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June 22, 1850.
NEW YORK & rlllLADEI-riUA
Hatters Association,
Cor. of 6th and CicsIrtili Srecl, Philadelphia.
"CONTINUE to make and sell a finer and more
"- durable lint for the money Wart any other
'..inl,li.liment In the United Slates standard
nt lints 3 00. Gents and Boy's Cloth and
Glazed Cm. Umbrellas, Carpet Bat?". Calaly
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May 25, 1850. ly
JOHN C. FA 11 It &, Co.
IMPOUTKRB OF
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AXU FANCY -OODS,
112 Clusitut St.; between 3d If ith Sheets.
PHXZ.ADEt.FBIA,
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June 15, 1850. 6in
DAVID PEASE,
TAMILV GROCER A TEA DEALER,
S. H'. Corner 6tk if Arch Street Philadelphia,
WHO was formerly in the firm has now suc
ceeded Coltdn & Cd., in the biisiness and
offers for sale at the very lowest prices, all kind
of Family GRocikik of the choicest kinds cdn-
latin in ririrl rif
. Fine, 8utrisna Cdmmoh Grew and Black
Teas. Old G: Java Coffee nt dthfcr mnns. du-
g.T8prni Oil and Candle., Olive Oil, Ket-
thiip, Currie Pdwdtf , Isinglass fdr Jellies, Farma,
ttakers Chdtolale, Cdcoa and Broma, and every
thing in the line, which he will pack up careful-
ly and forward td Older as promptly a ha been
the habit of the tld firm. . , .
ry Wi'l the libtuekecpeoreunl,ury ni! "
u- -r.u -I I
Cinily who Winn Id have urocerie 01 uiu own.
kinds please to try us one !
' DAVID PEASE,
8. W. Cdr; t)th ft Arch St.
Pliiladclphiit.
May li, i830: ljr
LINN, SMITH & CO.,
No. Sl3i Market Street, above Sth St.
rmi.ADKi.rHti,
Wholesale liruggists,
ANfi lliSALfeRS IN
BKUGS, lifruicin. Paikts, Oils, Wikdow
Glass, ViajiisHrs, Dr Srvrr, Pa tkjit
MtDiciHis, Medicime Chests,- StrRniCAL In
sTauMEKTf, Ac.j Ac; and uianufacturers of the
Celebrated .
CoriirfAgi Ink.
m.eV Ttl,. WnJ DkI; The ofjality df tills Ink is
unsurnaaaed. and w sfe now prepared to furnish
it of all size, neatly packed hi box from one to
three dotn each.
L 8. A Co.. f-ta JJ
a full assortment of good nd genuine Amiga, at
the lowest possible rates. Particular attention U
also paid to the manner of putting ap and packing
their goods, to that they leel preparea to warrani
their carrying any distance wUb perfect safety.
All order hv iMb or otherwise Will receive
prompt attention.
Philadelphia, June 19, 18M 6nl
FHIALADELFHlA W1E St IIQUOtl STORE.
BITTING & WATERMAN,
Importers and Dealer in Liquors,
No. 220 Market tlreet, PhlliJelpha, .
OFFER fue sale, the cheapert and bert assort-
. i ; UL:i...laL.I,i.i .iti a
Cluunpagr-i.8h.mea, Port, 8teck, CUret, Bur.
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gundiea, Bauturn, lltraar, M sunns, inmmn,
TeneTifle and Bicily Wine
Brandie of the choicest brand, vis t
Maglina, Otard, Ponet, Henneay, Ac, Ac.
Fine HoHsnd Gin, M ononguhela, Bcotch and
Irish Whukey, ete, Ac
Hotels and the country bade supplied st Phila
delphia price on the most liberal term.
July 13, 18M
MUSICAL IKSTMJMENTB.
CHAS. DUMMIG,
No. 207 Chetntit Strtet, front Arcade,
Pnn.AKi.raiA.
IMPORTER and Msnufacturw ef all kind of
Musical Intrmen, Pney Article and Toy.
Hi price me lower Ihantho of any other store
f Dk;i.J.lnki. AH kind of Masical Instru-
menu repaired in the best okmihtj, end aU
SELECT -POETRY.
REASONS WHY WOMEJI ARE ANGELS.
Men cnll Women Angels, but all do not know
The very best reasons why women are bo ;
'Tis not on account of thp form of tho fnce,
Tho' glowing with beauty and fashioned
with trace ,
The sheen of the ringlets, or witchcrafts that
lie
Ambush'd in the lip, or the cheek, ot the eye:
The form may be faultless the face may bo
fair,
Ana jet not a speck of tho Angel be there.
