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BY DAVID OVER.
For i'ic In-q tircr nni Chronicle. [
EPIDEMIC DYSENTERY.
r.v A. r. riKUip. y. i>.
(C'oneiric! from las! vi'clc.)
It slightly reidena bitmus and unites with
alkali*. from which 1 have inferred the
presence of a peculiar acid which I call
,-Loiio a:: J. This acid 1 conceive to be de
w-red hv a species of putrefaction that
rakes place in the nintEi l bilious contents
f the duodenum and jejunum. From the '
j.reuiiies I draw tha conclusion that the :
true scat of the disease is not in the colon
s.nd rectum, as stated by author*, but that 1
the superior portion of the small intestines
i-- tin' part primarily involved, and the irri- I
tatiou, inflammation, 4c., of the lower how- i
el* b the result of this primary condition. ■
It is quite reaaonahle that the spasmodic ■
nori-.ifi of the lower portion of the aivine !
una!, excited by the presence of tha ma
teria unrbidu#, in ennue -tion with the con- :
.taut passage of the irritating discharges
over '.he delicate lining membrane, should
,'iv rise to the inflammatory symptoms. — ;
These then, nrc a sequence of, .attd 'nut the 1
true dt-etie. The erroneous theeryof out
Allopathic friends, that "fever uud inflam
mation HdUeise," leads them in this, as )
wH as in many other of the forms of dis
ease, to apply their remedies to counteract
tae effects of the disease, instead of to the
removal of its cause. In dysentery we find
tiiem devoting all their attention to these
inflammatory symptoms, while the true seat
of the tuiiadr is entirely "overlooked; and
these verv learned fellows ton, lay claim to
all the knowledge that the'Gode.-i.se#, Miner- ;
va and Uygcu vouchsafe to mortals. Jn j
the treatment of this, welt as ail our ep
idemics, it is of primal y iu|pi>rt;Miee that we
do not overlook the piopiiylactio.
The inception of this disease may in a
great many instances he altogethe r prevent
ed by pvr per attention to diet, regularity of
habit and avoiding exposure to the sun in
the heat of the day. For this purpose ] j
would proscribe altogether,-rich animal diet
and especially swine's flesh. tjuch arti
cles require for their digestion a large
amount of th" normal product of the or
gins or viscera that arcs ir.nected with di- {
gestion, and in consequentof tlm ciimiuu- 1
e l exei a'ion thereby produced, their fiinc- |
t;On is depraved and a prvdi-positioii favor
able to the a'tack is induced.
To tho>e who desire to escape (and who
locs not) when the epidemic is raging in
the vicinity, a mild frinaceous and ripe
fruit diet is imperative. Ripe fruit in its
reason operates as a preventive to most of
the enferitic affections, and especially so to
dv-entei V- It gently opens the trowels, and
■' mov°* atrv excess of the biliary secre
•otis 11 tit ?<m be excited by the increased
i ircoST'her.c temperature. It seems to be
one , f tbo wise provision* of nature, that
fruit shall rtj-cu at th© commencement of
the hot season, when it is so well adapted
to tiie wants of man both for food and i-.ed
i :ine. Ham precaution however is neces
sary in using it. Nature's laws are not in
tiny manner to he violated with impunity,
wad even with tbi- wholesome food of na
ture's own preparing, the stomach must not
be overload'd. or you compel it to do an
undue amount of lalior, which will result
injuriously. Let the indigestible por
tions, such a- the seed, skin, &0., Lc remo
ved. and use it at mealtime iu the place of
animal food, and it will prove to be or.c tf
the most perfect prophylactic# that wo pos
its, If the views liaroii) advanoed jure,
: .stmr. to tbo mrih'-tlogy.of the disease aw
.correct, the curn's!..'' in iicatioyji get jcadily
inferred.
