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0C C0C3TBY OCR COUNTRY'S INTER CST9 A HD OCR COL'I.TRY'8 fHIESD. BY C. F. CLAKKSON. BKOOIvVILLK, IXDIAXA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1847. VOL. XV NO. 25.

trem tht Cincinnati CvntirwrciBt. THE DEATH CF RIXGGOLD.

But foronr emrj! irt car Bb be unfurtrd, Ttat mc humbtrd the Lion, the prid of the world; Br .11 h. br,Kht ...r,, -thick arc Bo.,ing on fcish, I in bsand Tor the Inest, to conquer or die. To the Ha'tt cf the Ineas, right etmard onr war. For the bogle has sounded that rails to the Cray; The prewd Egle it watching the patriot's urn. At the Altar of Freedom, where vestal firea bum. I'p, op with the banner! on, on to the fit Id, "Tit tht traitor and coward alone that will virld. Who thm will turn hack, and be enrerrd with thtrar. Since, before it the path both to glory and fame? Tho spake the warrior, on his tteed at he strode, And he brandished hit ttt-el at onward he rode; And his isage wat ttcrn, and hit heart wat at botd At the patriot Sires and the rathrrt fold. The day had now patted and the warrior lay Asleep in his tent, on an evening in Mar;

And the turl where he lay was blcwed ith a tear, satisfactory these faOtcs. or histories, if Athedrramedorhishome.andoflovedonettodear.jjou please! How unlike the simple SlOBut tcareehad he teen them, when fancy, all bright, I r' of Jew f NaZarrtte! So far from loIn hit ear sweetly whispered. "There't a reeel to- rating his biltll in some IlllknoW or Unnight!" rwhere?" j frequented Isle, inspiration, ages before Oh, hirv," said the warrior; "oh, tay, tctt me; his advent, pointed to the well known, "in the Hall, of the Inca.-and you must be there- j ,lloMgh humble Bethlehem. Instead of

"Mutt be tin re, ta be in the pride and the pomp of your name; Must be there, to be crowned with a laurel of fame; Where the victor shall boast of his sword its might Mutt be there in the Halts of the Incti, to-night." Thrice round in the throng the wine-cop had pasted. As the song of the reTcllert rose on the blast: "Here's now to our country," said the warrior bold "To the patriot Sirea and our Fathers of old!" As toon as he spoke, a form came so bright. That it flahed on the host, like a beam of pure tight; Tat the Genius or Freedom, from glory eome doan, To place on the brow of the victor, a croB. And the rerellera shouted, and each spake his name. And he thought that he heard the trumpet of Fame, rut inc .o..nu ,n. ne neam, was, ne ctanont oiast, That wokehim to batlle-TWrfay trot A,,.. I On! on! rushed the cohorts, the clarion pealed, Orer mountain and mour, over falley and field. And the foeman was teen in the ealley afar. At rank followed rank, to the ttandard of war. Ktw host met with hot, and the rengeance was dire, At along the red lines, rolled the stream nf their fire, AnJ death-shots like hail, wen-homeward then drien As the loud cannon boom'd oi the high vault ofheasen And steet met on tteel, and hot was the strifr. As stream followed stream of the purple of life, While victor and vanquished lay thick in their gore. At occan-weds heaped on a surf-beaten shore. The horse and his rider are dashed t)1 the plain. And thesquadrons rush or, o'er the heaps of theslain, ' "While thasmokeof the latile,ries thick o'er the head, : A., mantal, to cover the dying and dead. j But whence it that courser, that twin, by them sped? The rider is gone! and the bridle it red! Tis the tteed of the Warrior, all pale in hit gore. Who shall shout "to tho Halls of the Inrat," no more. Cincinnati, June, 174". TASSO. Ct)3I3IUTICATIOXS. FtrtSc td.arta J-nerican. From tbe Ics Book or a Midshipman, Xo. 8. Cyprus Rhodes Pat mos I emnos. We were intrusted with some i-fficia! business at Constantinople, and hence aft.'r cruising along the eastern extremity of the Mediterranean, e turned our course westward and northward for that famous city. We had just been in the vicinity of scripture localities, and now we were entering among those immortalized by profane history, or heathen myiholo fjy. We passed the once fertile, now comparitively barren Island of Cyprus, and thence we sailed for Rhodes, so fa mous for the co'osstl statue, one of the seven wonders of the world. How I had received the idea that this wonderful statue strided from the Island to the continent, I cannot now tell, but I am quite certain that such was the general teaching in the days of my childhood. Out this is a great mistake; it only reached frm t .i .,.,,.,.! '"in unv voot, tu anotiui, at iik tuiiaot. of one of the harbors of the city. But such was the ignorance of the dark ages, when Rhodes, and all the adjacent countries, were in the hands of the Saracen Barbarians; that, which harbor it was, is now unknown, though the last of the ruins was not removed until about A. D. 672. Though there is such uncertainty in the location, its dimensions have been handed down by Pliny. Its height was 106 feel, and there were few persons who could encompass the thumb with their aims, and its fingers were larger than most statues. Though hollow, ihe brass of which it was made is supposed to have weighed 730,000 pounds. Its erection had connection, no doubt, with the idol itry of the Island, and it was worshipped for an image of the sun. Though that which immortalizes Rhodes, has been thus destroyed, we were approaching an Island whose immortality is perpetuated by a monument more enduring than bras, which has survived the revolutions and convulsions of eighteen centuries. While time endures, the Revelation of St. John w ill perpetuaip the name of Patmos. N traveller, passing through the AUiau Sea. would be satisfied not to gaze upon this ruky and de.solate Island. U is a complete personification of loneliness; and well might an emporer who supposed the happiness of man to consist in the society of earth, deem banishment to this rocky coast, the greatest of earthly punishment. But you cannot piss the grotto, which is now pointed to you from the nffiui, as the spot on which John saw his vision, without partaking somewhat of John's triumphant feelings, on the morning of the Lord's day that was so memorable1 lo him. From his lonely cell he could see. towards the rising sun, the hills of Aii, and almost locate the seven churches to whom he was about to write. II walked forth with an inward triumph over Ms persecutor; rej.iicina, no doubt, that though they could banish him from his "stive hills, and lakes, and the graves of

