Wabash Express, Volume 11, Number 43, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 October 1852 — Page 1

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Correspondence of the Express.

ST. PAUL, MIXKESOTA, £J jAug. 16th, 1852. y~v»

Friend Danddton:— In my last I gave you a brief history of the early settlement of this country and there are a few more items yet, connected with it, which may not be uninteresting to those not well acquainted with its general history. *,

One singular fact is, that the 27th of August, 1679, the very day that Father Hennepin, the discoverer of Minnesota, landed at Mackinaw, and celebrated his first Mass, on the borders of our beautiful country, was appointed by the Governor and Council of the New England colonies, as the first day of public thanksgiving and praise to God for the happy deliverance from the Indians, by the timely arrival of a body of cavalry that had been sent to relieve the inhabitants of Hadley, who were surrounded by about 500 Indians. Little did those pious and true-hearted Christians think, that while thty were uniting their voices and thankful hearts in sending praises to God for this manifestation of His goodness, that He was also listening th the prayers of a bandfull of devoted men, away on the western part of the same country, hundreds of miles farther than they had an idea it extended.

Anohter incident worthy of nolicc, to, that John Carver, first Governor of Massachusetts, and his wife, were the ancestors of Capt. Jonathan Carver, the first British traveler, that ever visited the Falls of St. Anthony. He then prophesied that "at some future period, this Uncultivated wilderness would become the abode of civilized people, and that stately palaces and solemn temples with gilAcd spires Hatching the skies, would supplant the Indian huts, whose only decorations arc the barbarous trophies of their vanquished enemies." How truly has that prediction been verified

In the place of the spiral columns of smoke Hscettdiug from the skin lodge of the Dakota, we see the capacious tttatlsiort of civilization, kind Church steeples pointing heavenward and instead of the vain oblations offered to the spirit supposed to dwell in the roaring waters, wo hear the song of praise and ferveht prayer of the Christian, offering adoration to the living God. Hut your readers will say, what have wo to do with the events \vhich took place near two hundred years ago we want to hear about the present.

I will only say, that to appreciate fully the extent, quality, resources, and appearance of this country, you must come atid sec.

Exploring parties are contiuually going out, &nd up the Minnesota river, and invariably como bitck with the saruto "tails"—ail agreeing that there are some of the most beautiful situations and tracts of lands ever seen in any Country consisting of rich and extensive prairies covered with a most luxuriant growth of grass, resembling our real Hoosier red-top, only much higher, AM high as a man's waist and shoulders—they think it is the same grass, only larger, on account of the richness of the soil. Which is & black, sandy loam, in many places, frdin three to five feet deop. This ia.cortainly destined to be one of the best farunng\^tul gracing countries In the world.

It consists of both pramo and timber land, consisting of a growth of larger timber than in any other parts of the Territory. White ash, elm, black walnut, butternut, vugar and aofl maple, very large iynu or bass wood, ike.

I hopeythi "will bo|y a description of Minbetonka Lake, (Minne, water, tonka. Big.) from the Miniiesotittu of last week, given by the editor* whoso descriptive powers are hard to beat, and on which you may r«ly as correct, subject to all aii editor's optical illusions.

I expect to start In two or three days toSee "for tvyself and not another," and" in about two Wtocks, I will try and giro you as correct an idea of that Eden Minnesota as 1 can. And if I can, say any thing for the benefit of suffering humanity, and HootierenUy in particular, 1 shall be well paid for my trouble.

If I can direct the attention of your thou* Minds of readers who are living on poor land, orilcl land at all, (of their own) to a country where firming is tkt business that pays—where a farmer can enjoy health and rich land too— fchere there is as good land, and as much of it as there is any where—where he can get jxy, yes, $Mtt jMy tor every thing he raises—I shall fbfel content.

We aw expecting fine timtes faere yet this fall. aa tWre will be about $40*000 paid out to (he Indian! and tracers t»«w pretty soon. The Indian Agent advertises for $4,000 worth of Mball ponies for the Indians, to be delivered in the month of October—very small dark colored, hardy ones will suit best. 1 uuderotaud they will not pay over $60 tor any.