First, to ren.c.vc the accumulated bilious
material from the superior portion of the in
testinal canal, umt second, to restore the
debilitated tUsne and the fuacUou.-. of the
organ*. To fulfil tlw first indication# in
'he curative process, it is ludispeuribly ne
cessary that catharsis should be speedily
induced, and iu many cases this becomes a
nutter of considerable difficulty iu c-ouse
quenconf the great irritability of the storo.
a'-ti, which renders it almost impossible to
sfe.tre the retention of a sufficient quantity
of medicine to effect the desired result.—
'• ivcrthclets tb.e object must be kept stead,
ily in view, and all the skill of the physi
cian brought to bear against the difficulty,
for the irritability I have frequently re
sorted to i-moticy, and I meat say generally
r.thout benefit, and in come .instances they
really added to, instead of lessened
the difficulty, The reason of this I ooo
ccive is to be found in the fact that the
cause 'if the u a use a a# net to ie found itt the
*irmc h itself, 4>t4ti the portion
tu tht-waeill intostitXHi which there aviupa
th"i>o ijy effis't the stomach, and produce
th" i , i: itiility, -arid this uia.< nf agents does
I lo ' it- W lien free catlnrriri is pro
-olt'-' 1 ■ t tqu Uili'ifv 'omiiulation begins
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!to piss freely from the bowel-, this symp
tom usually subsides. Until this effect,
then, can he produced, the nausea and
i VHiiii'itig must be enmbatted by counter ir
ritants, such as the mustard plaster, or fluti
nel cloth, wrung out of hot Iraudy, or hot ;
fomentations. At the same time some ecr
tain purgatives must be administered, and 1
their action facilitated by all the 'Weans at
command. Tor this purpose I know of no j
morn efficient remedy than our common an
ti-bilious purge, ami if one dose is reject*
ed or fails to operate, another must bo ad- j
ministered, and its operation arrested by !
| copious infectious of tepid water, until you
1 succeed in your efforts, and establish free j
enrharasis. Ido not wish to be understood ;
. 1 hat this is the b'-st plan of treatment for
i ail the fortius of the disease, but hear in
itHtul that lam treating of the malignant
; epidemic. The Podophyllum may be ad
ministered in 20 grs. every two hours until
free catlnrisis is induced. In the severe
I form of the disease under cousideratiou,
there seems to be an effott on the part of
the intestines to relieve themselves of some |
morbid, irritating matter, nnd hence the 1
powerful spasmodic contractions which pro- .
dttce the intolerable pain with which the ;
disease is accompanied, free catlr :
' arsis is once induced, these 'natural efforts
i tends to maintain it, aud 4he more powerful j
cathartic, mav be omitted ami their place
supplied with milder remedies of the saute j
; nature, sueli as the syrup of rhubarb and j
iimgnoMa: but at this point in the treat- |
uient the Septandria is tLe best adapted j
remedy ever discovered, and it may be j
combined with tonics and stimulants a.s it - \
, dicate l. Tln effect must bo kept up un- j
! ri! the morbid -accumulation is removed,
and during the whole time the nau.-ca and
debility mut be couibatted with their ap
propriate remedies. As the cauve of thej
disease is thus removed, nd the hqpatic j
congestion as a part thereof, subsides, the ;
! function of th* oigaue implicated will be
left greatly impaired and iu a debilitated ;
■ eouditimt. After the more urgent symp
tom# are relieved, this condition of the or- i
Lritnt will require unceasing attention. The
patient's diet must be carefully selected, or
• cholera morbus, colic, and affections of a ,
i kindred nature will not only be a constant
source of trouble to both'patient and pby
- sician, but they may suddenly overthrow all |
the brilliant prospects of a recovery that
i vou have so long labored to bring about.—
To restore the functions of the liver the j
following I have found to be unequalled by i
any other remedy 'orcombinatiou of >renic
: die# that 1 have ever met with. The fol
lowing is the formula}:
liydrastine, grs. XX.
Lcptandrin, grs X.
Podophyllin, w ijss.
Sach linctis, drachm, j.
M. and tnturatc well together in a mortar
and divide into 20 powders, one of which
may be given every two hours. This not ;
' only acts as an efficient hepatic stimulant,
but also as a tonic to the enfeeble! mucus'
| membrane. Encmatta are of great benefit
in the treatment, and in "bo first stage I
| prefer the simple cold water to any otber. I
This should be administered in large quan
tities with the view of distending tiie bow
el* and thus facilitating tbe evacuation of
their nrrbid contents. In tbe sanguineous
; stage tbe common injection of Dr. Beach is
very useful, aud in the ulcerative or deeli
' ning stage, turpentine in mucilage of guui
arabic is appropriate. If large injeotions
cannot be retained, a small quantity of cold
.water will have a seething .dffeot upon the j
i highly liiuirtate'l aunoue anoiubtane. lectF
ater i* a very -refreishiEg drink for the pa
tient, and i have usually fiumd it benefi
cial, In the early Ptagea the wet sheet
pack and tho cold sitz hath may also be
usedj with great benefit. The#e seem to
j aliay the irritability and sootho the excited
patient. Although in the early #tage of
the disease .astringents are not admissible
in the declining stage to assist in strength
ening the mucus surface tbey arc very use
ful. The following formula: ban proved ef
i ficaceou# for this purpose;
R. Hvdrastiuc,
Myrieinc, a.a. grs. X.
