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BV MRS. SOUTHEY.
Tread soUly bow the head
In reverent silence bow
No passing bell doih loll,
Yet an immortal soul ' v -Is
passing now.
Stranger ! however great,
With lowly reverance bow ;
There's one in that poor shed '
One by that paltry bed, '
Greater than thou.
Beneath thai Beggar's roof,
Lo ! Death doth keep his slate ; 3
Enter no crowds attend
Enter no guards defend
This palace gate.
Thai pavement, damp and cold, .
No smiling courtiers tread ;
One silent woman stands,
Lifting with meagre hands
A dying head.
No mingling voices sound . .'
An infant wail alone ; .
A sob suppressed again
That short deep gasp, and then
That partirig gronn.
Oh! change Oh! wondrous change
Burst are the prison bars
This momeriithere, so low,
So agonized, and now
Beyond the stars !
Oh! change stupendous change!
There lies the soulless clod!
The Sun eternal breaks
The new immortal wakes
Wakes with his God.
IVew Year's Counsels.
The Boston Journal has revived from an did
paper, the following excellent advice, showing
how those who are not to live the year out may
be their own administrators :
1. Post your book to this day, and be care
ful to see that all accounts' that have been paid
are balanced on your ledger.
2. Where you have an unsettled account of
more than one year's standing, and there is a
bill against you, and you do not know what it
is, or how much, get it in immediately and'
credit it, and strike the balance.
3. If the balance is against you, pay it with
out delay; if in favor and you cannot get your
pay, take a' note or write a reckoning and have
it signed.
' 4. Ifyouhavean out-Iawed account, don't
flatter yourself that your.debtor is a clever man,
and will do about the thing that's right ten
chances to'one he'll tell your administrator that
41 he will think of it," and ihe probability is that
will be the last he'll see of him, and that every
time he thinks of it he will think he won't
pay it- or at least till he gets able.
5. Be rery careful to close all accounts with
men of doubtful honesty, and especially if they
are inclined to a troublesome complaint called
bankruptcy ; for be sure they will have a heavy
bill against your estate. No matter whether
you owe them or not, depend upon it every dis
charge you get from them, will be worth thirty
dollars to your heirs.
Finally, reader, your life may not-continue
forty eight hours therefore.
If you have any matter of honorary obliga
tion, discharge it before -you sleep if you can,
If you have any disputable matter, settle or
refer it to arbitration, or sue or be sued wjfhout
delay, bearing in. mind that you knov much
more about that matter than those that will
come after you.
Best O.ve Yet. We understand, says an
exchange paper, that an ingenious Yankee has
put tip a saw.milli which is driven byihe'foree
"j circumstances ! -
14
STR 0 UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY,
JJBJIU1ULU. I ISUB!.. ttS3BS
From the New Orleans Evening Mercury.
The Heroine of Tampico.
All-recollect that previous to the taking of
Tampico, Mrs. Chase, the wife of our Consul
at that place, sent to Com. Cnnnpr nn pysoi
plan of the entire town, harbor, and forts of
Tampico, with information of the exact strength
of the place; and that, on receiving the docu
ments of Mrs. Chase, the Commodore immedi
ately set sail for Tampico, and took the place
without opposition, owing his. success entirely
to the information sent him by that accom
pushed and patriotic lady. We give below a
letter, for which we are indebted to the kind
ness of our friend, Mr. B. M. Norman, to whom
it yas addressed, written by Mrs. Chase her
self, giving somewhat in detail, the taking of
Tampico, and the part she had in it. Much
less praise, we think, has been bestowed on
the noble conduct of this courageous and pa
triotic lady than tho deserves, and we trust
that our government, in consideration of the
very distinguished services which she has ren
dered, at the peril of her life, will unhesitating
ly reward her with enduring honors.
- Wo doubt whether there is a letter on re
cord, written by a female hand, breathing a pur
er patriotism, a nobler ardor, a more courageous
heart, than that of Mrs. Chase, which we give
below. She is a noble example among our
country women, and her name will descend on
the pages of our history, winning the admira
tion of future ages. We give the letter entire,
it-being the most authentic account that can
be furnished. She writes what she saw and
did.
"Tampico, Dec. 14, 1846.
"My Esteemed Friend: A great change
has come o'er the spirit of my dream at least
within the last month so that I almost doubt
the evidence of my own senses, we having at
this moment some twenty sail of vessels in the
river Panuco steamers passing and repassing,
the sight of which pays me, in part, for my six
months solitude and suffering. I am not a be
liever in Purgatory, but I think 1 have passed
through that ordeal by residing in an enemy's
country alone, not only hostile in feeling, but
subtle and unprincipled.