Some women are angels, 1 know very well ;
List, Maiden ! the w hy and the wherefore
I'll tell:
She has a bright gem in the casket confined,
A penile, pure, sober, intelligent mind J
A treasure nor beauty nor weallh can imparl,
A louder, confiding, and womanly heart;
Tho' outward attractions tho woman may
pare ;
Willi iho gem in the casket, tho Angel Is
there.
She stands at iho allnr hoi lover to plfght,
Her heart is as puro us her raiment is white.
"I promise to cherish thee lovo thee obey."
Is she not an nngel ? Ask Aim, ho shall say ;
She bends o'er tho bed where lior baby ilolh
sleep,
The watch and the ward of an angel lo keep !
Her lap is his altar, he prays on her knee
Which is most like an angel, tho baby or she?
She waits by the sad couch of sickness and
pain,
Prays, watches and weep, but doth novcr
complain ;
If weary and care-worn, harassed or opptes
sed, He finds in her bosom a sabbath of rest ;
Deserted by fortune deserted by friends,
Her love and fidelity make him amends;
She is more than an angel, that wife, I aver,
No angel could nurse or console him like her.
Know then, Angel-Woman, thy mission be
low,
Not to fascinate, charm and bewitch no, no,
no !
To cherish the good, anil the ill to ri-press,
The helpless to succor, tins wrutcluxl lo lilcss.
Thou doth sweeten our joys thou onrichest
tho store ;
Much does eanh owe thee, and Heaven much
more,
Thou bright thing of lenderwxs, beauty and
love,
First an angel on earth, then an angel above.
J!ct. Mr. Itm lnw, of Chicago
0 c 1 c c t alc.
THE I'OWElt OF MIMC.
BV T. S. ARTHUR.
Dear father,' said Mary Edwards, don't
go out this evening;' and the young girl,
who had scarce numbered 17 years, laid
her hand upon the arm of her parent.
Dut Mr. Edwards shook he.r off impa
tiently, muttering as he did so
'Can't I fjo where I please V
0h, yes, father,' urged Mary, drawing
up to him again, notwithstanding her re
pulse. 'Hut there is going to be -i etorin
and I wouldn't go out.'
'Storm ! Nonsense ! That's only your
pretence. But I'll be home soon long
before the rain, if it comes at all.'
And saying this, Mr. Edwards turned
from his daughter, and left the house. As
soon as she was alone, Mary sat down and
. w Th,re had bpn
. i -o
sad changes since she was ten years old.-
In that time her father had fallen into hab-
its of intemperance, and not only wasted
,;g guostance, but abused hi family ; and
hef motj,er haj dier! broken
u....-,!. Iauinc hnr nlnnp in the wnrld
-.u j T r .u
with a rlninlfpn intnpr.
.......
a lie yuung gill b ti faiD, uiiuvi nirnc pin
ful circumstances were great. JSight after
night her father would come home intoxi
cated, and it was so rare a thing to get a
kind word from him, that a tone of affec
tion from his lips would move her to tears,
Daily the work of declension went on.
Drunkenness led to idleness, and gradually
Mr. Edwards and his child sunk lower and
still lower in the scale of comfort. . The
pleasant home where they had lived for
years was;iveii up, and in small, poorly
furnished rooms they hid themselves from
observation. After this change Mr. Ed
wards moved along his downward way
more rapidly; earning less and drinking
more.
Marv erew old last. Under severe trials
an(j afiiictions, her mind rapidly matured ;
arul her affections for her father crew
stronger and stronger, as she realize d more
d o
fully the dreadlul nature and ultimate ten-
dency of the infatuation by which ho was
At last in the anguish of her concern,
she ventured upon remonstrance, This
brought only angry repulse adding bitter
ness to her cup ol sorrow. The appear
ance to which we have alluded gave Mary
ad eicuse for urging hef father not to go
out. How her remonstrance was received
has been seen While the poof girl sat
weeping, the distant rolling of thunder In
dicated the approach of the storm to which
she had referred,
I I iii.m . II.. r.
Hut she cared little for
it now. Her father had gone out. She
had only spoken of it with the hope that
he might have been induced to remain with
her. Now that be was away, the agita
tion within was too great to have any con
cern lor trie turbulent elements without.