Myrrhae, pulv., grs. XX.
tsicb Lactis, drachm, j.
j M Ft. in chilrtulus decim dividenus, one
'of which may bo administered every two
i hour*.
This course of treatment judiciously ap
plied, will in a gra-? majority of cases prove
suceessful in removing the cause of tho dis
ease which may be known by the alteration
iu the -pathognomonic alvinc evacuations,
which* a * beictoforo indicated, gradually
ohango front the bilious or sanguine to a
grayish membranous discbarge, consisting
either of detaohed full membrane, or tho
i j natural intestinal mnctfs epcthelium which
■j is removed. As the disoarft declines, the
t ! skin assntnes its natural State, the coaling
■ leave* the tongue, which is of a shitting red
: color, rnd all the febrile svuiptotns disap
j pear. In the sporadic variety of dysentery
the syrt.p of rhubarb and potash tsdminis
terei! in table spoonfull dose* until it pro- ,
| duces an apparent effect is sufficient tuedi- .
cal treatment, and with a proper attention !
1 to diet, wiil almost in variably effect a cure, i
A MODERN 'DICTIONAIIV.
Author—A dealer in words woo gets •
paid in his nwt; ruin.
Bargain—A ludicrous transaction, in ;
: which each party thinks he lias cheated the !
other.
Belle—A beautiftil but useless insc-ct i
without wings, whosccolers fade on leing J
j removed front the sunshine.
'Critic—A large dog, that goes nr.chained, •
ttiid barks at everything lie does not com
prehend.
Distant who imagine
they have a claim to rob you if you are j
rich, nttd to insult you if you are poor.
Doctor—A man who kills you to d.iy to |
save you front dying to-morrow.
IvJ'tor—A poor fellow who tfvery day :
|is emptying his brain in order thrt+.u may '
! fill his stomach.
Fear—The shadow of hope.
Friend—A person who wiK "not assist :
i you, because he knows yrtttr love will ex- \
| cue hint.
Grave—An ugly hole in the ground, !
which lovers and poets wrih tbey were in, :
' but take uncommon pains to keep mit of. '
i llea'rt—A rare article, sometime* found'
;in hitman beings. It is Boon, however, j
] destroyed by commerce with the world, or !
I else becomes fatal to its possessor.
Honor—Shooting a friend whom yon
love through the head, in order to gain the J
praise of a fete others whom you despise.
Housewifery —An ancient art, said to
have been fatfhionable among girls nsid !
wives; now entirely out cf use, or practised !
only by tbe lower orders.
Lawyer—A learned gentleman, who res-;
1 cues your estate from your enemy and keeps
it himself.
Love—A little sighing, a little erywp, j
a great deal of lying, and a little dying-
Modesty—A beautiful flower, that flonr
isnes only in secret places.
My dear—An expression said to be used j
by man and wife at the commencement of a
i quarrel.
Policeman—A man employed by the oor- \
i poration to sleep in engine houses at throe 1
dollars a nigh".
•Political Honesty—Previous Lexieogra- j
pliers have not noticed this word, treating j
it-, we presume, altogether as fabulous; fot j
ddfiuitiott see srlf-tn!crest.
•Public Abuse—The mud with which ev
ery traveler is bespattered on his road to !
distinction.
Rural Felicity.—Potatoes, turnips and
' cabbages.
| Sensibility—A quality by which the pos
sessor in attempting to promote ilia hanp.i- ,
i net's of other people, loees his own.
State's Evidence—A wretch who is par- j
doned for being baser than bis comrades. j
Tongue—A little horse that is continual- i
ly running away.
Wealth—The most respectable quality
of man.
I CALIFORNIA AND OREGON By
the arrival at New York of the steamship ;
Northern Light, we have intelligence front.
j California, Central America, and tbe Pa- !
; eifi" coasts, fifteen days later than previous
advices. Two million dollar* iu gold is on I
j the way thither from California. In Nieu- '
] ragua (lie contending parties bad ]atohad i
;mp terms of peace. Walker had doclined !
