TWO DOLLARS THR AXNUM,? HALF-YEARLY IX ADVANCE. 5 AEiD FARMERS1 AMD r.lEGIIANlGS1'. OEGlSTEn. CIF NOT PAID Wmil.N' TIIE YEAR, $2 50 WILL BE CHARGED. FRINTED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY JONATHAN ROW, SOMERSET, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA. New Series. TUESDAY, BZATT 5, 1846, Vol- 4. No. 25. bailing ong. BY J. n. MATTHEWS. Again, my lads, our vessel carves Her way with easy motion; Again we ride the merry tide To lands beyond this ocean. We leave,' perchance, a mother dear; A sister's arm, or daughter's: Fcrchance the love revealing tear -Is mingled with the waters. We leave behind each earthly home; , The friends that boyhooh found us; We break, the careless seas to roam, ' TThe dearest ties that bind us. The wind shall agitate the sea, The waves be wild and frantic, But let us trust in God, as we Float on the blue Atlantic. And as we freely dash along Among the waves that know us, Let's rouse a cheering parting song, And join in hearty chorus. PL A LEAF FROM HISTORY. - TIIE 114TTLI2 OF THE MOODKEE. The very river Sutlcdgc, on the banks of which occurred the bloody fight be tween the English and the Sikhs, of which we have just received the intelli gence is the llyphasis which proved the boundary of Alexander's conquests, and beyond which his army would not follow him. ; The easy victories and profuse pre cious spoils, which in the softer & sunnier i plains of Persia or 'Western Asia, had rewarded the valor ond satisfied the ava rice of the Greek soldiers had jndis posed them for fiercer cenflicts, unre deemed by captured treasures which a vaited them among the hardier and poor er tribes of India. Yet for a time and While there seemed some definite limit to the ambition of their leader, they follow ed Alexander without murmuring, even lo the foot of the Himalayas. . On the banks of the Hydaspcs the northern tributary of the Iudus the Macedonians encountered the great King I'or'us, who reigned over the region south of that river, and whose ambition was dreaded by all the Indians dwelling on its northern banks, and between it and the Indus. These eagerly hailed the ap proach of Alexander as a protection a trainst tyranny real or apprehended )f Porus; just as England at this day makes battle now against the Afghans, and now against the Sikhs, to avenge some real or supposed wrong to some native tribes or princes, vindicators like Alexander ol mi nor wrongs by the infliction ol wrongs tenfold greater. On the left bank of the Hydaspes Po rus sat down with his army, composed of 40,000 foot, six thousand horse, lour hun dred war chariots, and more than two hundred elephants. The force of Alex ander, like that of England in the late battle, was largely native, but with a Eu ropean basis and core; besides his Mace donians and other Greeks, he had the cav alry of Asia, from Bactria, Scythia, Sog dia, fcc, and a considerable force of na tive infantry. His main army however, was cavalry. Not daring to cross the river in front of so formidable an army; and especially dreading the effect of the elephants upon his cavalry, Alexander, by favor of a dark and stormy night, and of an islaud hap pily interposed between the banks of the river, above the position of the enemy, and which had at once the advantage of concealing and facilitating the attempt of the Greeks, threw five thousand horse and as many fool across the river,& leading them in person turned the flank of Po rus's army and utterly defeated it, with great slaughter to the Indians; making the barbarian king prisoner, and himself lo sing differing therein very much from theEnglish battles only eighty fool sol diers and two hundred and twenty horse. A new city ,eallcd Nikea, built on the spot of the battle, commemorated this vic tory, and another, called Buccphala, be came a monument of Bucephalus, woun ded in the passage of the Hydaspes, and who died there. Porus brought before Alexander and in terrogated how he expected to be treated, answered, "like a king." He was not disoppointed; for Alexander made him a friend and ally and greatly increased his dominions. The fame of such generosi ty united to such valor, opened the hearts of the Indian nations of the Punjaub to him. He was every where submitted to and welcomed, and having organized a naval expedition to descend the Indus one thousand miles to the sea and proceed through the Persian Gulf to the mouth of the Euphrates and ascend it (the famous voyage of Nearchus) he continued his inarch through Punjaub, aiming, as he professed to reach the Ganges. But when the armv came to the banks of the lly phasis, they refused to cross it and enter upon a region of unknown extent and endless conflicts. In vain did Alexander argue, implore, entreat and promise. "Follow