On leaving his home, Mr. Edwards, who
had not taken any liquor for three or four
hours and whose appetite was sharpened
for the accustomed stimulous, walked
quickly in the direction of a drinking-bouts
where ne usually spent nis evenings, un
entering he found that there was a little
commotion in the bar-room. A certain in
dividual not over-friendly to landlords, had
introduced himself ; and, nis character be
in;,1 known, the inmates were disposed to
have a little sport with mm.
SUNBUHY,. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1830.
Edwards came in. 'Mount this table ahd
make a first rate temperance lecture.'
"Do, and I'll treat you to the stiffest
glass of whiskey toddy the landlord can
mix,' added another. 'Or perhaps you
would like a mint julip or gin cock-tail
better 1 Anything you please. Make a
speech and call for the liquor. I'll stand
for the treat.'
What d'ye say landlord ? Shall he make
the speech ?' said another, who was eager
for the sport.
'Please yourselves," replied the land
lord, 'and you'll please me.'
Very well. Now for the speech, old
fellow! Here, mount this table.' And
two or three of the most forward took hold
of his arms.
'I'm not in the humor to make a speech,'
said the temperance man, but it it Will
please you as well, I'll sing you a song."
'Give us a song then. Anything to ac
commodate. 15ut come, let us have the
liquor first '
'No,' said the other firmly, I must sing
the song first if I sing at all.'
Don't you think your pipes Will be all
the clearer for a little drink of some kind
or other ?'
Perhaps they would,' was replied. 'So,
provided you have no objection, 'l'il take
a gluss of cold water if such a thing be
known in this place.'
A class of cold water was presented, and
then the man, who wait somewhat advan
ced in years, prepared to give them the
promised song. All stood listening atten
tively, Edwards among the rest. The
voice of the old man was low and tremu
lous, vet every Word Was uttered With pa
thos and distinctly which showed that the
meaning was felt. The following well
written temperance song was the one he
sang ; and while Ins voice llliea tno room
every other sound was hushed :
"Where are the friends that to ma Were so
dear,
Lous. Inn" niro lonir, lous acol
Where mo the hopes that my heart used to
cheer,
Long, long ago long ago ?
Friends that 1 loved in the grave arc laid low,
Hopes that I cherished nro lied from me now.
I am degraded, for rum was my foe,
Long, long ago long ago.
Sadly my wife bowed her beautiful head
Long, long ago long, long ago.
She was my angel my love and my guide
Vainly to nave me from the ruin she tried, :.
Poor broken-hearted ! 'twas well that she
died
Long, long ago long ago.
Let mo look back on tho days of my youth
Long, lung ago long, long ago.
I was no stranger lo virlue and truth,
Long, long ago long ago,
Oh, for the hopes that were pure as the day !
Oh. for the iuvs that were purer llian they !
Oh, for the hours that I've squandered away I
Long, lung ago long ago."
The silence that pervaded the room when
the old man's voice died, or might rather
be said, sobbed away, was the silence ol
death. His own heart was touched, for he ,
wiped his eyes, from which the tears had
slatted. Pausing scarcely a moment, ne
moved slowly from the room, and left his
audience to their own reflections. There
was not one of them who was not more or
less affected, but the deepest impression
had been made on the heart of Edwards.
The song seemed as if it had been made for
him. The second verse, particularly, went
thrilling to the very centre of his feel
ings :
Sadly my wife bowed her beautiful head
How suddenly arose before him the sor
row-stricken form of the wife of his youth
at these words ; and when the old man's
voice faltered on the line
"Punr bruken-huirted ; 'twai well that she died,"
the ansuish of his spirit was so great, lhat
he only kept himself from sobbing aloud by
a ptrong effort at sell-control. Ere the spell
was broken or a word uttered' by any one,
he arose and left the house,
For minutes after her father's departure.
Mary sat weeping bitterly. Tenderly did
she love her parent, but this love was only
a source of the keenest anguish, for she
saw him swiftly passing along the road to
destruction without the power to save him.
Grief wastes itself by its own violence.
So it was in this instance. The tears of
Mary were at length dried, her sobs were
hushed, and she was about rising from her
chair, when a blinding flash of lightning
glared into the room, followed instantly by
deafening jar of thunder.
Oh. if father were home ?' she murmur
ed, clasninz her hands together.
Even while she stood in mis ntiuuue,
the door opened quietly, and Mr. Edwards
entered.
I thought you would be afraid, Mary,
and so I came home,' said be in a kind
voice.
Marv looked at him with surprise This
Was soon changed to joy as che perceived
lhat he was sober.