1 the Brettidoucy,which had bien conferred on '
General iJiv-as. Parker 11. French, one of!
j our American Filibusters, lud beeuappoin
; ted Commissary of War. The people of
Nicaragua are said to be pleased with this
j state -of things. Welker is reported to !
' Jntend atte-mptiug to expel Kinney from
j the country,
drive innrdrad men have left California to |
join Walker. On board of the steamship i
Sierra Nrada,on her trip from San Juan
, to San Francisoo, 4f> passengers died of
cholera. In Oregon, Major Haller and bis
; force# were surrounned near tbe Dalles, by|
hostile Indians, forty-eight hours without i
j food or wetcr. Lieut. Day nnd 150 men
! were sent to his relief. The U. 8.. Btean>- 1
ship John Hancock, at San Francisco from
Petropaulowski, brings new# that tbe Rus
sians wore at Antoor in great force, both on i
sea and land, and anxious to meet the al- |
I j lied fleet, which was probably in the Gulf!
'j of Tartary. Off Kliaabeth Island, the j
' ' British steamer Baracouta coptured a Bre- t
i ! men brig having on board 140 Russian offi- j
r : ocri and roldiers. The Indian* on Rogue j
j! river, Oragou.baving massacred fifty whites,
were pftrsued and overtaken by a body of !
I I troops under Major Fitxgerald, who, in bat- ;
'! tie, killed thirty of the favages; Ten of |
tbe troops' were killed.
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23,1855.
Cor. of the Pittsburg Commercial Journal.
Huntingdon and llroadtop Ilaiiroad.
; Opmin: nf l't> Ilantinf'lon Brtyt ttctp
rmiboKti—The Excursion — The Block
D initio this — Falurt prospects of the'coal
r?giun y Sfc., <S'o.,
Ston kkstown, Bkmouij Co, )
ID.. Nov. 5, 1855. j
Here wo nre, away up among tbe uioun
sains of Bedford and Huntingdon counties
1 in acceptance of an invitation to attend the i
i opening of the Huntingdon and Broadtop
Railroad to this place; for at. last the dream
: of the "enthusiasts" ntid t4 vbionaries" about
a railroad through this region has tieen re
i alized. A few minutes after eight A. M.
! yesterday the excursion train started from
! Huntingdon to Bro.idtop, with a large nuni- j
' her of invited guests, and in an hour and j
; twenty minutes arrived at Stonerstown-, a
distatiee of twenty-four miles. The road
Was pronounced by the many competent
udgrs present to be a most excellent one.
Tho-e is a slightly descending grade the en
tire way front Stuner.s'.own to If anting Ifttt,
which will be of great importance to thcim" '
mense eral trade which i* destined ro be J
carried on in this region. The road for five j
eon'inuous miles is air line, a greater length '
of air line track than can bo found on any 1
road in Pennsylvania.
The railroad bridge which spans the Ju- '
niata at Stonerstown is a magnificent strnc- j
ture. It i* nearly seven hundr< d yards in j
length, resting on six iinmen-e stone piers, j
It will bo finished in a week or two, and j
will be one of tbo finest railroad bridges in |
the State. Messrs. Patten and Gassier are !
the contractors.
At Stonerstown the party renaitiodaj
short time to admire the rugged mountain 1
scenery which everywhere surrouirfls the
town. Ilore we were handsomely enter,
tainvd by Messrs. Patten 4 G i#*!er.- -
Among the guest# were J. Edgar Thompson-, '
Esq., I'rcs't Pa. R. R. and lady, Herman
J. Lanfttaerfr, Esq., Superintendent; E.
Smith Esq. Secretary, Win. N.:al, E-q, Di
rector, PliiU. Wm. G. Alexander K*q
Preiiident Phil#. 4 Trenton R. 11, Jos. 8. '
Craft, Esq. President Pittsburgh & Steti
bcnvilla R. R-, 11. Bundle Smith, Esq.,
Pres't Union Canal Co., J is. I\*orrull, Esq.
Lebanon, lsar.c O. McKiniey. Esq., Har
rislurg, Jas. M. Bell Esq., Hollidaysburg,
Jtto. Scott and R. Bruce Petrikin, Esq#.,
Huntingdon, and many other gentlemen con
nected with public improvements through
out the State. Carriage* end homes were
in readiness to convey the party to the
Mountain House-, a distance of o.ight miles,'
the terminus of the excursion, were receiv
ed by n large number of gentlemen who had \
preceded them.