"fathers and early frien-t- 'fir now skirmish, and there the Indiana riflemen be a patriot in the batik field, but because bhewM old, they were Z 1 a ,Bii wvntr.bnted irt tn emiainenl degree to the, belie ve him ' honest and capable"hey could not banish him r;F.IA ..... r.uli. The artillery was eminent-. opposed in principle to a war of conquest,

rI f Hum ing nouae

i f jy- Feeling that, though parted in

I body, he was a partaker of the joy, which was then arising from kindred spirits 111 the churches to which he ha d ministered l(, feU ru,y 1(U )(, w&s jn he Thinking himself beyond the ken f mortal, ii is no wonder thai he fell as dead when he saw the S,ui of Man, with his white hair, flaming eye, brazen Oct. and tongue nf sword, and w hen the salutation wax as the stHiiid of many waters. The heart sickens in passing so many places which call to mind the fables, and idolatry of ihe Grecians and Roman. There is hardly an Island in the archipel- ?"" mil associated w 111! some o: Hie Blirienl deities. At one place yoll are shown the foam from w hich Venn sprung. the birth place of Juno, and so of the w hole race of heathen doilies. How tinpei forming his mighty works in stone sequestered spot, and then sending his disciples to tell the fame ihieof to the credulous of some distant city, he began in Judea, and there con'inue I, until his fame spread all abroad. Ilis works were open to ihe inspection of saint and sinner, learned and unlearned. s that his disciples afterward, in alluding to them, could siy,"As you yourselves also know." Perhaps I ought not to pas the celebrated Island of Lemnos without a more particular account of it than f others in cluded in mv general rftnark. Though ; now called Sstaltmtne, it is known to the world only as the ancient Lemnos. Its, nrmr.jn, !,...,..., .,.,. ;. ..., ,., . V V , ' ' , w.ivi ... itu niiui, which njs, rnmnirs ago, famous for its medicinal properties and w hich is still an article of commerce, chiefly u-iih Constantinople. Its efficacy ur-.iiius iiiosiiv tin tne ceremony nn .lAn.....l . l. . i . w hich it is ting and prepared, and is used :