Oh, father!' she sobbed, unable to con
trol her feelings, and leaning her face on
his breast as she spoke 'If Jrotf would nev
er eo awsy
Tenderly did the lather draw nis arm
round his weeping child, and kissed her
pure forehead.
'Mary,' said he, calmly as he could speak,
for vour mothers sane' dui ne couia not
finish the sentence. His voice quivered,
and became inarticulate
Solemnly in the silence of his own heart
did the father, as he stood thus with his
child in his arms, repeat tne vows ne naa
already taken. And he kept hi vows.
. - . . . . "I Ti 1.
Wonderful is the power 01 music : ai is
the language of the soul, and speaks to it
in a voice of irresistable persuasion. . It t
a, good; gift from heavenj and should be
used in a good cause.
i A child, seven years old, deliberately
drowned ilielf at Newark, England, becauae
CONFESSION OF A GAMBLER.
Bf MAJOR NOAH.
In almost all occupations and pursuits
there are degrees in the downward tenden
cies of life, if we could only keep the run
of them, and understand the moral. The
dashing beauty, who has made the first false
step and all around whom is gay, flattering,
and convivial, does not see in perspective
the strides that reach the bottom how she
sinks degrees, like the barometer in an ap
proaching storm.
Stepping into a popular Cafe, a few days
since, for a cooling drink, we heard the
rattling of billiard balls, and saw two lads
in fashionable attire, with cigars in theif
mouths and coats off, playing at one of the
tables, an old fellow whose countenance
w-as familiar to us, keeping game for I hem.
We remembered him in the prime of life
as a gentleman gambler. W make that
distinction between a professional gambler,
who cheats at cards, and one who plays
skillfully but honorably. He had some ,
consideration in society, for his occupation
was not generally known. He had respec
table acquaintances; gentlemen nodded to
him in a friendly way ; his manners were
always correct ; and his dress was rit-at,
without being flashy. He led the life of a
gambler, however to-day rich, to-morrow
poor with all tho phases and changes in
cident to that calling. We saw at once
that in his descent he had got as low as a
billiard marker, and could not throw off
his early habits, although he had no longer
any money to sport withi
Well ' said we, 'here you are yet ! Al-
.till. Vtt llr .. if fnr.L 1,
..... .i . r .... . ..r
hardly with you.'
I don't complain why should I V he
replied. I never had any certainty in
my professional life. If I had thousands
one day, I was without a dollar the next.
Now I am sure to get seven dollars at the
end of n week, and I am contented.'
Do you know,' said we, taking a seat
alongside of him on the cushioned settee,
'that 1 have a curiosity to learn what was
the largest sum you ever won at cards at a
sitting?'
" aw ivun un a a iisavwaiw u.tii
'One night I won thirty thousand dollars
at brag !' was Ins answeri
'Prodigious! Thirty thousand dollars)
do you say ?"
Yes. I olaVed sll night, and lost it all
hack excepting eight hundred dollars. 1
.should have lost that, but it was Sunday
morning,
anu i neara me oeu ring lur
church and recollecting that I had promised
my wife to go to hear the bishop preach, I
washed my hands and face, smoothed my
hair, and, with downcast looks and pious
features, joined in the litany and chaunted
the psalms.'
from the gaming table to the church V
Yes: and I am not the only one whd
underwent that transition. It is not very
unnatural or unreasonable. II von win
you have something lo give thanks for : if
you lose, you can pray for better luck in
JUture. A nis is me consoiuuou 01 uie gam-
bler's life !
Did you never forswear gambling?' we
inquired.
'Oh! lreouently : but always Jiroke my
oath. One night I lost three thousand dol
lars all I had in the world and went
home duite melancholy with a friend. It
was past two o'clock, and I invited him to
drink a glass ot brandy and water, i swore
all the bitter oaths I could remember that I
never again would handle cards. While I
was thus swearing I lelt in my pocket for
a little tobacco, and found a bank-note of
one hundred dollars rolled up in a corner.
All my gambling propensities revived in
an instant. 'Let's go back,' said I, 'and try
our luck once more with this hundred. I
may win five thousand.' We went back
and 1 lost the note in five minutes! So
much for the virtuous resolutions of a gam
j bier. Human nature is not to be trusted.'
tlie "amoiing HOUSES Ul me jiinrniuaji
said we,are on rather a higher scale, my
.ni I 1' ' I ri. .1,..,
old friend, than in your time.'
F.vervlhinr on a similar scale is the
same, we are a prou-ssivc jwuiiic.