ITere we met Messrs. Jno McOanle#, Hen
|
ry D. Moore, TI. K. Stronjr, Cust. English i
of Philadylphia, A. King, W. P Schell, W. I
T. Daughterly and a number of other gert
tleuitn interested in the coal lands, from
Bedford .and Huntingdon. Among them
will be "observed the names ofn consider**
ble sprinkling of Ex-members of the Legis
i lature, whilo they were zealously |
watcliii*g the interest# of the dear jioople, i
were not sltogotlier unjnindful of tlieir
own.
The invigorating air of the mountains and
tho long ride had whetted to the keenest
edge the appetite of everybody, and when
the party #at down to tbe sumptuous dinner
prepared by Mr. Thomas Speer, proprietor
of the House, tlmy did not fail to render it
tho amplest justice. It was tn the highest
degree creditable to the gastronomic outer
prize of the gentlemen under whose auspices
the affair was arranged, to have provided so
far away in there almost inaccessible hill*
snob a profusion of the rare and substantial
of both solids an I liquids; of every thing
that was needed to gratify the most civilized
taste. Dinner over, with tho usual accom
paniments on such occasion*, of speeches 1
and healths, to say nothing of some " orig
inal packages " that were not permitted to
"pt!e," various parties started out to es
i amine the coal openings. The Broadtop
: coal field covers an extent of at least eighty !
square mile#, and it is the unanimous tosti- j
mony of the geologists who have explored it -
that the deposits arc oxhaustlsss . the open*
>ngs that have been mad© prove their unaur- i
j passed richness. The coal is seml-bituniin
-1 ous and has been pronounced by M. W. |
i Baldwin, Eq.,of Philadelphia the best for
generating steam that lie has yet triod. It i
is ignited with the greatest ease; a pile of
; it being ignited in the open air burned away
j as fiercely as we have ever seen it blaze in ;
| a grate. The nearest vein of coal to the j
j railroad is a valuable one oponed on tho <■
I lands belonging to Wm. P. Schell. Esq.—*!
i A considerable quantity of coal has already
j been taken out, and it i* mined with the
j greatest ease. It is a short distance from
I Coalmont, a town laid out by Mr. Schell !
j which already contains twenty or thirty \
i houses. Its nearness to the railroad will
bring it at ouce into market. Tbe Broad
top luiprbvemont Po.. of whi-.-h .Me*-rs.
D.iught-rty of Bedford and McCatdos of
Philadelphia are nteiitbey*, have opened n
rich mine on tlieir lands, ami have started a
town Called Broadtop Ci'y in which a iffcm-
I her of houses is already etected and a fine .
! Hotel neatly completed. The lots were all
sold t handsome prices. The Bemi-A
ilitaeite Goal Co., in which Messrs. Henry -
K. Strong and Henry I). Nlooro of Phila
delphia have a considerable interest, have
I conuneneed mining operationsou their lands.
. Besides ,Stonerstown, w Licit already contain#
j upward# of two hundred inhabitant#, Coal
mont and Broadtop, there is Hopewell at .
j the terminus of the railroad. The road in
! about three month# will lie completed from
Stonerstown to this place a distance of eight
j miles. Besides being :i depot for the in-
I inf-n*e coal tiade which will soon be carried j
on, Hopewell will he the entrepot for th**
product# of Morrison's Cove one of the
finest agricultural districts in the .State, j
j and must Inteome a place of considerable I
j importance. A company has Ik-cii formed
j to make a plankroad icons Hopewell twelve :
j utiles to the turnpike, eight mile# e.a-u of
j Bedford. Nearly all the required stock j
i has been subscribed. 8. 11. Tate, Esq., of
; Bedford, i, President of tho company and
his name is a guaranty that little time will
j be lost between the coxiiuiencemr-n; atid com-
I pletion of the road, Ihe Broadtop railway
i will then be the quickest and most pleasant •
I route to the Bedford Sprinz*. Then O,
| donizeu'of the city, who, in quest of the pure
! air and 'health inspiring waters of the Bed
, ford Springs, hast yet tender reminiscences
; of the x * Piitßnix line," between llollidays
burgh and Bedford; of it tir-breadth j
. "soaye* ." the stuhlxwn nciles ; the dilapi
dated ltack, in which if you escape with
on Weak down in a day, you might deem
yourself most fortunate of mortals, r 'juice ;
*nd be glad with tnr that in a short time you
Cain bid them .adieu ' forever, and take the
plank toad at Hopewell With teim# at 2.40.
A, King, Esq., of Bedford, and Levi .
