sun says that a lady residing in Portland, Maine, expecting a large company to tea, sent for a quantity of cream of tartar to raise her biscuits. By mistake tartar emetic was got. The biscuits were beau tifully light, and the guests ate heartily, one lady exclaiming there "never was anything so nice." The meal was hard ly over when the emetic began to work, and the gentleman and ladies fell to vom iting with might and main. One of the gents, a very fat man, imagining he was poisoned, sent for a Doctor, but before that functionary arrived the medicine had tiken a severe course, leaving the patient in as bad a condition as a cleanly person could imagine. The cause of the vniifo was soon discovered, and the party signed a 'total abstinence from hot biscuit' pledge for six months. An idea mav be formed of the value of newspapers of some newspapers, we mean by the subjoined statement, which shows what "good will" may bring in the market, it having been decided that the good will of a newspaper comprises the chief part of its value. "The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette re cently sold for $15,000; one half of the Boston Atlas has been recently purchased at a cost of $35,000; the Boston Daily Advertiser is valued at $90,000 $40,000 has been refused for one half of it; one third of the N. Y. Courier was sold a few months since for $30,000; and one-quarter ot the New York Tribune for $25, 000. A Norwegian Newspaper is to be established in the town of Norway, Ra cine county, Wisconsin. The Milwau kie Sentinel, in making an announcement says: " The Norwegian settlements in the West arc already numerous and growing rapidly. There are now in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa twenty such settlements and sixteen of thctn within the limits of this Territory. They embrace a popu lation of from fifteen to twenty thousand frugal, industrious, honest, law-loving, law-abiding citizens. The principal set tlement is on the Koskonong prairie, where there are nearly a thousand Nor wegian families." Co-fncss of Gen. Worth. During the bombardment ef Vera Cruz, this gallant officer, rinding his horse considerably ex hausted, despatched a servant for a buck et of water. Just as the man was raising the bucket to the horse's mouth, a large shell struck the ground at the distance of a few yards. The man started in terror ; but Gen. Worth observing the fuss not quite burned out, said peremptorily, with out moving, "Halt ! empty your bucket on that thing !" The man mechanically obeyed, and' Gen. Worth captured the shell whole. It was 12 inches in diame- ' ter, and weighed about 120 ltr. EYES. Oh, give me the blue ones ! The Hazle and black May be just a3 true ones, I know not, alack ! But none shall persuade me The favorite hue In the heav'n that made me Is other than blue ! FROM MEXICO. FROM THE N. O. DELTA OF Jl'LY 2. We yesterday received files of Mexi can papers from thecapitrl to and of the 12th ultimo, dates three days later than any previously received. We make from them a series of extracts which are given below. We find in them no evidences of that formidable, fearful opposition to the advance of Gen. Scott, the apprehen hensions of which, for the last day or 'wo so alarmed the nerves of some of the more sentitive of our contemporaries. The same unsettled, indecisive, neutral izing policy seems to prevail at the capi- tal which has so long been characteristic of Mexican policy. We hear nothing of those hirty thousand of an army, which, with a valor equalled only by that evinced by the troops of a celebrated K iny ol i ranee, who marched up and down an eminence, were marching out to attack j and annihilate Gen. Scott in his quarters : at Pnebla. I Santa Anna, it seems, however ambi- j tious he may be to play the dictator, is : rather shy in proclaiming his preferences, i He appears to think, that, as he can get j along though minus half his "understand- ing," he can keep the Government mov ing though resting on a fraction of a Min istry. Tiif. War. The files before us con tain full reviews of the opinions ol" the diflerenl newspapers throughout the coun try, which number-about twenty, and with but one single exception (in Durango) they are full)' in favor of the war. The Dictatorship. El Monitor Rc publicano of the 12th ultimo contains a lengthy article on the subject of the Dic tatorship. Up to that (late Santa Anna was not proclaimed, nor had he proclaimed himself, Dictator.. Indeed, the Monitor ridiculed the idea that he designed to be 5 come one. The rumor to that ctlect which prevailed in the capital is alleged to have originated with and been propa gated by his enemies and the enemies of the country. No Change of Policy. The Moni tor asserts that the new Cabinet is not to S be entirely formed otiirros, (Democrats,) as slated in some of the journals, and that the new Ministers will carry out the pol icy of their predecessors. Santa Anna thinks that without a full Ministry with the . Ministers "of War and Finance, to gether with the clerks in the Bureau of Foreign Relations he will be able, for the time being, to carry on the Govern ment. In an article published in the same pa per of the 10th, we find the following par agraph : "There is no doubt that the majority of the nation is in favor of carrying on the war, and wc are consequently convinced that it i.3 impossible to enter