Houses of a questionable character used to
be in nooks ana coriurs, wiiere 110 lamp
bnrned now they blaze on in splenanr
quite near uroaaway, au lne luUy auu
rides in her own carriage. ,
'Onlv to carrv a note or to inquire for
some gentleman,' he answered, I am quite
InJ in the splendor which surrounds me.
T smell the rich viands of the kitchen as I
ascend the staircase. I enter the suits ot
apartments, where the festooned hangings,
thn rich TurWev carpets ana 1 ersiau ouu'
mans, the tall and elaborately carveu ana
. ... . , ,
B-iit mirrors, the ormula lamps and candeta
Eras, the painting of Venuses and pames in
oweous frames, the silken draperies which
painting ol Venuses and mns?s in
frames, the silken draperies which
vie with ancient magnificence, tne ncn
.,'.rtn nrl Hpltr.ate viands on the table, and
the plate and attendants, all have the ap-
' . . . 1 .1. r 4k.k
pearance of an encnamea casue ui wmi
we read of Paradise. It is hell, where the
Tinrltnt nicked !'
Ate you acquainted with any of the
keepers of these splendid establishments?
Who would know i brother of the order
of faro and rouge el noir in a seedy coat
pnrl uhm-kin? bad ball Yet, I know them
seedy coat
hv instinct bv their bushy and well-trim
med beards, the oily smoothness of their
hair, the richness ot their garments, uieir
.!..-h-i-hVin and diamond breast-pins, their
panv lnnniii? trait and the finely-flavored
j n " p
rliroca in Ihpir mouths.
'Do our rich merchants, extensive oro-
b.r. and millionaires, patronise these ex
lonuivA ontaMiuhmentsV
Not to any extent. They spread their
n.ta fnr irfrantrirs for the rich planter and
factors wnh which our city and fashionabls
We were glad to hear that the bulk df
victims were not our own townsmen ; and
yet Ihpre are too many of such who lose
their money at cards, and throw a melatt'
choly pall over the happiness of an entire
family. Night after night the poor wife
sits alone, waiting the return of her truant
husband. Each knock at the door each
jar or jingle of the bell alarms her, until
she becomes nervous from solitude and
watchfulness. The chirping of the cricket
on the hearth, or tile moaning of the wind
thtough the casement, serves only to make
a night hideous. The midnight bell tolls,
and still he comes not. The hour of two
strikes sometimes it is three in the morn
ing ere his step is heard ; and then he
enters, pale, haggard tormented with pas
sion and despair, wild with disappointment,
without a kind Word, a soft look, or an en
dearing caress for her whose love he shdiild
prize above all earthly jewels. For every
pang thus wantonly inflicted on a tender
wife and mother, a whole life of penance
can scarcely alone. Sunday Tintcs.
THEM.AIMS 0! PORTUGAL THE ATTAt'K
ON THE GENERAL ARMSTRONG.
The attack on Iho General Armstrong titl
ing the last war, out of which the present
claims against Portugal lluVe grown, is ac
quiring new interest from the present rela
tions between our government and that of
Portugal. Many different accounts have pub
lished ol this affair- Tho following account,
with which we have been favored, Is from
lha Captain of the Gen. Arrnttroug, in a let
ter to his wife, it is very iuluresting.
St. Mart's, November, 1814.
Dear , We arrived in Fayal after 17
day,' passage, and had not anchored moro
hours, when the Carnation, king's
brig of twenty guns anchored close to us, and
about 8 o'clock attacked us with four boats
and seventy men, which we easily beat off,
killing and wounding upwards of thirty mpn.
we had one killed. We then warped in
shore, under the guns of the fort, they being
joined by the Planlagenet seventy-four, and
Kola ri igalo of thirty-six guns. At 2 o'clock
on the 26ih of October, in llle morning, they
cntno and attacked us under the guns of a neu
tral fori, which did not assist us in the least,
except to rob us) with fourteen armed laun
ches and boats, and upwards of 300 men
armed. They divided into divisions, when a
well directed fire from our guns sunk several
of their boats, killed and wounded many of
Iheir men j they succeeded in gelling under
the bows, but such was bravery of the crew,
,. , fnmhn 1, . lmt mi, .; ,7n iha fnr.
feit for his piesumption. Wo could plainly
hear them Cry no ciuarler for Iho Yankee
rascals. Our men, you may bo sure, gave
them none. The pivot gun, loaded every
time with 120 pounds of ball, swept them
off like hall. This fight Continued With
rrrnnt rmivprv nrinut fnrtv.fivp minutes tirfioii
B j ........