" My dear friend, I scarcely know how to
reply to your friendly solicitude toward me and
mine especially. In beginning my imperfect
narrative, one great misfortune seems to accom
pany me my pen can never keep pace with my
feelings. You will have been aware of Mr.
Chase's expulsion, agreeably to the decree of
the 12th of May last; and in compliance with
that act, he had only twenty-four hours notice
to embark, or eight days to retire twenty leagues
into the interior. He prudently chose the for
mer, and embarked forthwith on board the Saint
Mary's, the blockading vessel off the Bar of
Tampico, leaving some eighty thousand dollars
in his siore, tviih no other protection than such
as I could afford, and two clerks, one of whom
was a Mexican and in accordance with the
true spirit of Mexican chivalry, commenced
robbing inc. In fact, my annoyances were so
j numerous that 1 cannot give you them in detail,
but merely skeich an outline, knowing the
sympathy you feel for my perilous position in
this new drama. In the next place, Inez de
Primera Instancia, by order of the Command
ing General, passed me a notice that my priv
ileges ceased as the wife of the American Con
sul, and my store must be closed. I replied to
him, in the most decisive manner, that I was
not only his wife, but also his constituted agent
in addition to this, I was a British subject,
neither the Judge nor the General could de
prive me of my natural rights, as the English
law admitted of no alienation stating that any
infraction on its prerogative would be hastily
chastised by that government and, in confir
mation of my assertion, referred the learned
Inez to the Law of Nations.
"Thus defeated and exasperated, I was not
allowed to send an open note to my husband
then off the Bar. But thank God, 'who tem
pers the wind to the shorn lamb,' He directed
me, and I conceited a plan which again de
feaed their hostile purpose, and sent by sirat
agem nine letters in eight weeks, and through
the same means received replies. But those
things were daily making inroads upon my
health and my spirits, which I most carefully
concealed from my good hnsband,. knowing the
intensity of his feelings for his government, and
particularly for my welfare.
" I in the mean time drew a plan of the city
and river, and had it sent to Coin. Conner and
ICapt. McCluny of the John Adams', with a cor
rect description of all the forts, the number of
guns, a list of the troops, and how they were
posted, and every political movement, so that
through Mr. Chase and his agent, they knew
every important movement in this section of
country.
"They abused and insulted the American
name and naiion to such an extent, that it often
caused me to retire and pray God for the day
of retribution.. With the exception of my faith
ful Amelia, I had but little human. sympathy, as
all the English influence was against our nn
tional cause.
" 1 am, perhaps, a little prosy, but I well
know the sensitive heart to whom these lines are
addressed, and so continue. 1 daily watched,
not very christianlike, for the moment of retal
iation, hoping to bo able, although alone in the
combat, to 'square accounts' with my fierce
debtors, and, if" possible, place myself and par
ty on the credit side of this enlangletLaccount.
"Santa Anna recommended to the Govern
ment of Mexico the confiscation of all Ameri
can property in order lo carry on the war, and
that all Americans residing in this country
should be made prisoners of war, as a fatal
stroke to those usurping pirates the gentle.
name applied to them and that this garrison
should be reinforced with some 3000 more
troops. When I read this article in one of the
flaming periodicals, it was rather grating to me
in my isolated condition. I determined, how
ever, upon the old Roman motto
' Who would be free, himself must strike the blow,"
or, in other words, my case was at best help
less and now even desperate, and required a
desperate remedy.
' Two spies came daily to my house, always
under the guise of friendship; and on one occa
sion, one of the wretches believing that I was
possessed of items concerning the American
movements, I represented to him that 30,000
more troops were to join Gen. Taylor at Mat-
amoras, 30,000 more had been despatched to
capture San Juan, etc., and closed with re
marking that I would be compelled to close my
house within a day or two, as a force of 25
000 to 30,000 troops was coming against this
place which bit of romance so frightened my
poor Amelia that she thought the General here
would call me to account for it.