into any ar rangement for peace; were it to be conclu ded it would prove fatal to the nationality of Mexico. The defenders of the nation are, therefore, encouraged with brilliant hopes of final success, as it is undoubted that the position in which the United States finds itself must, in the end, secure us triumphant success, notwithstanding our former disasters. All of lis who sin ccrely wish the continu,ttion of the war look upon an equivocal policy as danger ous, and all overtures of peace a perilous means to secure it ; for this reason we are opposed to any change in the politics which may give it a pacific appearance." Concress. Congress met at the capi tal at last on the 10th, and the proposi tion of declaring a recess was lost by one vote. El Republieano of the 12th, in a leader of great length, recommends that the for ces which are intended to defend the cap ital should be well and properly instruct ed and drilled, as they have plenty of time before the American army arrives there. Being chiefly recruits, the Generals cam manding them, he says, should take great pains in their drill. The editor says that the chieftains should bear in mind that that is to be their last effort, and conse quently no exertion to have it successful should be spared. The Peace Party. El Razonador, the peace paper, says that it has recom mended peace only because it is convinced that the Government would not or could not carry on the war ; but at the same time it approves Santa Anna's withdrawal of his resignation, and praises him very much, saying that he is the only man in the country who can keep alive the war spirit. ; The Presidency. The Legislature of face of which a heavy sod has grown. Agwascalieutes had given its vote to Gen. Theioad was graded and contractors were Almonte. A A letter from Oajaea say that ' about to deliver t 6nished, wlien sud Canta knnz has. tern unsniinourly uomi- rlenly it di?5jrej;id and twelve fret wa- nated President by the Legislature of that State. Gex. Valencia. Gen. Valencia had reported having arrived at San Luis Po- j tosi on the 5th June, where he took im I mediate command of the army. Gen. Sahis had also arrived there, and takeu charge of his post. Ge.v. BrsrvMEXTE. Gcn.liustamcnte was at Irapuato on the 5th, where he was tn begin immediately to raise forces from the State of Guanajuato. It was thought that (Jen. Alcotia had issued an order by which Bustamente would be obliged to go as far as Sinaloa, in order to take com mand of the forces there, which, accord ing to El Monitor, are none. Canalizo Pardoned. It seems, from what we see in the Monitor, of the 11th, that Santa Anna and Canalizo had "made friends" once more, and consequently, the examination of the latter for his con duct at Cerro Gordo was dropped. Al though it was reported that he "had been appointed Governor of the State of Vera Cruz, he was to be employed in the de fence of the capital. I More Gteurillas. EI Estandartede los Chinacates, published at San Luis Potosi, says that a large body of guerril- las have becn organized at Bocas, about twf-lvi? In:iriiri Irom Sin Luis, and thev were all well armed and equipped. Mexican Correspondence Inter cepted. Gen Alvarez sent an express from Ameca, on the 11th, with corre spondence intercepted in the possession of a courier going Irom the capital to Pu cbla. The Government had called on the different persons sending letters, in order that they should be opened and read to show whether or not they contained any information of which the Americans could avail themselves. Ge.v. Scott's March to the Capital. -El Republieano of the 1 llh has accounts from Puebla, in which it is stated that the American forces would not move to wards the capital before six weeks, (from the 10th June,) as they were awaiting re inforcements and heavy artillery from Ve ra Cruz. El Monitor of the same date publishes a letter in which the writer whole forces will move towards the capi tal from the 15th to the 20th, as i tlipv h:id rpsnlvpi! :ind wrre determined to i - , , ' . . ... e , . spend anu ccieuruie me ui oi juiy ai the capital. Assistance Solicited from Gen. Scott. A letter received at the capital on the 10th, from Tlascala, says that the inhabitants of that place had addressed a petition to Gen. Scott, asking protection of him, as a chief of guerrillas, Portillo, was constantly annoying them. The Monitor says that it seems the Tlascalte- nnc with fr imif-.i1f thf5r nrp.li'PMSOrS dll- i i .u j. . ring liie nine wneu uiu oyumaiua h conquer them. Attack on Gfn. Scott.-A correspon dent from Puebla writes on the 7th to a friend in the capital that the American forces are scarcely C,000 men ; and as Gen. Scott could not leave that place for some time, it would be good policy to have die Mexican forces marched to Pu ebla and there attack the Americans, who were not prepared for an effective de fence. A letter fram Tuspan,ofthe 31st May, says that the inhabitants are so much frightened there, that, as soon as they saw a vessel approaching the port, they pack ed up their b?ds and ran to the woods, where they remained until they were as sured that there was no . danger in the town. On the afternoon of the 22d of Febru ary, when the legions of Santa Anna were advancing their almost interminable front towards Old Zack's handful of Vo lunteers at Brcna Vista, an Aid of one of our Generals on his return from the deli very of some order, came dashing along in front of cur lines, about the time the first firing commenced, on the left. As he passed by one of the regi ments, he shouted out, "Well, boys, I've opened the ball for you." "You had better turn round then, and set to your partner," replied a ready wit in the lines, "as it has been commenced bv a gallop AID." "Polk and his (ienei'nf.i."