me," said he, "but to the Ganges and the Indian Ocean, while our fleett shall circumnavigate Africa and then the bounds of our empire will be those which God has made the bounds of the Earth." The Greeks were immovable, the thoughts and longings of home had come over them. They resolutely refused to cross the llyphasis and Alexander after erecting altars on its bank to commemo rate his progress thus far East wept that he could conquer no other world and turned his march homeward. These backward glances will not be without interest lo our readers, since the same theatre is now the scene of like events, except that in the recent battles the barbarians, if so we may - call tne Shiks, were the assailants. . They it was who crossed the llyphasis or Sutlegc, and on its left bank the English received the assault and so fearfully struggled for the victory they won. In this case as in all like ones our sympathis are with those who defend their own home, and the rivers, and mountains which God has assigned to them and whether it be AbdelKader in Africa or warriors of northern India we feel that victory should be with them. That such will be the result may be possible in both cases. . As to Algeria, it has cost France millions of treasures and tens of thousands of lives and yet the great Arab chief is as little subdued as at the beginning. So though the field of battle and the trophies of Moodkcc re mained with the British, it is far from certain that the victory is final and de cisive. A passing glance at the relative means and numbers of the contending parties will show this. According to the last authorities upon which we have been able to lay our hands, the total number of European troops in all India is about 31,000 whom 20,000 are of the reeular army, and the residue recruited in Great Britain for the Compa ny's service. This European force is distributed throughout the vast posses sions unsular and continental of the East India Company. The Native troops in the service of the Company, amount, it is believed, to some thing like ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY thousand men. These are composed indiscriminately of Hindoos and Mussel- mans mixed up together m the same re gimcnts, and under the command, as to Company officers, of their own people though superior command is wholly in Europeans, to such an extent that the youngest ensign of the British army takes rank of the oldest Native officer. These Native troops are brave and faithful. It is a point of honor with Na live artillery men. never to desert their guns. . The Cavalry are as adventurous as, and much better riders than the Eu ropean Cavalry, and take better care of their horses. The army of Runjet Singh, the Chief of the Sikhs, was computed by the Brit ish authorities some few years ago at seventy-three thousand of which more than one half were Cavalry they have also a numerous artillery as was made manifest in the late conflict. When it is considered that the region of this contest is far away from supplies that it is strong in natural features for de fence that it is inhabited by a brave and warlike race, and that the sympathies of all Northern India must be with the Sikhs and when both Russia and France may possibly sec their interest in permitting means lo be furnished that may prolong a war so costly and perilous to English su premacy in the East, it docs not seem quite clear, notwithstanding the firing of the Park and Tower guns in Ijodon over the victory of Moodkee and the vote of thanks in Parliament to the Conquerors, that the work is decisive or complete. The next late accounts from India cannot fail to be looked for with great interest. N. Y. Courier. FROM CENTRAL AFRICA. Letters from Fernando Po, of Novem ber 9, have been received in England from Dr. King and Capt. Becroft, giving the results of their new attempt to open a commercial traffic with the natives of Central Africa. The expedition had re turned from the Niger to that island, hav ing remained on the river nerly 4 months. They found the aspect of things changed for the worse, in consequence of deaths and feuds and wars among the chiefs. Rabbah, the largest and most flourishing town on the river in 1840, is now deserted in ruins. The mission has consequently been less commercially - successful than was anticipated. Conn ecticjt. The New York Tri bune of last Friday, states that the allied powers of Liquor and Loeofocoism have triumphed in the election for Legislature of Connecticut,, and will "be 'enabled to elect their minority Governor. Some of the liirneyites voted openly for the Loco foco ticket at the last trial. The Legislature will stand Senate; Whigs 10, Locos 11. House Whigs 108, Locos 114. "Loco majority on joint ballot, 8. . . . i rr "WHERE