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Jefferson ean Republican.
The Royal Pedigree.
Let those who will claim gentle birth,
And take their pride in Norman blood,
The puiest ancestry on earth
Must find its spring in Adam's mud ;
And all, though noble now or base,
From the same level took their rise,
And, side by side, in loving grace,
. Leaped, crystal-clear, from Paradise.
We are no spawn of barteren love,
That's welded to the heart with gold,
Put on as lightly as a glove,
As lightly doffed, scarce three days old
A love that marries lands to lands,
The passion of two title-deeds,
That loosely rivets two cold hands,
And idler heirs to idlers breeds.
Lajge-limbed, the friend of sun and air,
Its sinewy arms with labor brown,
With glad, strong soul, that seemed to wear
Its human nature like a crown,
Such was the love from which we sprang,
A love clear-hearted as the morn,
Which through life's, toils and troubles sang
Like a tall reaper 'mid the corn.
Life lay before us bare and broad,
To conquer with two hands alone
friit we had faithn man and God,
And proudly claimed our Father's throne ;
We made our vassal of the Now,
And, from its want and woe arid wrong,
Our hearts rose lightly as a bough
From which a bird had soared in song.
Among our sires no high born chief
Freckled his hands with peasant gore,
No spurred and coronetcd thief
Set his mailed heel upon the poor;
No, we are come of nobler line,
With larger heart within the breast,
Large heart by suffering made divine
We draw our lineage from the Oppressed :
Not from the sceptred brutes who reigned,
But frorh the humble souls who bore,
And so a god-like patience gained,
Which, suffering much, could suffer more,
Which learned forgiveness, and the grace
That cometh of a bended knee
From martyrs such as these we trace
Our royal genealogy.
There's not a great soul gone before
That is not numbered in our clan,
Who, when the world took side with power,
Stood boldly on the side of Man ;
All hero spirits, plain and grand
That for the Ages ope the door,
All Labor's dusty monarchs, stand
Among the children of the poor.
Let others boast of ancestors
Who handed down some idle right
To stand beside their tyrant's horse,
Or buckle his spurs before the fight ;
We too, have our ancestral claim
Of marching ever in the van,
Of.giving ourselves to steel and flame,
Where aught's to be achieved for man!,
And is not this a family-tree
Worth keeping fair from age to age ?
Was ever such an ancestry
Gold"-blazoned on the herald's page ?
Iu dear New-England let us still
Maintain our race and title pure.
The men and women of heart and will,
The monarch who endure.
A Child's Laugh.
"I love it, I love it the laugh of a child,
Now rippling and gentle, now merry and wild ;
Ringing out on the air with its innocent gush,
XAke the thrill of a bird at the soft twilight's hush,
.Floating up on the breeze like the tones of a bell,
Or .the music that floats in the heart of a shell
Oh! the laugh of a child, so wild and so free,
Is .the BWniest WUBd ifi the world for me !"
Passed Midshipman Rogcr.
Mr. Clayton's Remarks in the Senate.
Mr. Clavton said : 1 have ihe honor to pre
sent ihe memorial of Passed Midshipman Rod
gers, asking compensation for losses and inju
ries received in the semce of , his country.