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The Health tif th« country hi still good. though It has boon very warm and dry—the river very low, though rising a little now—the Weather at present ia cool and plensant, and some ihdicatitjos of frost- 1 Although the successful management of

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From the Nation*! Intelligencer.

WINPIBIiD SCOTT.

HI8 LIFE AS A COMMAITOEB.^.. y," Continued, from hut week.)

HE QUELLS THE TROUBLES OF THE CANADIAN FRONTIER. This country of ours is always easy to persuade that it has lost or is on the point of losing its own liberty but though thus confessedly hard put to it to take care of its own freedom, it has a great passion for making itself the guardian*of every body else's. This prudent disposition has more than once threatened to get us into great trouble, sometimes with other nations, sometimes among ourselves. In 1837 it was near plunging us into a war with Great Britain. At that time an insurrection was attempted in Canada. Its object was the independence of that country. But far the greater part of the population preferred remaining under the British government, and the revolt was at once crushed, rather by the Canadian militia than the Government troops. This should have been enough to satisfy any well-wisher to the so-called Canadian cause for surely if Canada bad no mind to set up her freedom, she had aright to please herself and it was nobody's business but hers. So, however, seem not to have thought many of our people..

All ulong our border, fr6fh Vermont to Michigan, a sort of army, a wide and very numerous organization of selfstyled "Sympathizers," had spread itself. A few of them, when the outbreak occurred, had crossed, joined in it, fallen into the hands of the British authorities, and had been punished. This only made the rest more violent und the scene of Canadian Revolution, broken up there, was transferred to our side. Forgetting all treaties and all sense, one-fourth of our population along there seem to have made up their mind that what Canada would not have—independence—we, ber neighbors, would make her have, anyhow. To add to |he flame, the English violated our territory, by seizing Upon a steamer, the Caroline, that was employed in carrying over "sympathizers to Navy Island, where they were collecting forces for a fresh invasion. She was taken, destroyed, and an American on board of her killed. This butbage produced a great excitement all over the United Suites for our people, though not at aJI scrupulous of violating the territory of others, are extremely jealous of their ott n. So strong was the public feeling that there seemed nothing more likely than that large bodies of our tolfts, instigated and led by the many refugees from Canada who were among them, would fling themselves, at many points, upon the British territory, ,4ind that a war between the two Governments would necessarily ensue. To prevent this, President Van Buren again put in requisition the abilities- of Gen. Scott as a peacemaker. On the 4th January, 1838, he was sent to the frontier, with ample powers, both political atod military, on the one side to suppress the illegal movements of our •'sympathizers," and on the other side to cheek any British violalion of our soil. It was necessary to meet thoso armed assemblages of misguided men, as fast as they collected, all tuong a frontier of eight hundred miles, and by the joint force of reason and of firm authority, to get the better of their passions and the influence of their leaders. He had no sooner done this at one point than he was obliged often to hurry oft'to another, perhaps far away, for the same purpose. This was much of it done by the most rabid journeys, through all the rigors of a Northern winter, and by night for in the day he acted, and travelled by night. Such was his speed to move and his vigilance to watch, that if a body of these people assembled anywhere, no matter how far o£F, before they could move forward to act, he was sure to be in the midst of them, arguing, warning, conjuring them or, if all else failed, assuring them that they should not march except over his dead body. "While he dealt thus with our own people, he negotiated as actively and AS enectuaily with John Bulls men. to prevent any provocation and to produce reasonableness on their side. This severe and difficult duty occupied him, at various intervals as the troubles burst out afiresh or were appeased, all through tbe year 1838 and part of 1639. When not engaged in them, be was as busily emploved on two other important services, AS niilow*. HIS REMOVAL OF THE CHERO*EES FROM GEORGIA.