a a sovereign remedy for poison. hols and hisses of sono wretched drunkwounds, and bites of serpents. But itijards who ha I congregated around a dogp;ising, you ihink of it only as the black-) gery. the Sign of which save notice that smith's shop ( old Vulcan. Many of j " Whiskey"' was there "soi by the quart. your young re.i ters will.be surprised tot We pitied the fruitless anger of the doglearn that the anci-ntt worshipped a god geiy-min and his victims. Their m:ilig-

whoin they charged with the cruelly of( throwing his son, ulcan down from Heaven, Only itt'C tUst lie was lame, and h t the young god I Hided (according to the fable) iU Island. There was a le) volcano at that lime in operation, and because of the smoke, &c. emitted from it. they culled it Vulcan's smith shop, and here he i said to have made many wonderful things. Hut the volcano is silent now. ihe labyrinth, once a wonder is in ruins, and the whole Island cives fea'ful signs that it is under ihe despotism of the Turks, who know neither how to govern, nor be g lemed. A MIDSHIPMAN On Furloug-. Drt.HA Vista. April 20. 1947. Messrs: Editors Indiana Slate Senlinrh In an article in thf N. (). Delia of the I 23ih ultimo, purporting upon the author iiy of Major Coffee to give a description of the Battle of Buena Vista, the glory of achieving that victory is given to other troops, and those of Indiana s'ijmatisrd wito cowardice and flight. The pride which I feel for my state and the brave soldiers who have served with me, renders it necessary to refne this foul calum-' ny, and rrove'bv f.tcts that the victory! was won by the Indiana troops. It is false that Captain Lincoln was killed al the head of the Indiana troop, w hen upbraiding tnem for cowardice, but in front of the 2J Illinois; it is false thai the i i 3J regiment of Indiana was ever panicstruck or fled, but on the contrary, rvas victorious wherever it went, and has the singular merit of being the only regiment that at all times stood firm. The account of Major Coffee has scarcely the semblance of truth in any of its features, as the following prominent events of the battle will prove. The battle began by the riflemen of Indiana on the mountain sides, where they were !ess than 200 strong, sustained the

fire of2 battalions foi morathan six hours, the Presidency. But. if their conduct is conducted himseli as a urate ana gatiani were overpowered, and rendezvoused al closely scrutinized, it will be found al-1 officer; and that no censure is attached to iherancho. The2Hndiana waslefagaii st ; most invnnably the case that in winding him for the retreat of the 2J regiment Lithe Mexican column on the lett; an I was np their denunciations they kind of half .diana volunteers. repulsed. The Arkansas and Kentucky I promise lo suppoit him themselves if, up- Inquiry in the case of Cojoncl P.oirles cavalry retired from the left wi.hout irik-.on mature delib-raiion. they find him so In reference to the first charge, it appears .. .... . . i v- :...... l.-. r .... 'r.... ;, Inure that Put il iwles is iff-

inff a olow. The Illinois ana iveiuucKy were led to the left and were repulsed. The Mississippi regiment was likew ise re - puNed. Thus our entire line, except the 31 Indiana and a fragment of Col. Hardin's was broken and somewhat dispersed, and no decisive advantage gMtied over the enemy. The 31 Indiana was now order - ed to form a junction with and sustain Col. Davis. The left wing having given way, our front was changed to the mountains, exposing tis loan enfiltde fire from the en - emy's battery. The junction formed.tliis force 9)0 sirong, two thirds of which tvero In, linnets oisoersed the masses of.nfmtrv ammgsi the m .umains, and drove the lancers under shelter of their baitery. Ills false that the Mississippians had delivered a fiie. After pursuing the Mexicans to the mountain base, a new at - tsck wa made upon the Illinois and Kentucky troops who were retreating, and a battery in imminent danger of be - ing captured. This force was ordered l the rescue and did rescue ihe lroot:s and