His memorial is couched in terms as modeM
and unassuming as they are respectful to Con
gress, and glances at the leading incidents of
an eventful story of daring enterptise and heroic
fortitude, in captivity and disiress, to which
there can tcarcely be found a parallel iu ihe
annals of war. 1 shall a;-k of the Senate thai
this memorial be printed, iu order that he may
have the full benefit of hi own statement ; and
I now propose to make a few remarks iu rela
tion to the claim which he presents", for ihe
purpose of drawing the attention of the Chair
man of the Committee on Military Affairs, and
the members of it, io ihe facts of ihe case, be
cause I suppoe i hat is the committee to w hom
the memorial may most appropriately be refer
red. This young officer wai one of the daring
few who, in ihe month of November, 1 846,
were distinguished for cutting out and destroy
ing the Mexican barque, " Cieole," thru moor
ed under ihe guns and fastened to the walls of
the fortress of St. Juan d'UUoa. Subsequently
to the destruction of that vessel, the naval com
mander under whom Mr. Rodgers served, was
desirous that a reconnoisance should be made
of the localities in the vicinity of Vera Cruz, as
well for the purpose of aiding a laud attack as
of destroying t he enemy's depoi of ammunition;
and this young sailor volunteered with a few
others a small boat's crew 1 perform this
danserous service. Un three successive nights,
this small party penetrated the dense chapparal
in the neighborhood of the city of Vera Cruz,
made a complete reconnoisance of all the ob
jects of importance which they were sent to ex
amine, and afterwards reported complete draw
ings of the. localities -around the city, which
were held by General Worth to be of great
value', as he occupied, in the investment of the
city, the particular spot which was the subject
of this investigation.
It was during this reconnoisance, on the last
night of it, that Mr. Rodgers was captured by a
band of Mexican guards ; and his capture was
undoubtedly owing to his own generous impulse
in saving a brother officer. On that occasion
he narrowly escaped death at the moment of
his capture, in consequence of the exasperated
feelings of the Mexicans consequent on the de
struction of the " Creole." He was carried,
that night, to prison in Vera Cruz, where ho
remained four days and nights without susten
ance, iu a cell swarming wiih vermin, and
where the only intelligence that reached him
was, that he. had bcjn condemned to death as a
8P.V ny a clv'' tribunal ; ihe sole evidence of
fered before it being to the effect, that he was
the leader of the pany engaged iu cutting out
and destroying the " Creole." He then remain
ed in constant expectation of death for many
weeks ; and when, as he thought, his death-
summons was coming, nis only answer to it
was the request, that he might avoid the Mexi
can mode of killing a man behind his back, and
meet death as an American, who could look
it in the face. He remained in that slate of
suspense for a long period ; his imprisonment
at Vera Cruz lasting for three months. For
some reason the bloody sentence which had
been recoided against him, was never executed,
and a miliiarj' commission was ordered lo sit
upon his case. When Gen. Scott was advan
cing to invest Vera Cruz, Mr. Rodgers was
marched on foot from that city to Perote, and
confined in the noxious cells of that fortress.
As the American army advanced in'o Mexico,
he was again removed and conveyed to Puebla.
All his property had been lost in the wreck of
the Somers, and ihat which was conferred upon
him by the hand of friendship or charity was
taken from him by the robbers ; whilst his life
was at the same time, in constant peril from
the excited state of public feeling against our
countrymen. At a bhori distance from. Puebla
the incensed rabble stoned him ; anrT on thai
occasion, also, he narrowly escaped death.
Owing to this excited state of public feeling,'
his guard was compelled to remain with hi in
within a league of Puebla till midnight, lest he
should be lorn to pieces by the exasperated
populance in the city. When taken to Puebla,
in so great peril was he, that. the foreign resi
dents of that State interceded iu his behalf, and
obtained an order for his removal io the city of
Mexico. In rags and tvreicheduess, he was
marched to the capital ; where he remained a
prisoner until intelligence of ihe baiile of Cerro
Gotdo arrived ; when General Santa Anna, the
hero of the Alamo, ordered his victim to be con
veyed still further into the interior. Knowing
that death would be the consequence of thai re
moval, he made a successful effort to escape.
Always in infinite peril, he made his way in
Mexican disguise, being often subjected to ex
amination from bands of guerrillas and Mexican
guards, until he reached the plains which led
him to Puebla ; where General Scott was pre
paring with his victorious army io advance upon
ihe City of Mexico. From his knowledge ol
the localities in the neighborhood ol Mexico,
and the numbers and condition of ilie Mexican
force, Mr. Rodgers was now enabled to give
valuable infoimaiion to the Commander-in-Chief;
and his character for courage and intel
ligence being well known, he was employed
as a volunteer aid-de-camp by general Pillow ;
and in all ihe bloody actions which succeeded,
he w,as distinguished as amongst ihe bravest of
ihe brave. The despatches of the general, whose
aid ho was, fully attest his character for skill
and gallantry, and recommend him in the
strongest terms to ihe notice of the Commander-in-Chief,
bestowing upon hirn as high eulogiums
as on any oilier officer of his division. En
gaged in all the other actions of the field, Mr.