" Next day I had a call from the captain of
the port, who wished to know the truth, and in
quired if Mr. Chase had written to me to that
effect ; and soon after some other of the high
functionaries discovered me lo be an important
character in their daily rounds. In a conver-
sation wiih the father-in-law of ihe General,
recommended to him an early retreat, as the
wisest course lo be taken; and that same niht,
a private post was despatched to San Luis Po
tosi, upon the strength of the information so
received, through me ; the town of Tampico
was ordered to be vacated on the appearance
of this large force off the bar; scouts were sent
in every direction, to procure mules, oic, for
the conveyance of properly lo ihe interior; and
two schooner loads were shipped to ihe city of
Panuco; six hundred stand of arms were sunk,
the cannon were removed from the Fori, and
the troops evacuated the place; I then des
patched to Com. Conner an account of the state
of things, and in triplicate to Havana, under
different xovers to my husband, urging his re
turn forthwith. These were sent by an agem,
who supposed them mere letters conveying a
wish to my husband to meel me at Vera Cruz,
to accompany me to Havana. I spem a restless
night and morning, but it has certainly broughi
iis reward. My leuer lo the Commodore was
dated October 23d; he received ii October 27ih,
and immediately called a meeting of his senior
officers and laid my despatch before them. It
had due.weight. Provisions were brought from
Point Uabel and distributed amongst the squad
ron, and on the 12ili November ihey left lsla
Verde, and on ihe morning of the 14th hove in
sight, twelve sail, oft" the bay oOffampico.
I was so confident of the coming of ihe squad
ron, thai in anticipation of ihir coming, I had
a flagstaff made one week previous, a.nd had ii
erected upon the housetop, in .order, to raise i bo.
firsl American Aug hoiated.aa a rjhl.oyer;Tam.- L
JANUARY 28, 1847.
pico. On my first sight of the fleet my pent
up feelings gave way, and I wept as a child for
joy, seeing that God had brought deliverance lo
the captives, and in anticipation of. soon, seeing
the object of my affection, and also in gratitude
to Him who is mighty to save, and that my. fee
ble efforts had wrought so strangely in our na
tional welfare. Here I must pause, and say I
cannot pretend to describe my feelings at that
time. Fortilude.seemed to give way; and in the
midst of this emotion, I again saw the squad
ron Hearing to the bar, the boats manned and
thejine passing, (they standing their own pilots
over-that intricate passage,) and the broad pen
nant living at two mast-heads ihe blue and
red. My faithful Amelia and myself ran to Mr.
Chase's office, and in solicitude offered a pray
er, then pulled the flag down and alone rushed
on the house-.'op. I canied it up and tied it
on the hue with my own hands, and we Ame
lia, myself, and Mr. Uder hoisted ii, myself
giving the first pull. Thus we defied the whole
town of Tampico. I sent for some of the Amer
icans, but not one possessed courage or nation
al spirit enough to lend a hand.
"In thirty minutes the Ayunlemente called
upon me and ordered me to haul it down. I
replied that it was raised as a right of protec
tion. They said I had no such right. I re
joined that it was a matter of opinion in which
we could not agree. They said it was a bur
lesque upon iheir nation a lady taking the ci
tyand what would the Supreme Government
of Mexico say ? 1 replied very laconically,
'Qucin sabe ' and offered them wine under the
new banner. They threatened the house.
I ran to its top, and asked Mr. Uder if hp
would stand by me. He replied, "Yes."
" Tfien," said I, " the flag must remain, or all
of us be sent over the house-top, as 1 shall ner-i
er pull it down or suffer any Mexican to sully!
it by "his touch." I had been robbed, my store
entered and pillaged of more than two thousand
dollars, in the dead ofyhe night ; and when the
regiment from Puebla entered this chy, they
entered my store and carried off goods, and I
had no redress and still less sympathy ; and
though alone, the God of the Just was my cap
tain general, and I had nothing to fear from all
Mexico. And now the hour of my redemption
was at hand. I expected they would eilher fire
upon or storm the house. I rested with my
right arm round the flag-staff, the banner wa
ving in majestical beauty, and the squadron
nearing the city, where they saw the flag: It
was like lightning to pilgrims to know from ! siderin' ; how is yourn 1"
whence it came, but soon the officers saw iwoj " She's so as to be crawling, 1 thank-"you:
female forms standing by it, and gave three 'Good morning" '''
cheers in front of the city, and then came lo.
my house, which had been now nearly six.
months as if prescribed by some crime or plague,
ljand my fault was that of being an American.
Commodore Perry and the municipal authorities
came to my house on arrival, also Commodore
Connor. My despatches have been sent to the
State Department, and I have letters of thanks
from the officers commanding, who have chan
ged the name of Fort Liberlad to Fort Ann, in
compliment to me. They arrived on the !Gth.
Forty-eight hours afier, came Mr. Chase,
crowning all my happiness.