hattery, put to fi ght lite Mexicans, and dier to be little in advance or them by it terminated iheh ittie. As the caval-j now. seeing they were so far behind when ry never engaged tbe Ihe, they are u it he stoo I in need of frends. f Milled ti therncMtof winning the hat-j IfZacmaRy Taylor becomes the cantie. As the K-niucky and Illinois troops didaie of ihe people, the Whi gs are not were repulsed, fi i illy, in every engaged ', to act the part of the dog in the manger, ment.they are not entitled to it no troops If they support him it will be on princihnt those shove named eained any de- vie alone. They will support him be-

rive advantage, exert it. the rancho end contributed largely

these results, as did the cavalry on our left by their presence, but they were mere spectators. I do not cite the repulse and retreat of other troops to disparage their services, for they all fought bravely, but to show how critical the fortunes of 'he day were: that nothing (nit disasters had occurred, and that a force of COO litliani.ins and 300 Mississippians. turned the tide against oeerw helming odds,flushed with success over other corps. From this ordeal of slander, Indiana will emerge with additional lustre, and the service of her soldiers on this field

reflect honor upon tlieniselvet and the Stale they represent, if truth prevail. A very respectable portion of the 2.1 Ind., had joined the 3 I on its left hernre it engaged, or joiueJ with tho Mississippians, and this body (3J Indiana, Missisippi and part of 2 I Indiana) never wavered, but fought until night, and victory close I their I ihors. The 3 I Indiana bivouacked on the field of b title in the most advanced position. Knowing that you uouM vindicate our State from the stainsattemple l to be put upon Iter. I furnish you wiih this daia upon w hich to do it. h was submitted to Gen. Line who is also preparing a similar document. Very respectfully, yours, W. M. M CAR TV. Lt- Col. 3.1 Reg'l Ind. Vol. SON'S OF TEMPERANCE PROCESSION, AT LAUREL., JUNE 2, 1&47. We had the pleasure of attntling on Wednesday lat. a Procession and Celebration of the Sous of Temperance at Laurel, on ihe occasion of the preentaWon of a Bible by the L:tdies to the Div:sion at ih;jt place. In point of numbers and display, ii was one of the most splen.t;.l 0.0..1. ....:.... - i v..-... .,, .,i r .ice ivr wuiirs'ru mine cons. I lilrieen Uivtsons were represented in the procession w hich numbered between three and four hundred. In passing through&omerscf. a ruin- , . , , - , eu an.i wiuKev-curseii village, near Lruirel, the procession was greeted by the nant hisses and hotvlscannot stay the on ward march of the Sons of Temperance. The procession marched to a grove West of tow n, w here the follow ing exer cises took place; 1, Music by the Laurel Band. 2. Prayer by Uev. J. W. Scllivan, Chnpl-ii: 3 Presentation of the Bible, by Mii3. Sarah Piercr.. 4 R- plv of Oro. Thomas Giffohd. 5. Speech by Uro. E. II. IlArtny. 6 Benediction by the Clutpl.tiu. The procession was then formed, and proceeded to a dinner table, about 4'J3 feet long, and plentifully and freely furnished by the ciiizens of Laurel. We never w itnessed a greater abundance of the sond tliincs of this life. Turkies, Chickens. H uns, Sweetmeats of every variety, were spread out in the greatest abundance. The Address- of Mrs. Pierce and the reply of Bro. Giflbid. will both be found in ibis day's paper. They are very interesting; and that of Mrs. Pieice, formerly Miss Sarah Dickinson, and well known at this place, w ill be read w ith much plcasnre bv her numerous friends here. Bro. K II. Barry, P. G. W. P., delivered i the best Temperance Address we ever listened lo. The proceedings of the day were maikedwnh order and decorum. It is s,ip-! posed that near three thousand persons were in attendance. The Sons are winning their way to public confidence and in spite of grog-seller and drinker, and even CLERICAL OPPOSITION, the Order will steadily advance in numbers and influence, until intemperance, the worst of all evils shall be driven from the land. Wayne Co. Itec. The leaders of the Locofocn party apnear terribly incensed at the Whigs for ! favoring ihe election of Gen. Taylor to ana so. mm-, n seems i i",if "iw" are acting a shallow game If they want1 j lo convince the people d their sincerity j if they .vant to place themselves upon the stoal of repentance for attempting in , all possible ways to rob the old hero ol Ins laurels, to censure his conduct an 1 over : slough him w ith their rickety politicians j lei the in come boldly forward and yield him a hearty, open support! j There is no mistaking the ground the 1 Whigs occupy, so far ns any public demoistralion in favor of Gen. Tay lor has neen made, an.1 tl these loroioco leater I want lo be drifting along wiih the popu- . 1 tr current, and assist in the election u( a Whig President, tbe Whigs ran have no particular opelio'i. But that portion ! of them who were guilty of the conduct j tawards him above mentioned, must not , be surprised shoulJ they be l ioke I upon with a litile suspcion. We would fain ! give them credit f r sincerely, hut they ' ought in all reasvi permit Whigs the uniform, steadfast friends of the oi l solcause he has not only proven himself to tr in favor of tho union at it is, aiu necauie