IS HEXRY CL.AY." The U. SI Gazette in answer to this question flippantly put by some oppo i nent ol Harry ol the V est, makes an ex cellent reply, which we regret to have mislaid. The Gazette thinks they will have occasion to ask, hereafter, in many an anxious crisis, as well as now, Where is Henry Clay?" If any thing more is necessary to answer the question, wc will try to gratify the curiosity of the inquirer. i "Where is Henry Clay?" At present, sir, he is in New Orleans, pursuing with lhat system and energy for which he is distinguished, the duties of his profession. You will be glad to learn that, though an old man, time deals kindly with his con stitution, and that the winter of advan cing years, while it scatters snow flakes upon his brow, has not chilled the genial fountain of his generous heart. His lrame is still erect, his footstep firm, and that same frank, noble and impressive face continues still the faithful image of his fearless soul. A few days since the people of New Orleans were assembled in a spacious church to witness the inauguration of their new Democratic Governor. There was a great crowd. Statesmen, orators and men in office attended. There were beauty wealth and fashion; military pomp ' and civic display congregated to do honor ; to the Governor elect. In the midst of this gorge ous r cene a door is gently o- j pened. An aged citizen, in plain garb, ! unattended and alone, quietly enters. In stantly, and as if by some electric im pulse, the whole audience start to their scat! The rafters ring with their enthu siastic shouts. The old man becomes the center of a thousand burning eyes. There was Henry Clay! "Where is -Henry Clay?" We said he was in New Orleans but no, that is a mistake. He is not there alone. In the frozen mountains of the North, in the vast prairie of the West, in the crowded cities of the East, in ihe sunny plains of the South, go ask the question. "Where isllenry Clay?" and a million hands will be clapped upon warm hearts, and a mil lion voices will answer, here! Tell us not that he is out of office; that he is a de feated candidate; that he never can attain the imperial purple. It may all be true, but here.'deep in the brcst of the patriot ic people, he has an empire more pow erful and enduring than any office cn earth could give. We love the man, and in loving him, wc feel that we love our country, truth, honor, courage all that can ennoble the human race. We love him now even more as his glorious sun, every cloud of calumny vanishing from before its face, goes down in calm and majestic beauty. Alas for the country, when that luminary descends, and the shadows of night close upon the scene, with nothing to irradiate his gloom but the feeble light of glow-worm politi cians! "Where is Henry Clay?" Above and beyond the aeach of his unforgiving foes. His History is identified with that of his country. She will point with pride to the statesman who has twice saved the Republic from the yawning vortex of civil discord. Future patriots, when assailed by persecution, and tempted to despair, will remember the unshrinking fortitude of Henry Clay; in the face of desperate opposition how, in the forefront of the fight, trod thct man of mark, his head towering above the conflicting hosts, his broad breast a target for every loc, while the poisoned arrows of vindictive adver- saries rattled in vain upon the bright shield of his spotless fame. . The Repub lic will point her young men to his exam ple. Poor, friendless and unknown, they will recall his early career How in ob scurity his young days were passed; like some gem hidden deep under the-ocean waves, and tossed and buffeted by many an angry billow, but brought at last from its concealment, and atter being polished and made more brilliant by the rude as saults of adversity, placed as the crown ing pearl in the diadem of the country's glory. "AY here is Henry CIay ru ture ages will give the answer pointing to the highest name upon the scroll of American statesmen. , Where then will he his traducers? Where the petty poli ticians who now fume and fret upon the stage of public affairs, endeavoring to car ry a continent upon their Lilliputian shoulders? Echo will answer "where?" Their very names will have passed into oblivion, or if they are remembered, it will only be to crimson the cheek of pos terity with the thought that for them, and such as them, an immortal patriot, world renowned for his wisdom and virtue, was ostracised and condemned. GALLANT. "A gallant wag was lately sitting beside his beloved, and being unable to think of any thing else to , say, turned to her and asked her why she , was like a tailor. "Don't know,", said she with a pouting lip, unless it is because Taiix .