Evans, Esq., of Broad trip, are about 'taring
out the town of Evan#ville on their valuable
coal land.#. In a short time this whole re
; gion will he alive with activity and industry,
and the Broadtop and Huntingdon Railroad
will be the tuO't important adjunct of the
• Pennsylvania Railroad. L. T. Watson,
Esq-, Pre.siten: of tho Road deserve* the
thanks of all concerned for the able man
ner in which lie has managed its itffa'us tn
, spite of the financial embarrassments of the
last year.
As evening wore away most of the vi.-h
--' tei.s Lad gone. Some remained nnd contin
ued their visits to the different mine.-,
i throughout the next day, with which they
i expressed themselves highly delighted.—
Every effort was made for the comfort of
gmfts, art I although it might #eeut invid
ious to partieu! triz.', wc cannot refrain from
expressing what wo belie v.. to be the #cn*e
of the company, as to tho uniform and cour
teous attention paid to all by Judge D.iugh
! ertv. l.ong will that day in the mountains
j be remembered by all who were present.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
New Vork> Nov. s.—The .Steamship
Star nf the West, from Sao Juar, reached
her wharf on Saturday evening. She brings
300 passenger# and 651 in gold, with
dates front Sao Franei.-eo to th° sth ult.,
which were before received by the George
Law.
Tho Stur of the Went eonnctud with the
Steamship Unci© Sam. Her passengers
wero detained nine days on the Isthmus iu
consequence of the existing political trouble.
Don Finta Mayorg, late Secretary of
Stabaa been detected in his correspon
dence with the enemy outside of the city,
and was shot at Grenada, on the 22<L
i Col. Walker, having been rem forced by a
small party of Oalifoniian*, on the 12th nit.,
i embarked at Virgin Bay on board the
Steamer Virgin,and before day light the noxt i
morning landed within 40 miles of Grenada- 1
I After a rapid advance the little nrtnv
[reached the"<fity and manned the Plaza !
' witliout encountering any serious resistance,
i whon a sharp contest ensued, widen Resulted
i in a loss to the onerny of 15 killed and sev- 1
eral wounded, and Gen. Walker took pos
j session of the Capital of Nicaragua ; suhse- i
qucntly the fort was captured by s detach- !
: meut uf Americans.
On the 10th,Col. Fry and I'arkor 11.
! French, with 60 men, embarked on board;
; the Virgin, wfiicli also cariieJ tie passen- !
; gcr.s and specie ftom with the in- j
! tention of capturing Sn Carlo#. The occu-!
! pants of the fort however, fired upon tiie|
steamer with cznnon, and the qxpodition \
wa# abandoned. (Jol. Fry being unwilliiigto :
risk the lives { the passengers.
1 Order having 1" en restored, the citizen.# 1
j of Grenada held it public meeting, and tcu
; dered General Walker the Presidency of the
i Republic, which honor he declined in favor
i of Gen. (ri'i raL
' Col. Wheeler, >ur Minister to t.'onfral
America, after much solicitation proceeded
to Rivas with a propueition of peace. At
riving at Rit as, aud learninc that Gen. Cor
j ra! was abseiri-, Col. Wheeler attempted to
return, but w is preveuted 'by the Gevernor
and detained two duy# : nor was be released
j until tho town wa# threatened with an at
; faek. This breach of faith on the part of
Corral's forces, led to a spicy correspondence ;
between our Minister and tbe General. On
'.he 221 Corral surrendered : a treaty of
peace was formed, and tliu# Walker's victory
. became complete. During tbe progress of
ihf-e went# others of importance were traus
' airing.
hbi the 22(1 the steamer conveying tbe i
outward bound passenger#, by the Star uf
i tho West, was fired Upon from the fort, a
3£ll>. shot struck the boat, killing a lady
• and child and seriously injuring the mnclfin
!ci v. 'Previous to tin*, an attack was tmtde
j it; on the returning government force*, when
five person* were killed, viz : John Uovd of
WgyneCo. Indiana. NYai. Dubois of Susqttc*
, lo.nfta C i. l'u.. 11. S. Bonaparte of lowa,
. Wnt. Howard of Lexington. Mo., unJ Henry
.B. Dai i# of 3 onion, < )hio. Their bouica
wcrc pinr.dcied of several thousand dollars-
Among tha wmmded w-:re Miehaal Fotteau
iutii tit' Tiffin, Ol.:o, Cornelius Rows, of Boon. •
viiio. Mo., and .J. G. ll.'iwiuci; of CinCi:;-
j iiati: 2-) pas#er:. ts fled into trie wood# when I
the attack Was made, an ' h id not bee:: heard |
, from when tiie sfca.'imr
From t.'u Lou-ton Times, Oct. 25.