thev WHi.t off. havinfj Ost five boat and ahnnt
200 men most of whom were killed, among
,he allor ,ne jsl anf jeutenanls of the
fri.T.lle. ?ho br;g Comjg in the morning,
....j
. .vB h. a .,, broadsides, tvhfin. find
- - , ,
ing turlher defence Useless, we deserted,
scuttled, and set fire to our vessel, sooner
than let the English have her. They board-
ed her with great caution, but finding her of
no use to them, lelt her to burn. This was
the end of the General Armstrong. In one
boat I took possession of, they had at first
forty men when I too ner there were
seventeen on board, eleven dead, four vound
ed, ond two uninjured. By this you may
judge what havoc we made among them,
It is without doubt the bloodiest battle that
has been fought this war at any rate it is an
honor lo the nation, for they neither took us
nor our vessel, We were maintained by the
American Consul, who got a Portuguese brig
chartered lo bring us to Amelia Island, where
wo landed yesterday, thank God.
Yours, &c.,
Wm. II. Watson
A CinsA-MAN in San Francisco, by Ihe
nanio of As-Sing, keeper of a Restaurant; left
open a cess-pool on his premises, into which
0110 of Ihe citiens chanced to fall, and the
fUSUit WM nn ncljon for damages. In the
noto aHjiegscd by the eufferer's lawyer to
china-man, the following reply fin good
, te,urne(1 wilbout del ,B
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tho lawsof the Celestial Empire, which have
been in force fiuin l!la time of Confucius to
the reign of the present illustrious Taukwang
it is provided that When a man trespasses
upon another's grounds, and thereby ful let h
into a sink, he shall get nothing but dirty
clothes, unless he shall happen to be ah out
side barbarian, in which case he shall also
gei laughed at,' As-Sing believes those laws
1 tilj)nfor(;8.nBll of ,he wor)d
I Jn clirornlss But) if Mr. E. thinks
otherwise, he can trot that officer along with
the Writj" The proceedings were dtbpped.
,
T AMtslc AN, a fWaoll, Lowell (Mass.)
paper, calls Mr. Webster a "consumate scoun
drel " a rotten-hearted renegade." N. Y.
Express.
An editor Who would use such language,
deserves to bsVe the name of the paper
edits, struck from Ihe exchange list of his
brelhreu from one end of the country td the
other. Boston Iraascnpt.
M- Poitevis, thn Aeronaut, who ascended
from the Champ de Mars, in Paris, alighted
safely at Mesux, and both hdise and rider
had relumed to Paris. , ,
A schism has taken place In the Episcopal
Church of Scotland, which is likely to inter-
fara verv materially with the sufticiencv of
.k.i i..,t.,t.n
J
buejIA vista-bits of HisTdHt. ,
The newspapers from all sections of the)
nation, come to us filled with eulogies on
the late President, pronounced at various
mortuary cbrtihlernorations. Most of these
addresses, though they abound in noble tes
timonials td the wdrlh of the departed hero,
contain little of nothing lhat is now. A few,
however, are of a different class, and em
body facts respecting Gen. Taylor hitherto
not generally known. Among this last de
scription of addresses is one pronounced at
Salem, Mass., on the 18th Inst., by the Hon.
C. W. (Jpham. It contains an account of the
Celebrated flag of truce, which, during the
battle of Buena Vista, was sent from Santa
Anna to Gen. Taylor; and as this account
Was derived from the lips of the late Presi
dent, it is veracious in etery respect and tfill
hereafter pass into history, The passage is
as follows: .
"As this incident of tho battles may possi
bly, if the secret history of the war is ever
fully revealed, be found lo shed light upon
it, t will here record tho facts related to me
by Gen. Taylor himself. During the height
of tho conflict a flag tvas seen approaching.
The emergencies of the day had so stripped
him of his staff, that, having no one to send,
ho went himself to meet it. As the young
officer who bore it con Id not speak English,
nor ha Spanish, the conference took place in
French. The communication was this:
' General Santa Anna desires to know what
General Taylor tram's?" feeling somewhat
indignant that a message So apparently im
pertinent should have been sent at such a
moment, and regarding It as perhaps a de
vice merely to gain time tit some other Ille
gitimate advantage, or, at the best, as a spe
cies of trifling, he gave an answer dictated
by the feeling of the moment "What Gen.
Taylor wants iaGeneralSanta Anna's Army."