in his own emphatic language, he is "A

Clay Whig!" With these things in view, his true friends would incline them to fa vor and openly assist in his election to the seat of honor he so well deserves. Ind. Jour. 1 Ex-Gov. Shannon, of Ohio, in his late letter upon the. Mexican war, makes the following observation: 'neftire I left that country, I became satisfied that there was not enough of money in America to purchase from Mexico any portion of her territory. They are a proud as well as foolish pen f'0 xvno '"" upon a cession of any P ,rl fher territory as dishonorable and treasonable." Can any right thinking man reatt that without being struck with its smdid. cold blooded import? Cull tisj "proud;" call us "foolish;'' call us "Mexican'!' or 'British Whis;" call us any thing and every thing, but in God's name, save us, as a republic, from the deep and fathomless dearedaton of so far losing sigMit of ihe worth of liberty, nationality, independence, love of country, the memory of sires, at ihe price of whose blood the legacy w as bequeathed to us come life, come death "survive or perish" rather than let it be said there is"money enough" in the world to '"purchase" '"any portion of our territory" against our consent, or that, tinder such circumstances, we could "look upon a cession of any part of" it in any other liaht than ''as dishonorable and treasonable." Are these your sentiments, American citizens? We shall not we cannot doubt it. They were the cherishep sentiments of every heart that throbbed with patriotic devotion to America ' in the days that tired men's souls," Kiitish gold could not buy her tertity;" British bayonets could not frighten our fathers out of their rights. With these things fresh in our memory with these acts and sentiments staring us in the face ran we bring a criminal charge against a neighbor Republic for thinkins as we think, for acting as our forefathers acted; for being animated with the 8ame"foolish"notious in defence of their territory, their nationality, their lands and firesides, as animated the cherished defenders of our own soil? It really appears to us strange that there nre prominent men in this country who ate sn supremely selfish as to lose silil of every principle vf light, jusiice, reason and patriotism, in their extravagant views of what belongs to the progression of the Anul'i Saxon race. They overlook the "golden rule" "do unto others as you would have others do unto you" although that rule cannot be violated bv individuals or covemments w ithout subjecting the ofler.der l the righteous judgments of -heaven. Ind. Jour. THF. COURT OF INQUIRY. We give bt l.itv, from the Salt illo Picket Guard, the proceedings of the Couit of Inquiry regarding the conduct of the Indiana volunteers and their officers. Brigadier General Lane and Col. Bowles. It serves to put ihe 2 I regiment Indianians right before the couniry, and wipes entirely away the oriaina! charge of cowardice." They retreated upon orders: Inq'tiryin thecasenj (ten. Lane Facts. Thai al the battle of Buena Vista, on ihe 22 I of February, Gen. Lane commanded ,ne zx and d regiments ol Indiana voiun ,eers; l',;it on the 23 1 he was in immediate command of the 21 regiment of Indi ana volunteers and three pieces of artille ry under the command of Lieut. O'Brien, and the 2 1 Indiana volunteers retreated fftm I ria fial.l ti-itlninr nnt onlora fifi ill 1 1 1 in i ij n ii tr iiii nn v tout is iMiii Gen. Lane, on the 231 of February; but through the exertions of Gen. Lane and other officer, from one hundred arid fifty to two hundred men of the 2 I regiment of Indiana volunteer were rallied and attached to the Mississippi regiment and the 31 Indiana regiment, and lemained with them on the field of battle during the remainder of day. Opinfon. The court are of opinion that during tne whole period of theV.il and . 231 of February, 18l7. Brig. Gen. Lane i""" - norant of the company, bati.tllion, and hrinndis dril s. and thai the mancevre ol the evening of the 221 February, idicated in the third specification of that charge, wa indicative of an ignorance of the batlallion drill. In rehtion to the second charge, it ap pears from the evidence before ihe court, that Col. B iwles give the order Cease firing and retreat;" that Gen. Line was present, and that he had no authority from Gen. Lane to give suc,h order. It also appears that Colonel Bowles retreated after having given the aforesaid ommand; but that he did no! shamefully run away from the enemy, nor did be hide himself in any ravine from the enemy or from liis regiment. It appears, too, that Col. B jwles dismounted from his horse in the rear of his regimen'; hut there is no evidence to show that he did so to protect himself from the enemy. The court find thnt the fact of Col. Bowles having 'given the order above mentioned, did induce the legiineat to retreat in disorder. Col. Bowles r?ave this order with the intention of m akin j the regiment leave its position; but the court does not find that hehal been patticularly ordered to maintain and defend it. Opinion. With reference to the first charge, the court Is of the opinion that