AHEiIKA \ FiUJBiST, lUSii.
The E iglis'i government i# omitting no
(.pportani'y of reinforcing tiie West Lidia
:juad.-on,atid thus imposing a powerful fleet
between this country and the North Ameri
can Continent! This proceeding will, we
doubt not, call forth from t largo portion i-i"
the American pres.# that .speck .# of mild
and temperate comment in which they do- .
light whenever the conduct of England is ■
-in question, and ~ llt:D* po.itoal e~#.p':..l is .
to bo m-umfactcred by making her the object
of invective and depreciation. We shall'
be tr>!d no doubt of the fiendish hatred of i
England to Republican America, a-. 1 oft
the insolent menace behind which she vails !
her inoido.'iu# r:t ! trea bcrou- design*.—
Without tnc s-i:ghte.#t wi-ri to rcScct in cpv
way on the press wb' -'i a'it,w3 i's !f to be
iimde tiie voiiicle of suclt statements, or
upon the constitti-.-tioi •* whose vote.# s.e
tound to be infl.icuced by sueri taiumnie- - ,
wc wish to point out to the g>o J sense and .
moderation of the American people the
cause# which have ied us, even in liute of
war, to ii.Teas* our .s puadroti iu their seas, j
and may possibly lead u# still farther in a '
direction, tbe fl.-f-t step# toward whi-th we ,
are uo-.v most unwillingly taking.
We entreat, then, the American public to j
believe, notwithstanding the assertions to the
contrary with which they are so astidueuslv
plied, that there is no party or body of men
in this country that regard* tbetu with any
ether feeling than that of the uttuu*;
gocdwill, or would wish for tlieni any other
fate than the enjoyment of the utmost pub
lic freedom which is consistent with the
utmost private liberty and securities. Wc
have neither the wish nor the right to in
trude our opinion mu that form of govern
ment which ha* been *t "blishe-l in the
United States, but we lime, and we cliin>
the right, to take every responsible precau"
tion against that spirit of unbridled license
which the present-government of the United j
State-: seem inclined to tolerate. At this
moment North America is in profound peact 1
with the whole world, yet it is not less true
that in her port# are fitting out at this moment I
piratical fillibustoring expeditious, destined 1
to carry war and bloodshed into the do- i
minions cf an unoflbnd'ng neighbor. These;
expeditions do not receive the sanction of !
the American rovemtnen', are cot equipped ;
hv its funds ami will not ba conducted by its
officer.#; but their preparation is nevertheless
well known to the President and his admin
istration, r.nd received no check from that
carter. This toleration, we arc willing to j
suppose, proceed* front weakness mearly,
and would be exchanged for vigorous action, i
only that the power to actio utterly wanting. !
The American people arc so free that they ■
will not be controlled by a government of I
their own creating, and though laudably •
eager for the preservation of their own dig- !
nity and tbe assertion of their o*ll right?, j
canriot bring themselves to tolerate an Exe
cutive suffiAetitiy strong to compel respect
fHr the rtghfa-tft* foreign nation*. It is be- I
cattse we *oe 4 net hope of finding in the'
TTifited State* a Government oapable of pre
venting it# citizens from waging private war '
frit their own account against the host friend#
art 1 h-mst aTße's of the great republic that
we are most unwillingly compelled, even iv.f;
VOL -2,\ !S'o 47.
■ f tlse uiid-t of ilie great European struggle
| in which *e are engaged, to assume a defen-
I sive atibude, in order to trample cat ?h*
; tirit sparks of :iris fife and prevent a con
flagration which, if otrce allowed to rproad,
may cause in'c deniable misery to tbe human
j race. It is the misfortune of the American
republic that she contains within Lcr borders
so many desperate and. lawless men; it is
still niore Ler misfortune tbat she does net
! possess an organization suftcientiy pew
; ert'ul to crush these criminal t;eapt'r,—
'] bat which she eanbot do we are 00.14*! fed,
at least so far as tbe lawless enterprise* di
i routed against ourselves go, to do for hsr.