Rodgers was particularly distinguished for his
conduct, as his brother officers relate, in the
storming of Chapuhepec ; where he was one
of the seven wo first mounted the walls of that
for'ress, and planted the standard of .his cqun
try over the Halls of the Moniezumaa." The
sailor has now returned from the wars : but no
brevet commission awaits him, because, the
deck was not the field of his fame. He has
earned his laurels upon ihe land ; but although
promotion may not attend him for the service
which he performed upon land, his claims for
justice are strengthened (,b.y his service; apd
the only object which I have in view on this
occasion, is to commend his claims for sheer
justice to the consideration of the Committee
on Military Affairs. I think that a stronger
case could scarcely be presented for the con
sideration of an American Congress. 1 do not
undertake to point out the mode or measure of
redress which the case demands. I leave that
to the ability, the patriotism, ihe benevolence
of ihe gentlemnn of the Military Committee.
We all unite in tho commendation of those of
our countrymen who have been distinguished
in this War. We are accustomed lo rejoice
over the achievements of our countrymen in
Mexico, wjthout reference to party distinctions
When the gallant dead.are -brought from Mexi.
co to their home, we follow the hearse, " the
war horse and the muffled drum," and unite in
signifying to the world that ihe whole nation
sorrows for tho fallen. I hope that the same
feeling which is so successfully invoked in be
half of ihe memory of ihe gallant dead, may be
manifested to the living, and that, when the
pensioner shall return from Mexico the crip
pled and war-won soldier claiming his dues,
we shall be teady to award to him and io all
just compensation for the services which they
have rendered to their country. 1 hope it may
never be said, as of us,
' How proud they can press to the funeral array '
Of him whom they shunned in sickness and sorro'.v,
And bailiffs may seize his last blanket to-day
Whose pall shall be borne up by statesmen to-morrow 1"
I move that ihe memorial be printed and re
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs. .
The reference to the committee was then
unanimously ordered.
Ask the Captain.
A writer in the Reveille tells an anecdote of
" Bob," ihat will do :"
While crossing the plains of Santa Fe, Gen.
Kearney was some distance ahead with the
advance guard. One of the officers belonging
to the rear division, singled Bob out, and sent
him ahead with a letter to the General. When
he came up wiih them they had camped, and
Bob sauntered into the General's marquee:
" We're giltin' along right sharp, General,"
says he.
Yes, sir," answered the commander.
" I wish you'd jest look at that hoss of mine,
General," said Bob, " and give mo your 'pinion
how he'll stand the racket clar through to whar
we're goiu'."
" Have you a captain at the head of your
company ?" inquired the General.
Well, wo hev, hoss, and he's some punkins
too," answered Bob.
" Whenever you wish to learn anything in
regard to your movements, then," said the Gen
eral, " inquire of him."
Thai's military, is it ?" inquired Bob.
" That is militaiy, sir," answered the Gen.
eral.
u Well, Generalj they'gin me a letter for
you, but cuss me if i know whether I oughter
gin it to you: in piisson, or send it through your
orderly; and so I'll go back and ask the captain"
and back he went, su e enough, wiih the letter
iu his possession.
Clear Very.
The Boston Medical Journal informs its
readers that " Chloroform is the perchloride of
formyle ihe hypothetical radical of formic
acid." If any one after this lucid explanation,
does noi understand all about Chloroform, it is
certainly not ihe fault of the faculty. They
have done their very best in the premises.
