IL "NTT ''...GDON JOLt '-.,AIL. RT. JAMES CLARK VOI,, XII, NO. 45. enough to encourage the enemy to bring out their largest armies and fight their hardest battles. One of the hardest brushes we had, after 1 got here, was the attack on Chap ultepec. I had been into the city trying to bring Santa Anna to terms; but, when 1 found it was no use, I come out and told Gineral Scott there was no way but to fight it out, and, although I was only the President's private embassador, I didn't like to stand and look on when he was so weak-handed, and if he would tell me where to take hold I would give him a lift. The Ginerel said he expect ed there would be a hard pull to take Chapultepec, and as Gineral Pillow was placed where he would be likely to have the heaviest brunt of it, I might be do ing the country a great service if I would jine in with Gineral Pillow, as my experience under Gineral Jackson and insight into military affairs would no doubt be very useful to that valiant officer. So I took hold for that day as one of Gineral Pillow's aids. When we come to march up and see hoar strong the enemy's works was, says 1, Gineral Pillow it is as much as all our lives is worth to go right straight up and storm that place in the face and eyes of all their aims ; I think we ought to fortify a little. Suppose we dig a ditch round here in front of the enemy's works. At that the Gineral's eyes flash ed, and he swore right out. Says he, "No, d—n the ditches, I've no opinion of 'em ; they are nothing but a bother, and never ought to be used. The best way is to go right into the enemy pell melt." So, on we went, and Pillow fit like a tiger till he got wounded, and then the rest of us that wasn't shot down had to finish the work up the best way we The long and the short of it is, we fit our way into the city of Mexico and an nexed it. Santa Anna cleared out the ; night afore with what troops lie had left, and is scouring about the country bESPATCHES FROM MAJOR DOWNING. to get some more places ready for us to annex. When he gets another place all CITY OF MEXICO, UUITED STATES, I ready for the ceremony, and gets it well September 27, 1817.; fortified, and has an army of twenty or Mit. GALES & SEATON My dear old i thirty thousand men in the forts and be friends, I'm alive yet, though I've been j hind the breastworks, we shall march through showers of balls as tlaidlc as hail , I down upon 'em with fitre or six thous.; stones. 1 got your paper containing my ! and Men and go through the flurry.— letter that I wrote on the road to the . After they have shot down about hair of war. The letters I wrote afterwards, us, the rest of us will climb in, over the the guerillas and rubbers are so thick, I mouths of their cannons, and annex that think it's ten chances to one if you got ; place ; and so on, one after another. 'em. Some of Gineral Scott's letters is I It is pretty bard work annexin in this TERMS The .HUNTINGDON JOURNAL" will be pupliehed hereafter at the following rotes, viz *1.75 a year, if paid in advance; $2.00 if paid during the year, and $2.50 if not paid un til after the expiration of the year. The above terms to be adhered to in all cases. No subscription taken for less than six months, Jed no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. cCr To Clubs of nix, or more, Who pay In ad vance, the Journal will be sent at $1.50 per copy for one year ; and any ono who will send us thnt number of names accompanied with the money shall receive the Journal one year for his trouble. POETICAL, LITTLE cruLDREN, BY XARIA ROSEAU Speak gently to the little child, So guileltss and so fice, Who with a trustful loving heart, Puts confidence in thee. Speak not the cold and careless thoughts Which time bath taught the well, Nor breathe ono word whose hitter tone Disraesx might soem to tell. If on his brow there rests a cloud, However light it be, Speak loving words, and let him feel He has a friend in thee; And do not send him from thy side Till un his face shall reef The joyous look, the sunny smile That mark a happy breast. Oh! te_ach him •rots should be his aim, To Cheer the aching heart, To strive where thickest darkness reigns Some radiance to impart ; To spread a peaceful quiet calm Where dwells the noise of strife, Thus doing good and blessing all To spend the whole of life. To love, with pure affection deep, All creatures great and mall, And still a stronger love to bear For Him who made them ell. Remember, 'tis no common task That thus to thee is given To rear a spirit tit to be The inhabitant of beaten. Missing just in the same way. Now! way ; but that is the only way it can be We've got the city of Mexico annexed, I done. It twill be necessary for the Pres think the Postmaster General ought to ident to keep hurrying on his men this have a more regular line of stages run- way to keep our rnnks full, for we've ming here, so our letters may go safe.—! got a great deal of ground to go over I wish you would touch the President' yet. What we've annexed in Mexico, and Mr. Johnson up a little about this so far, isn't but a mere circumstance to mail-stage business, so they may keep what we've got to do. all the coachmakers at work, and see! Some think the business isn't profit that the farmers raise horses as fast as ! able ; but it's only because they have'nt they can, for I don't think they have ; ciphered into it fur enough to under any idea how long the roads is this way,' stand it. Upon an average, we get at nor how fast we are gaining south. lf ; least ten to one for our outlay, any way We keep on annexin as fast as we have y,,u can figure it up—l mean in the mat done a year or two past, it wouldn't take, ter of people. Take, for instance, the touch more than half a dozen years to city of Mexico. It cost us only two or get clear down TO t'other end of South three thousand men to annex it, after America, clear to Cape Horn, which 'we got into the neighborhood of it ; and would be a very good stopping place ; we get at least a hundred and fifty thou for then, if our Government got into bad sand people in that city, and some put sledding in North America, and found it down as high as two hundred thou: thettiselves in a dilemma that hadn't no sand. Some find fault With the quality horn to suit 'ern, they would have a horn of the people we get in this country, in South America that they might hold ~lest as if tnat had any thing to do with on to. i the merits of the case. They ought to I hope there aint no truth in the story remember that in a Government like that was buzz'd about here in the army ours, where the people is used for voting, a day or two ago, that Mr. Polk had an ' and where every nose counts one, it is idta i when we get through annexin down the number that we are to sten about in this Wan of trying his hand at it oter ancexin, and not the quality, by no in Europe and Africa, and round there. means. So that in the matter of people .t.nd, to prevent any quarrelling before-; we are doing a grand business. And as about it on this side of the water, to the money, it is no matter what it ageing to agree to run the Missouri costs us, for money grows in the ground , romise line over there, and cut En- in Mexico, and can always be had for >e up into free States and Africa into digging. . :ye States. Now, I think he had bet- There's a thousand things in this coun , • - keep still about flak till we get this try that I should like to tell you about .)outh 'America business all done, and if I had time; but things is so onset-