Col. B iwlei is ignorant of the duties of: lit remark that I

colonel; but the court would remark ill health, has in ion9 degree prevented

him from filling himself for the duties of i

that office The court is of opinion that at the time. LCrtl. Bow les gave the order "retreat," he

was under Ihe impression that the artille- people are begging fiom door to door; ry had retreated, when in fact the batle-j another daied "Smuli River," represents ry had gone to an advanced position tin-j the distress in different parls of Anne Artier the orders of Gen. Lane, w hich order niulel. Prince George's, and St. Mary's

hw not been communicated lo Col., Bowles. And, in conclusion, ihs conrf find that throughout the engagement, snd through the whole day, Col. BjwIcs evinced no wantof personal courage or bravery; but mat ne cu mannest a wont of judgement) as a commander. Sanla Anna's Cork Leg. The NewOrleans Picayune of the 23;h nit., notices the arrival of Santa Anna's Cork leg in, that city that same coik leg of Gen. Santa Anna, w hich he left behind in his carriage, when he mounted one of his mules and sought safely in flight. It tells how imminent he thought the risk of ture and how nearly he was ciremvented in the flight. It is described as a very beautiful piece of work, worthy to be worn by a more valerous man thari its owner. It belongs now to company G, , 4 ; la regiment of Illinois volunteers, who.

took the travelling carriage of ;he Mexican general, and is in the especial charge of A. Walden, of said company. We ven-!did

ture to sav, says that paper, that this piece j " as not aimed at a particular indit idua', of cork will be treated w iih more respect : be w as not liable; hut that the responsibilby ihe Illinois boys, than was ihe limb itji'" fell upon the wriier, and that it would

was designed to replace, by the Mexican j populace. Cin. Com. "Father," said a little hoy to his Locofoco parent, "is Gen. Taylor a Whig?",

"Yes, my son." "Were Clay, and liar- j back, one after the other, of thaj long catdin, and Lincoln, Whig-?" "They were.,:j alogue of abuse which tliey heaped upon "Is Gen. Scott a Whig?" Yes, why do Gen. Scott, for his controversy of ihe w ar you a?k?:' "Because yon call the Whigs ' department. Goon, gentlemen, 'w ho w ill

Mexicans." "Pshaw ! y ou are too young i

to understand politics!" "But did Polk Lane, by lolling off his conscience tho give Santa Anna a pass to return to Mex.!en,It of having attempted to t!i-ho:vo; him