-sitting DC side a goose. From the Richmond fVhi The President's Message. We copy the following abstract of the President's Message relative to the Se cret Service Fund, from the Baltimore A nierican: The message was read, beginning with a recital of the resolution calling for the items of the secret service fund. The j President says that, with an anxious de sire to furnish the information, if it were consistent to do it, he must decline. The foreign intercourse Act of 1810, in pur suance of which information was com municated, was stated. The law required the public items lo be given publicly, and the private items to j be given privately. The President's j certificate onlv was reouired to be nre-1 sented to the accounting officer to secure ' j J. J. the payment of the same. Had the pub- I lie items been called for thev would have 111 ' been commnnicatcd with great pleasure. But the secret expenditures cannot be made public without injury to the pub lic interest. Some of his predecessors have not specified for what the secret service fitnd was expended. His predecessor had declared that the sum of $5,450 was expended for foreign intercourse. Mr. Polk says the ques tion is whether the resolution can be an swered at all with propriety. As a gen eral rule, it should not be done, and whether it could be done under any cir cumstance or not, is a subject of serious consideration. The President may keep the information in his own hands if he chooses, in which case the items do not become public records by beingkfiled a way. They are not seen by the account ing o fleer. The provisions of the law of 1789 were then stated and explained, when Mr. Polk says that if called upon to an swer ihis Resolution, he would be under the necessity of answering all such calls, whether under one administration or a nother, or whether in Peace or in War. The President says that he is aware of the prejudices against keeping anything secret, but there are.circumstanccs winch may require it. While in office, says Mr. Polk, I have had no account settled upen the Presi dent's certificate, and it would be an ex treme care that would allow him to use his certificate. Still, if there was a ne cessity for this, he should most cheerful ly take t ie responsibi i y of doing so. The House, as the Grand Inquest of the nation, have a right to inve ligate the conduct of. all pub ic officers, but it must alwavs be by a committee. Such com mittee would have the right to dem:nl the appearance of every public and pri vate paper, but they would not commu nicate what was done to the injury of the public interests. No communication is found upon the files of the Department, in reference to the special mission to England, says Mr. Polk, and therefore this part of the infor mation is not given, as desired, by Mr. Polk. AH public papers (and they cover forty or fifty pages) are communicated. Important Arrest. Bogus Dealers Caught. On Satur day last, E. V. Root and L. W. Brown ing were arrested in this city, on charge of selling, making and operating in Bogus money. The circumstances attending this importrnt movement are these: Some three or four weeks ago the above men called at the tailoring estab lishment of J. &. S. Colby, to get some inending &c, done; at their different calls they showed Mr. Colby some well exe cuted half do lirs, and Mexisrn c'ola-s, and at last told him they could be pur chased at a certain price, affording a pro fit. Mr. C. gave information to the Marshall and was informed how to pro ceed in order to "trap" these would be speculators in eountcrfieit coin. The proceedings closed by their arrest, as be fore stated. We saw, in the possession of Mr. Col by, several pieces of the spurious coin. It is pronounced the most perfect ever seen in the city, and was considered good bv one or two of the banks! It stood the test of acids has a good 'ring, and is said not to be deficient in weight! It is doubtless made of some new composition which it will be - important to enquire into for the safety of the public. Cin. Cora. - ' FROM CHINA. The latest overland mail to England brings advices from Canton to January 31, ten days later than the sailing of the Rainbow, which arrived last week at New York. The latest instalment of the Chinese indemnity was paid, and by the terms of the treaty the English were to evacuate the Island of Chusan. But the Chinese had refused the admission of foreigners into Canton, who arc pelted with stones, piled up at the gates for tne purpose, if they attempt to enter. A notification in the Government paper in timates that Chusan will be retained un til the city is opened, and that a despatch from Sir John Davis to Keying, the Chinese Commissioner, gave him notice of this determidation. . . ; MR. 1YERSTER. As we, and no doubt all our