Here the conference closed, and the Mexi
can officer withdrew. Upon a moment's re
flection, he regretted that he had given an
answer, so undiplomatic, and having so much
the njr of a repartee. He called lo mind the
fact that his government had advised him
that they favored the return of Santa Anna
to Mexico, from a belief that he was disposed
to promote, and might have influence enough
With his Countrymen to effect a termination
of tho war, and it occurred to him really de
signed to upon the way for negotiation) and,
perhaps, a pacification an object ever near
to his heart, He rode over the fields in
search of (Jen. Wool, made known Iho cir
cumstances to him, and suggested) if not too
great a personal exposure, the expediency of
his Carrying a flag to the Mexican lines to
ask an explanation of the messago.
To send an officer of his rank, character
and position, Would remove the indignity, if
it should bo so regarded, bf his blunt and sum
mary answer. Gen. Wool readily and gallant
ly unueriooK ine service, am, roue .orin to
i
execute it, uui me nre 01 tno mexican uaue-
ries cduld not again'be' stopped, and no fur
ther parley took place. The next morningi
when Col. Bliss was sent with a flag to the
Mexican Head Quarters, he was requested to
ascertain what had been intended by tile mes
sage of the previous day, but he found the
state of things such as to render it vain to
enter upon the subject; The impott of the
message remains unriddled to this day.
Santa Anna can undoubtedly solve the enig
ma "
Mr. Upham, in thd course of his address,
gives numerous anecdotes, exhibiting the
late President's courage and generosity. A-
mong other instances of the display of these
qualities on the part of the deceased hero,
he gives the following :
"In tho conversation, from which 1 derived
these interesting items of imformatidn, Gen
eral Taylor described to me the anxious con
sultations of the second night of the battle.
His officers came to him) one after another
expressing a decided opinion lhat his army
was too mnch broken to be brought up to
ine struggle andther day. He declared to
them his belief that, dreadfully ashisfoices
I had suffered, the enemy had suffered worse ;
ihnt retreat or any other alternative tvas en-
tirely but of thd question) that he had made
his arrangements to present, still, a formida-
ble front ,0 the foe, and all lhat remained for
.. ,i,!r ,i,u .
them was to make up their minds to Conquer
or die together) if the assault upon the posi
lion should be renewed with the returning
Ihiht. "But," said he, "gentlemen, it will
not be renewed. I surveyed the whole field
as the sun Went down, and t believe we have
beaten the enemy."
When thd third day dawned it was dls
covered that Santa Anna had fled from the
grounj. General Taylor instantly ordered a
train of wagons, provided with medical and
othet means of relief, and accompanied by
surgeons frbm his on army; to Idiiow on
the track of the Mexicans and administer 10
.k .nit of the wounded and disabled whom
- thev bad abanddned orl iheir retreat; Upon
g0lrie -). exDressinC a doubt whether such
I . , nf the nublio stores and wagons, for the
benefit of the enemy) Would be allowed
he tn8 Department, Tayldr cut the difficult short
at once, by saying, "Then I will pay the bill
and to provide for the contingency, he di
reeled a separate accouni to oe sept 01 au mat
was expended lor iu jui4mc.
bUsel's rktbeAt at wjeA Vista;
We have been told by one Who was there)
(here minuties of Ihe proceeding; When the
aid on duty, (who was Col. Churchill) gave
Col. Bissell the order to retreat) the Indiana
j regiment was in rapid flight, in the rear of
Bill'. scattered ever half a mile of ground,
1 '
I aath man evidently IhinWins the battle
OLD SERIES VOL. 10, NO. 43,
and trying Id save himself, ahd as soon M
Bisaell's men should be facsd about, td fall
back, those flying tfteti Would be In fill! lew
and the panic they Were ondet must natural'
ly Influence somewhat those ho sloodi 6i
Ihdusand Mexican infantry were pouring
down Upon this devoted regiment, In steady
advance by column, In front find flank, as
sailing them within point blank distance with
a steady hail-stdjm of iron and lead ; four
thousand cavalry were cdming Upon behind
these Infantry, waiting for a favorabld mo
mentj at Ilia least sign of wavering on our
part, td Charge and Complete tile work of de
struction) three pieoes of artillery Were
thundering on therrl their death messengers
of grape and canister, tearing through their
ranks like a hail-storm of vehgeance, and
they seethed to stand alone) exposed to all
this concentrated attack, determined on their
annhiliatiom
To the aid, Col. fiissell replied) "I am not
ready to retreat yet.'' whilo his regiment
continued returning the fire of the Mexicans.