lco?'' .Don't talk to me my son, I'm in a hurry." Port Wayne Female College. We are happy to learn that the "comer stone"' of the edifice for the above institution, will be laid, with appropriate cerennii:e, at Fort Wayne, on Wcanesday, the 23 inst. Addresses w ill be delivered on the occasion by Hon. K. A. Ilannegan and othet distinguished gentlemen of this Stntp. The first session of ihe College w ccm mencc on the 14.!i June. Lid. Sent. Popularity of the AJmhiisttation in Virginia- The Union says there is icason lo'believe that "the A lininistration was never more popular in the old Dominion '.ban it is at pieseni"! T..e Ad ministration party has just lost fi re Locofoco Congressmen in Virginia, and save several others by the slimmest majority and this ptoves its pdpiil tnty; of course, when it carried these Coiigiessmen two year ago it must have been very unpopular. Mr. Polk w ill soon be in a position to need no longer Mr. Ritchiet services, an-t we beg to suggest that he send him to his friend Santa Anna lobe employed in writing his army despatches. Santa Anna is pretty good himself at making a victory out nf a defeat, but his is nothing to the organist. II could have shown on paper, that the Mexican army was never stronger than just after the bahle of Si erra Gorda. Cin. Atlas. f'hh;nn- We regret to letm I h al

dpt. Moor, of the Young Guard, of thisj'e n.a.nspring of all human actions-I C.y, was brutally assaulted last night by l down on a stomp of consideration

two ruffians, and stabbed in tho arm The ciicumstances are--that being presnt ol i.n.t Slrprl II..TI on flit n.-r.i.ion of the presentation of a banner , his, company, he had stepped out for a moinpni. when he was set on hv two ner-.

sons, who maae a tnrusi at ins nreasi - " , wi,h a deadly weapon, but throwing np'a fii f"r nobody, since nobody cared a hisleltarm.Tecievedtheblowonit.which r""'!'" f"r n"; X' ial 7 tnni' ,. ... , , i j .. fchin mv brethren? It is a I ce that sticks cut his coal through and wounded Ihe M"' '"-' ' , , flesh slightly. Such an outrage, espec-;""!' lip" ,,,pre ,s "l 10 h' ont ially upon a parson about to pen. bis all carries .he treasure , ... own hive; a for his country, is deserving, as ,t will -hadow; upon the dial-present when receive, the condemnation of alibis fellow !C of f msperi.y, ah.eut nhrn mi i . . . lower the f oods of adversity, a!v,-ays citizens. The persons In ve not y et been . ,c .... , . i i. ..I. i,. ., 'about when not reeled, but out of whtst-

itreMctl.l'.iia.'i'i.'.i",! p.;.. ..I..IU9 utcit . , r .i - instituted for them. On. 2 mes. New Telegraph to Buffalo. A let ter in ths P-irtlin 1 Alvjrtisv, from Albany, says a new line is to be establishes tobe operated by an invention superior lo Morse's. It is said the new line will be built at about half the price the present one cost j the stockholder. Leading merchants in New York will start the enterpii.-e and lake liberally of the stock. "The stock for auothcr line from New York lo Philadelphia, to bi operated b tha new invention, is all taken. From Philadelphia to Washington, two gentlemen taite ail the stock. From New York to Boston, ten personare interested in the un lertaking .' The Washington Union, gontsins a lon editorial on "the triumphs of the war,'" which eulogizes in ihe higet terms, S.-ott Patterson, Kearney, Yell, Harney, Price -Q Kul iidtA matt I iiind or Clay, and does not contain even an al . r r r.i k . luiinnin uic lieroui nmrui tiiegirs. . ties. Gen. Taylor. Waoash Conr. There is nothing very remarkable in that, when we consider it is the memory of that name, in the public mini, to which not "even an allusion" Is made by the Union, that so frightens Mr. P lk, anr all those dependent upon the fly-hlown r m nants which fall from his table." tiStale Jour. The tolls on the New York Canals, for the first week of navigation, will it is sail. that' exceed . two hundred thousand dollars Lou. four.-' ...