readers, anticipated, the Tory Ingersoll has totally failed in making good his charges against Mr. Webster. On Tuesday last, a Mes sage was received from the President, in answer to tne resolution of Mr. Ingersoll, requesting information in reference to the disbursement of the Secret Service Fund, during Mr. Webster's administration of, the Secretaryship of State. The message simply states ihe amount expended du ring the time Mr. Webster was m ofllce. some $5,000, but docs not say for what purposes the money was used, alleging it to be improper, and not campatible with . i . it i t . ine puDiic interest, to divulge tne pur- poses for which this fund is used ter the reading of the message, Af- t a wnicn very evidently floored Mr. Ingersoll in his lame and impotent attempt to excul- pate himsell Irom the miserable dilemma i ' hinh l 1 mnlit v I tr-r- nl n - s I in which his malice and malignity had placed him, he rose and said that "the President had not answered the call as he had expected," but that "he could yet make good his charges." This stouting DO o it out against the facts and the opinions of the House, but excited the pity and contempt of all honorable members. He ! persisted in asserting "that Mr. Webster had written to Mr. Adams and Mr. Cush ing, then members of the Foreign Rela tions Committc, rcqusting the adoption of a bill creating a special mission to Lon don to settle the Oregon question, and stated that his researches in the Depart ment had led him to offer the resolution of inquiry." Mr. Adams stated his disbeliet that Mr. Webster had sent to the commit tee any letter or letters, as charged, ask ing for this mission. He had never seen any such letter himself, or heard of it, until this charge was made. Mr. T. Butler King adrressed the House in reply to Mr. Ingersoll. He affirmed Mr. Webster stood clear- and triumphant against each and every charge brought forward by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Ingersoll,) and he was only astonished that after so complete an overthrow, the gentleman should still insist that he could make the charges good ! Thus ends the miserable attempt of a driveling demagogue to tarnish the repu tation of one of the most illustrious states man our country has , produced. It has ended as everv true-hearted American, from the depths of his inmost heart could have wished it to end. The fame of Daniel Webster belongs to his country to that country it is sacred, and the man wh ) perils his reputation byassailing it, deserves to meet a fate as ignominious as that which has fallen to the lot of Charles J. Ingersoll, Wash. Rep. oveI Mode or Emigration. Our attention was arrested, on obser ving moving through our streets, on last Saturday afternoon, a frame shantec, of the proportions of some 10 by 10 feet, placed upon wheels, and drawn by four Conestoga wagon horses, in admirable condition. This unique dwelling . con sisted of one story, adout 8 feet high, and was inhabited by the family ten incum ber of Abraham M, Eplcr, of Mount Harrison, Dauphin county Pa., and des tined to Indianapolis, Indiana. It con tained the beds, furniture, and necessary cooking utensils, with a stove in which a cheerful fire glowed, and which, in the absence of a better mode, answered very well for cooking. At evening, if remote from a dwelling, or public house, Mr. Elpler has but to unhitch his horses, kindle a fire on the road side, cook, and partake of the evening meal with his fam ilyand retire to rest iu his own humble domicile! This comparatively comforta ble mode of emigration was entirely new to us, and we could not but admire the ingenuity and persevcrence which origina ted and carried out the plan. This fami ly, when once arrived at its place of des tination, have nothitg to do but to dis lodge from tl.e wheels their fragile dwel ling, and they are t at home ! A safe journey to them, and may health and prosperity attend them in their new home! Wash. Rep. FINAL ACTION ON TIIE OREGON QUESTION IN CONGRESS. Congress has at length made a final disposition of the Oregon subject, and in a manner which, next to have refrained from any action at all, will receive, we doubt not, the general approbation of the country. The two Houses yesterday settlad their differences in regard lo the form of authorizing notice, by adopting (with two unimportant changes in the phraseol ogy, recommended by the conferees) the Preamble and Resolution of the Senate. These changes consisted simply in sub stituting ihe words "all proper measures" for "renewed efforts," and the word "ad justment" for the word "settlement." These changes, if they affect the sense of the resolution at all, strengthen rather than impair the force of the Senate's original proposition. Thus reported, the recommendation of the conferees was agreed to by the Senate by a vote of 42 to 10; and by the House of Repmsntatives bv the very decisive vote of 142 to 46. I Nat. Intel, The Subtreasury BUI. Our readers and the whole commercial and business community will feel indebt ed, we doubt not, to Mr. Webster, for his important and very opportune inqui ries made in the Senate, yesterday, of Mr. Lewis, chairman of the Committee) on Finance, respecting the Subtreasury bill, and obliged to Mr. Lewis, also, for his ready, frank, and very important re plies. We look tfpon this conversation, as one of the most gratiying occurrences of the whole session, thus far. It is as a bright light sprung up in the midst of gloom. 