In a few moments the Colonel ordered "eesse
firing!" "shoulder arrrts!" "dress!" The
Mexican fire was abated, and then, for at
least two minutes, did that noble body of
men stand under a steady, galling and raking
fir6 of artillery ahd musketry) with an over
whelming force df infantry and Cavalry ad
vancing upon them, tinbtenching and unwa
vering, without firing a gum
ISot a man mdved, while their Colonel's
eye ran along the line to see if any one quail
ed. "About face!" "dress!" "forward
march !" they moved off in common time.
"Quick time march '."and the regiment
retired, under Circumstances which have1
neVer failed before In the history of war, in
caUsing a panic The Mexicans considered
themselves Certain of Victory, ahd With "vi
vas', and hurras, on came their splendid
caValry, surging down in their green and scar
let) their plumes waving, and their lances
gleaming In the sun, with their thousand gay
streamers catching the glistening beams as
evdry breath of air fluttered them like glit
tering leaVes (he fairy forest) upon that ap
parently devoted body bf men.
Two hundred yards quickly passed) Bis'
sell's men reached tho spot designed for
them to hold. The lancers Were preparing
for the last charge) which was td hurl our
brare fellows into the raVine before them)
'Haiti" "Dress!" Coolly arid calmly( as
if on parade, did these Suckers obey the Com'
mandj whilst the thunder of squadron after
squadron on the slope they had just left told
that the enemy Was upon them. They) could
not see them) but they could hear the horses'
hoofs) the jingle df sabres, and the clatter of
lances) the inspiriting charge of the bugle,
and the "vivas" of the mdnj as they tbsbed
on the seemingly easy Victory j and DO doubt
many a heart fluttered) and many an eye
glanced Involuntarily around fur it is a fear'
ful thing tb know that an enemy Is Upon your
back j but not a muscle swerved.
"About face ."' "commence firing 1" and
a volley of musketry lolled upon those huz
iaing cavaliers which silenced their cheering
and as solemn and rank went down before
that deadly and steady fire as their numbers
lessened, and their chargers swerved fiord
this serried line of men who knew no defeat,
their column wavered, trembled as it were,
slackened in speed and broke in confusioni
Rallying back in tumultuous retreat upon the
enemy, thd whole division was involved in
inextricable confusion) and in disorder left
the field. Thus was the tide of battle turn:
ed on lhat eventful day, and less than half a
full regiment in numbers defeated ten thoo'
sand of the flower of Santa Anna's army; and
that, too, when the army was rushing in,
flushed with victory, and encouraged by tno
flight of one regiment saving the credit of
our arms) and the lives of the thousands whd
stood there with them. Illinois Argus.
StR ROBERT FEEL.
Sir Robert Peel, whose death occupies ft
large space in the English papers, was a rare"
man, in a great ago. Great In mind and
warm in heart, he had 6enius to sparkle)
power to command, and benevolence Id di,
pay. OenUlnd genius makes no pretensions
it is known only by Its achievements. De
gceilJed from a cotton
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printer, by Which bu
slness his father earned a princely fortune,
bis son felt no ambition of the peerage, and
on quilting the ministry declined "Ihe straw
berry loaf and a seat in tne House 01 Lords)
proilered by her majesty. He died, and lefl
1 an injunction for a private funeral, declining
I the proffer of a public pageant to the graves
We must hot confound simplicity of character
wjih the ostentation of humility, which such
conduct seems to resemble in the greatest
iUlesman of the age, wilh the largest grasp
0f mind, and the most libera school of prln
cjn1es. No title fcould ednoble- no rank ex
alt due whom nature had made a nobleman
by high talents and rare virtues, add Without
the Virtues, high talents only constitute a sa
tire On, instead of art embellishment Of char
acter. Peel shines as si man of honor, worth
by c,nd0r. chastity, temperance, in all things
w,a, j, ltle prevalent In political
jfe reliable. Purity and gieatnets made a
- beautiful Unit of fame to graee the btows of
,he King 0f ,n9 English Commons, lha only
King lhat ever can reign over the hearts of
men, the king made by the majesty of gen-
iuSj the power Of learning,
Newport has not anything like lbs num
ber of visiters this summer as former sea
sons. The enormous expensiveness of
1 living is ons reason, and the numbers of
places equally as Peasant for a summef
iot, sniourn uanotner
1-. . - -
taken in trade. ' . ..
flnJadclphi, My ISjO. ly
; 'form, now, old ft How,' wid one, juit i
it bad been certly whipped
hotels abound.'