"You will no doubt have heard part of my
story previous to this reaching you; knowing
the interest you feel, and this unlimited friend
ship evinced by you, I thus have taken the lib
erty to give as far as practicable in detail, and
"have extended my account far beyond my in
tention, and at the same time trusting that you
give al loast a reading to this imperfect scroll,
and may never feel ihe pangs of mental afflic
tion, as felt by me.
" You very kindly inquire if the existing war
has injured us in a pecuniary point? It has
very materially, but that loss has not in the
least allowed my spirits to flag. My trust is in
Him, who can withhold and bestow. We have
suffered in mind, in person and pocket, but wiih
feelings of interest toward our beloved country
and duly to the cause, and like the widow I
was willing to contribute my inne for the honor
of ihe country he had so long represented, and
as a dutiful wife to follow him in weal or wo,
according to the pressure of misfortune, and in
impending danger, even the bleak blasts of ad
versity should not chili my ardor, in following
his advice and his cause, and trust to God.
. We will lose nearly" one halfsof- "our stock
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of goods. No doubt the United Siatea-GouiTn-ment
will indemnify Mr. Chase at a fui'ure 'day.
"Our house will be turned into a garrison,
and three field-p.iectjn will be placed upon it.-
I am willing to staird by my huband at a gu
until we bosh die or are victors. lt.
"I have been trying to kpp a journal of-iltH
Beauties of the Drama, in rather a rough 'form
and may place it in your hands ai a future tliy."
A Good One. '
Hon. Andrew Stewart, a distinguished mem
ber of Congress from Pennsylvania, has re
cently paid a visit to Lowell. He relates fh a
letter m the Uniontown (Pa.) Democrat, iho
following anecdote :
" In looking over ihe pay roll or book, whirh
I accidentally picked up from the luble, I found
on twenty-seven consecutive pages, containing
eight hundred sfguatures, nearly all guls, but h
single one that made a mark, or X, all wiiuvn
in a good and many of them in a most ihi.'ii
hand. The clerk observed to me thai hvnl
Morpeth, when on a visit to this country sum.y
years ago, happened to be present on pay day.
and wiih some surprise enquired; What t de
vour operatives write ?' ' Certainly, sir,' said'
the clerk, 4 the Americans all write.' Dtr-cil.
there came in a man who made his mark.
' Ah!' said his lordship with a smile, '1 though
you said all wrote.' 1 All Americans your lord
ship this was an Englisftman? Whereupon
his lordship grinned a ghastly smile."
The Tariff humbug, raised by the Fedora!,
ists, is beginning to be thoroughly uuderaioud.
Pennsylvanian.
An honesi confession, compelled by the over
whelming force of public opinion. The hum
bug Tariff, or Tariff humbug, which you will.,
raised by James Buchanan, John K. Kane and
other federalists, is thoroughly understood, and
the effects were perceptible at the last eleciions.
It detracts somewhat from the honesty of the
Pennsylvauian's confession that it has nctn m
tardy but "belter late than never." North
American.
New England Salutations. "Good moniino
neighbor ; how do you do to-day ?"
"Well, I'm much at one, I thank you; how
is ii with you ?"
" Why, I'm pretty much the-old-sort'; 'tween
three and one ; how's your w'omah this morn
ing ?"
" Well, she's pretty much why for her, con-
An Englishman travelling on a bad road in
Ireland, asked why the miles were so exceed
ingly long? " An' surely we thought the road
rather deficient in quality, and therefore mado
it up in quantity, jist," was the ready reply.
Died, in Spanish Town,. Jamaica, a few
weeks since, a black man named John Craw
ford Ric kets, at the extraordinary age of one
hundred and forty-two years, and, what ivhy
be considered as very unusual, he was in good
health till within about two weeks of his death.
A.v Aged Lady. The " oldest inhabitant"
is said to bo a woman now living in Moscow,
in Russia, wjio is 168 years of age. At the
age of 132 she married her fifth husband. How
many children had she ?
Planted too deep!- The Washington
Union tells how Mr. Polk has planted himself
upon ihe subject of the tariff." The Louisville
Journal thinks that Pennsylvania has planted
him upon that subject planted him so deep
that he will never come up, but rot in the ground.
Laziness grows on people ; it bfginn in coH
webs and ends in iron chains. The more hus
iness a man has lo do the more he is able to
accomplish,, for he learnt to economize hia
time.
Something Useful. A Yankee has taken
out a patent for an improvement in the "Scales
of Justice."
A bill has boon introduced into the House of
Representatives, al Washington, by Mr. Sea
man, to prevent the importation of foreign pau
pers and convicts, which was twice read, and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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