1 he information given by Mr. Lewis is highly important in itself; 'and we trust, moreover, that we may regard it as an indication that rash and ruinous measures will not be adopted, at least in the Senate ; but that the proceedings of that body may be marked by deliberation rnd prudence, and a proper regard for the publie convenience and interest. Truly did Mr. Webster say that the general prosperity of the country was now great; and all will agree with him that the adoption of any measures by Congress calculated to check or to depress this prosperity is greatly to be deprecated. Nat. Intel. Mexico. The New York American Sentinel gives ihe following extract from a letter from a young officer, dated "Poixt Isabel, April 1st. "The Mexicans are about to fight us. They have crossed the Rio Grande, to at tack this post with 700 men. Major Monroe has only one company here. Capt. May started from Gen. Taylor's last nignt, with two companies, to rein force Major Monroe. We are expecting an attack every .moment. The Sutlers have formed a company to defend the goods. If the Mexicans succeed in taking Point Isabel, Gen: Taylor will have no line of retreat. I have been on guard two nights out of the picket. Our guard went out four miles from camp,fclay in the grass. An express has just arrived from Gen. Taylor's company. He had all the army throwing up works the whole of last night. His camp is only three hundred yards from Matamoras.' The Rio Grande runs between. The Unied States ship Lawrence has sent all the men she can spare to man the fleet. Dick Ogden has four men on guard. P. S. I open this letter to say that the wagon has just come in from Gen. Taylor's camp. There is nothing new, except we are certain of a fight. We will send three wagons up with the re turning train. Two hundred wagons in a train two miles long, is a fine sight. We have intrenched ourselves." Hon. Daniel Webster. Again. "The following statement," (says the? National Intel.) "which we find in the regular Washington correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune, agrees substantially with what wc have related here, and have reason to believe correct:" "When Mr. Webster left the State De partment, in place of being a defaulter a3 has been charged it appears that there was a balance paid over to him long after he left. When Mr. Webster left Mr. Ty ler's Cabinet, he requested the clerk, who has the care of the contingent fund, to set tle up the account and see how it stood. The clerk wrote to Mr. Webster that there j was the sum of $1,000 for which there ' was no voucher. Mr. Webster said the j proper voucher would yet be found, but in the meantime he wished the accounts of the Department fully settled .up, and for this purpose he sent on $1,000, and the accounts were settled. The proper certificates afterwards appearing, tho S 1,000 were refunded to Mr. Webster. So that, in place of being a defaulter, he had actually overpaid the Department, and tnis overpay was refunded." The citizens of Monrovia (Liberia) gave a Public Dinner to Captain C. II. Bkll, and the other officers of the United States ship Yorktown, on the 17th of January ,at the Govornment House. This dinner was given a3 expressive of the sen timents the Libcrians entertain for Cap tain Bell's vigilance in seeking out and putting down the slave trade on the coast and especially in capturing the late slave ship Pons. The invitation was extend ed to the officers of the Dolphin, who were in port at the time; but, having mods arrangements lo depart the day previous, thev could not attend. Says the Lumina ry: "Captain Bell's conduct cannot be too highly lauded for the immense benefit he has conferred upon all in'eresled in the suppression of the slave trade, upon the great and important results that will af fect the colony here, and upon the hea then that now ogain breathes his irtive air. The United States brig Dolphin re turned to Monrovia on the 3th of Februa ry, from a cruise to the windwarJ; officers and crew all well.
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