C3"Fod is said to be scarce in several

jof Ihe eastern counties ol Maryland, that .it cannot be purchased for any price. A letter from Pleasant Hill, stales that many counties, together ith ihe Eastern Shore. as being very great. The crop last season was a thoitone, &. ihe great advance w hich has taken i6 the price of bread-ttr-ITs, makej it almost a matter of impo'sibility forth? poor lo procure food. The Exports of Brea lstt.ffs from lha United States to Great Britain and Iieland from ihe 1st of September, 1S1G. to t' e 22 ! of May, 1S17.- according lo tha New York Shipping List, is as follows. I 8ol.44G b.arrt ls'. f flo'iir; 51 1,719 barrels ! of com meat; 1,700,152 1 ioishe!s of w heat, ' 12 -101 7I55 I u. of cornj ! 7C9 bushels of rje; 300.2.10 bushels of oats; 136.276 biibh-

cap-lelsof barley. This statement, though not

obtained from rfHc iul sources, is believed tobe nearly correct. Important Decision- Judge Wi'de, at the Springfield session of the Massachus;Ctts Supreme Court, instructed the jury in a libel case, thai if the puMisher of a , newsp.tpei a Imiued an article w hich ha not know contained libi Ileus matter or tend to abridge the liberty of the press were it otherwise. It is snnl refreshing to w-itnfss the repentance of Ioc,rco editors, by t.ikinff next do justice to the hero of Liindy 's to graMfy the Piesident. S.eak 3?i-biit only one at a time! An open confession good for the sou! -Indiana State. Jour nal. John Pettit has been nominated by the Democracy of ihe eighth Congressional distiict for reelection. We told Co'. V. ilson, a month ago, that Pettit wt ukJ cheat him out of the nomination, ar.d it lus been do re. The Whu nf thai district talk of running Co!. Henry S. Lane against him. Should they do ;i, Pettit will I e permitled logo iiro a r-ia'c cf rrtirucy, from which l.c will never again enioige. Midshipman fingers. The New York Ilernld tvyn, that instructions have in fact lieen issued lo Commodore Perry, directing him, in the event nf midshipman Rogers being hanged as a spy, as w as threatened, in defiance of all law-, to hang La Vega lo l!.e yard arm of one of his frigates, within full view of the city of Vera Cruz. Cin. Times. The taxes to he paid by the ciirns of New York this year exceor!ed $,2 500 503 The expenditures of last year exceed the income $31,737. u hich amount its added lo the taxes of the present year. Short Patent Sermon. My friends: Years ago a ier w-atitleting about the world, and inspecting its complicate machinery, often putting faitli ill professed I ..c. I. : .1. ' rienasnip-ami o. it-u n.i inj; U1s,-orreu a"u kom-u ... ....c,., ... we bo'.li tnike;! togetticr. We came ta the cone lusion that, as the devil was for "' body, every body rnu.t look after himsrlf. So I buttoned up my coat, tools jack knife, and cut me a stick of '. . j i. i i .:.. , , . ilin" distance when needed most, in 1 ,. , ,, ... .. , ' . Short, BS my n icn'i wooi mo on r-.n,i. ii itruuship is but a name; ar'iarm that lulls us into dangerous sleep; a schade that follows Wealth and Fame and leaves poor draggled tailed Poserly to get out of iho mud and mir" the best way she can. Individual! beware of yourself? You know what human nature is; immutabls as a mountain, and unchangeable as a bad dollar. uovv.ja. Rapid Printing The N?w Y.vk S;ir is erecting no Mammoth Cy linder Presses constructed by II.e.& Co.. of that cry, w hich w ill print from 24 000 to 30.0)J newspapers perhoni! The ntimbe'r of impressions would be increased if human hands could feed the press f.a-tcr. The inking apparent of iliis pi ess is new, as the oi l reciprocating m .vemer.ts give olace M rotary action. -Th 're isbir. little friction, in the new operation, and the wear and tear is cms-qnently gre.itly di minished. The form of types in the i.eT plan is placed upon a large cy nnua iuu. r.ot more in dinmeier. in contact w ith - mv . vhteh smaller imrpession cylenuers. ri any desired r.nn.bcr are placed. I r.is Pi ess, the Sun says, -is destined to proJtiee an entire revolution in newspaper priming." Cin- Gaz. A Mr. Bo'olmyer. of New Lisbon, O.. was mut.leied near P.ttshti'g'.i a few dsyt .ince, and bis bo Jy thrown into l'ie canal. He was rohbaJ of s im- three or four hundred dollars. Lri. Cmr. The grain is G li s br.mtr, th flowers are his imilei.

- .urn in whose pre, lher fupnt9$ iy efficient