We cannot wait patiently till these lawless
emissaries of insurrection and plunder haVj
set their feet within her Majesty's dominions,
1 and encountered there the assiatence which
is stive to overwhelm their wild and d<r-je2-
are schemes. We caiihrsf wait till we are
placed in the terrible dilemma of ri'ber
sparing men to whom clemency is cruelty
to the human race of which they are too
enemies, or of inflicting a just piunshuftui
which my la the means of inflaming against
■ us the passions of the American people and
leading to a disastrous and fratricidal war.
We vrril if it be possible, prevent the crime
that otherwise it won! ! be our duty Timet
severely to punish, and this vre do in the
; name and in the hope of peace. Wo canuct
! bcllev that ?be<* who *re row engaged in
nirolliiuf unhappy men l'nv desperate
: and (vi.eijSii enterprises rr-vity contcaipl-itc
the stjctttss of a descent upon Ireland, fo*
: iustancf, us probable, or even possible.
All they can hope L 'list fh° miserable fa to
•re to a'tcTi 1 filch wretched advent-arcs
may b > the means of inflaming tbe pub lie
' niUi'l against England, and stirring rp flic
passions of t'-e people to a p*ir>*. vl.i-h
might r mm- war inevitable. I'i.is con
• Minim t'ion it is 'he duty of the Anteriorr.
G avevnnieii', if it can, to p; event, and as it
canui-t, of the Goerenvint against whvh
1 snrh attempts are aimed !>".* all nieaua to
avert. If 'vc can prevent these expedition"
j :"r >lll sailing, or intercept in i::l! ocean, *c
■, shall hive done much (•■ward averting
' danger ilut liiu -r arise should they be car
ried out to their natural development. The
course '*! i- 'ion we have adented is bold;
but for ?! it very reason *.v believe it to be
prudent ;•••! safe.
We .i re fa!lev aware of tiie advantage
tl;:;: ue!i a vreceding gives f those ov.<f
jotiv? eoilssavals of disco;'.!, v "10 sis inces
santly e:e ft •■' id in everySta'a of the Union
in stirring hp 'he feeling; of the poptil.rod
against th's country. Tbat which is a awr*
measure r.f self- icfenou aga.nst lame's
force they will represent as an in3ult offcre i
to the lawful Government of the country;
th v wiil ce claim, they will distort, they
wili exaggerate, bu: we must not omit to
prepir: against real dangers because our
preparations may be honestly njisuuierstool
or tlo.-f •".!>?.!! v uilsrepresentefl. K'.tglan 1
has every i>h ami every interest to remain
at peace with America. The immense trade
which w car; von wito her, tho community
of language, of Wood, tLe sbsenso of any
ground of depute or subject of rivalry, a 1
plead forcibly i. the same direct ion. How
strange that, under sucli circumstance*, wa
should be driven to arms merely because it
is the wiii Oi a portion of tie soiore.gn
pep'e t" u 1 af.ee war upon u.-, unsupported
and unapproved, but also neither prevented
nov arrested by 1 iic Government! We d.~
sire about .nit things a continuance of peace;
but if it he '.ho determination of any large
portion of the people of the Lmtcl S.ate*
to force war upon us, we shall know bow
to meet it and repel it, witoont relaxing for
an instant our gripe cm t)ie t'ufiat et t.ie
reeling and tottering giant of the norte.
Hut ; s it for the credit of those (roe insti
tutions so often vaunted as all that is '*iSo,
perfect and liberal on the face of tha earth,
that a friendly and kindred nation, nruen'.y
desiring peace, should feel itself compelled
to stand on the defensive, not btenuau it hn
any serious dispute with the tnveriiuient 1 '
this "ree and happy community, out hoaausc
tlUt Government is unwilling or unable ♦•>
prevent its citizens from goingforth 10 uj.ii -
dor and to plunder in the do.nmiops of an
unoffending ally * Are those the
with which the tree of freedom ought to be
adnrued—arc these the laisrcU with which
the t imp!** of the goddess should be bound'
England has some claim to be called the
nursing mother ot freedom; and hircitiiens
arc free because they know how to obey
how to subordinate tbeirdudiudual wills to
that law the shpremaey of which constitute*
the principle distiuctiou Of a rivilljted com
munity.
A female school teaebfe'rj* ho her adver
tisentftnt 1 ,- stated that she "was complete
mbtfe'ss of her wn tongue." "If that'a
the case,-" said * ciustie oM bachelor,' "she
can't rs'" tnuno for htr services.-
• >■ - 9 '.-I- *- t\ ' . ' .