-Tc Vicks burg Whig savs that this new work will shortly appear. The principal "Gener als" sketched are Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna, Thorna Hart Benton, and Gideon Pillow. The Whig predicts for it an im mense run ! AN INVISIBLE LKE. The Springfield, Ohio, Republican has the following notice of a portion of coun try over which it W3S designed to extend a railroad : Between Bellefontaine and West Lib erty, the road crosses a small prairie, which is evidently a lake, over the sur- J ter was found in its place. Thirty yc: j ago the grass was cut on this prairie, an l hauled off in a heavy wagon. It is p posed that there is a subterranean cou. munication between it and the neighbor ing lakes. The road will probably have to be carried around the prairie." A question may arise now as to whi i party ought to suffer the loss, the con tractors or the Railroad Company. Our readers may discuss it at their leisure. "THE BRITISH TARIFF." The Locofoco Tariff of 1846 is em phatically the British Tarifl, as much u as if passed by the British Parliament. instead of the Locofoco party in the A merican Congress. It was concocted i.i the committee rooms of Congress by Bpi tish Agents, and, as will be seen by tin; following extract from a despatch of Mr. Packenham, the British minister :.t Washington, to Viscount Palmerston, it is regarded by the British Government with especial favor, as calculated to turn the balance of trade in favor of Greal Britain. The following extracts are taken fro iu Mr. Packenham's despatch: Washington, 29th March, 1846. "My Lord Her Majesty's Govekx- "MEXT W ILL BE GLAD TO HEAR that tllQ "session of Congress closed without any "addition having been made to the rate "of import duty eah-blished by the-Ta-" riff of last year. "This is a matter of great .inter "to England at the present moment, "WHEN IT 13 OF SO MICH IMPORTANCE "THAT OCR EXPORT TRADE SHOULD FLOt- " rtsh, in order t.1 meet the heavy de 44 mand upon the resources of the coun " try, occasioned by an extraordinary im 44 portation of food. " In this point of view, if the new ta " riff had only produced the same amount 44 of revenue as the old one, the result " would have been very gratifying, bt -44 cause to create the same amount of reve 44 nue under a reduced scale f duties, it. ' 13 OBVIOUS THAT A PROPORTIONATE IN CREASE MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN T1IK fTTYOF GOODS IMPORTED, IN WHICH "INCREASE, En'GLAM, . , , 44 HER NATURAL SHARE. But when WO 44 see that the reduced tariff produces at 44 the rate of 250,000 a month more ' than the high one, the satisfactory rc 44 suit of the experiment becomes more "strikingly apparent. " Upon the whole, my Lord, looking " to the natural effects of an improved 44 commercial policy, and to the state of 44 general prosperity and well-being which 44 pervades this country at the present mo. 44 mcnt, owing principally to a steady do-" 44 mand lor all sorts ol agricultural pro- ("dllCC at remunerating prices, I think it 44 can scarcely be doubted that the con sumption OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE; "MUST, FOR THE PRESENT YEAR AT LEAST, 44 EXCEED THE AVERAGE Or FORMUt 44 YEARS, AND THUS HELP TO REDRESS THK 44 BALANCE OF TRADE. NOW, OWING TO AN 44 UNFORSEEN CALAMITY, UNFORTUNATELY 44 so much against v'f. I have, Arc. (Signed) R. PACKENHAM. Mr. Packenham was right. "Her Majesty's Government" was so delighted to hear of the continued ascendency of British principles in the American Con gress, that the above letter containing lh information was ordered to be printed by the British House of Commons, as wai Sir Robert Walker's Free Trade Report f What an exceedingly amiable coincidence of feeling between the British Govermcr.t and our own ! Both have a decided pre ference for British Manufactures! The one because they secure the balance ol trade in favor of Great Britain, and feed millions of subjects who would oth erwise starve the other simply because a vast majority of American manufactu rers are Wl igs ! Locofocoism derives its pricipal sup port from Great Britain. It is but just, theicfore, that the party should recipro cate the favor. What are the interests of the conntry in comparison with the inter ests of the party ! The former is but an old fashioned abstraction, in rogue on ly during the Revolution while the lat ter is clothed with all the attributes of power and the emoluments of jdace ! But will the peopleand especially the hard working people of ths country permit the continued triumph of British interests! YY e cannot believe it. In j Pennsylvania the Whigs areas steadfast as ever in lavor ol protection, w un. them REPEAL AND RESTORATION is the word. Gen. JAMES 1RVTN is the ardent, uncompromising advocate of the glorious American system of PRO TECTION TO HOME INDUSTRY, and every friend of the country, ot wha' ever political parly, should vote for kiuK 5 Reading Journal. T ii
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