N. B. We are instructed to add, that tho best
test for the pres-once of iron, is iho cyaouferrate
of the cyanobaae of potasaiuaj,
Barn um 'Bone Brown.'
A few days since a grave looking gentleman
called and enquired if he could se ihe propri
etor of tbe American Museum. Qn being .ulr
iroduced he took him confidentially aside, and
with a face of solemn import begun :
1 Mr. Barnum, I have heard that vo'u aro
anxious to procure all great and rare curidsir
ilea.
Alwaya Secure them if money will, do it.'
We,!!, s.ir, I. have lately returned from Egypt)
and have in my possession one of the most cu
rious living bpecimens of natural history in iHe
whole animal kingdom. a inpt extraordinary
creature, which I believe is not to bo found iil
any museum in tho world.'
Describe itwhat is it like V said Barriuni
in a tremor of anxiety.
I know not whether, to call the monster a
fish or.a reptile. It is found in the warm re
gions of -the upper Nile, and is probably cum1
mon in the tropical latitudes in the interior of
Africa. At first it is wholly equatic, has neiili:
er legs nor fins, but a tail like a fiih, and may
be seen sporting at ihe bottom of tho water.--After
a certain time it undergoes a remarkable
change in its whole appearance. Like the rati
ilesnake, it sheds its skin, and assumes the
shape of a monkey, with four limbs,, two sHori
arid two long like those of the Kangaroo Hi
more resembling the Ourang Outang, the semi
human species of which, it is by some "sup
posed to be the progenitor, as it entirely loses
its tail and from ibis lime it is like the crdck
odile, amphibious, and possesses other remark
able peculiarities. 1 succeeded in catching
one previous to this transformation, which will
take place in a few weeks.'
' Is it possible ? Well that is a curiosity re
ally as much so aa ihe mermaid,' said the pro
prietor of the Museum, in a fidget lest it should
slip through his fingers.
More, my dear sir,' said the traveller, ' for
in the mermaid the transformation is but half
completed, but the tail remains.
'True very true ; what are your terms V
' Well, sir I care very little for ihe profit
but if you will prepare a proper tank, filled wiih
Crolon water, and kept sufficiently warm, you
shall have this curious animal for fifty dollars
a week, until the transformation takes place
and one hundred afterwards.
Done !' cried Barnum it's a bargain, 111
get some bills directly," and dowo fie -sat, and
wrote 'Tremendous attraction from Upper
Egypt the greatest curiosity in the new world r
the wonderful '
What's the name of this animal ?
0
1 Well before it chatiges its shape ii is called
the PollawogorTadnule afterwaids it is called
a Frog,' replied the grave stranger, looking
mildly over his spectacles.
Barnum dropped his pen and stood upright,
looked at the learned traveller in absolute as
tonishment an entirely new specimen of pel
rifaction. Perils of the Caniuvl.
The facetious editor of ihe Albany Knicker
bocker gives the following terrific description
of a storm on the " raging canawl." The equi
noxial storm was somewhat extended in its
ravages, reaching south as far as Georgia ; and
went as far as the Jordan Level. At the latter
place it overtook the scow Rip Van Snout,
stove her hen-coop, took the bonnet off the
stove pipe, blew the main sail, (the near horse)
into the canal, and foundered him. In the
height of the gale, the weather gauge lashed
himself to the foretop mast setting pole, and
plunged overboard for assistance. After the
most untiring erextions he reached tho shore
purchased two fathoms of fresh longiiudr, a
new tow line and two bushels of oats return
ing to his nearly despairing crew, bfiu on a
new horse, set sail, and reached S;heiiectadv
in safety. The owners of the R. V. S., we
understand, intend presenting him with a ser
vice of plate, (six cups and M sasser?,") for tho
heroic achievement.
It is said that a Yankee in Boston has set tip
a one-horse thrashing machine, for the couve
nience of parents and guardians having unruly
children. He'll flo? an urchin like smoke for
fourpence. Small floggings done for two cents
only, and the most entire satisfaction warranted.