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«K)«th, «nd then fVaily ripe, 'w The Indians hate just gone out to gather crabWrrics fttui wild rie«\ of vhi«h there is an Abendaafc crop. The chiefs and head men are no* in town and have just signed the treaty, the performance of tf»at engagement, these tbuagmog their sanction to the amendment of Indians (Cherokees) bad quitted their sa

the 3*eat«. Tib t«»e idly as cool weather proacbeJ, prwMfiUug a livelier appearance, imttvi, not scea in many lands in common they had naturally become individual proprietors. Having itsproved their lands and made themselves homes, they bad naturally grown attached to them. They claimed, however, to

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«#v -~-4 J| AnvtT U*iv*wt?TT.—Thr firM ««**ion of thi* pro*p*row* institution h»s commenced. As is «l**y« the «*», there «t« a great many new MDKATS IN NUWDUXT. Many «F THEM, »E

lacra, h»v® foaod ii difficult to"pncore board- latter asserted tbe contrary iag, ftotwiUMtaadtair the liberality of oar eit»they conveniently ca«.

"Aabury" t* widely koawn as «M of UM AwtMiiBtltMiiW«ati» llitwri. Theoiaaliioaim «f tt« huSMNt and the h«*hhfulmm aad plttMuuwii of Mr |t**o| taws, reader «a agnMabk Mart for the student.*-

thoughts of a bright future.

t«U you that 1 saw fioe crops of oats «tUl jequaf honor to the judgment and the hu-Uhe authorities of Maine and with Gen. atfcnding in the field not cut,oa the first of this

ial hot

Hre under the protection of tbe Genera! Government and to be exempt from the

inanity of Scott, vet we have no space forjSir John Harvey, the Governor of for its details. The United States had in Brunswick, his wartn personal friend ever 1802 bound themselves to Georgia to ex- since the Canadian war, when they had linguish the Indian title to lands ia her li-! often met in battle, often seen each others mits. Before Georgia positively claimed gallant acta, often joined in those deeds of se of that engagement, these Humanity or courtesy towards a foe which softens the ferocity of war and gives it a vuge mode of life, become christians and tillers of the earth, and quite civilized. Of course they had ceased to hold their

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tuna Slope, great deeds anliswellfc^rT «ou! them, than to leaWSe bomeM*

HE PREVENTS A WAR ABOUT THE DISPUTED TERRITORY IN MAINE.

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okeesmast be ren»ov«d. A part of them Between tfee Maine a&tr asd tbe Mextvteided and weatto their n£w »ats

Love, ra tar oosom oi youm, is we'uHr refased, declaring that *bey bad l1®!*c^^ed him to tbe doty ofttkietg some probably would hav* weil aprrag whence ariaaa tbe pare fomi- sp their mind ratLr to perish, eve «T wane opinion mimat-

"itteada tbat bad aow grown so dear

toi

takeaway the chief part of what tbreate-jhis preference for Mr. Clay rather than

ill usage of any Indian. At the same time kinson, of Danville, Va., avowed all his

he published an address to the nation so views on the subject of slavery. We need

Just after this came his other service of

between

to the treaty but they had all failed.-In this manner a thing which would at first have been easy to adjust became at last very hard to adjust. For the strip of disputed territory, small and barren, which originally lay in the heart of a dreary wilderness, remote from any settlements on either side, came gradually i.o be approached from both sides by the spread of population nay, to have within it, at several points, small settlements, a part of them made by Americans and a patt by British. Each of these claimed, oi course to belong to the country from which the settlers came, and looked on the settlers from the other side as intruders. So, too, the.respective local authorities: both Maine and New Brunswick hcld*the jurisdiction to be theirs. Both sold the timber on it for the soil was worthless, the timber alone of any value, and the business of "lumbering" the only pursuit which led people thither. It was, in short, a quarrel not about the land but the timber on it. But that was all the worse for, as to the soil, they couid have waited for negotiations between the two superior Governments to settle the right nobody could carry off th? soil but not so the timber that, the lumbermen of either side would have been sure to run away with before any negotiators would agree about the true boundary. Well, the result of all this had been a violent quarrel between Maine and New Brunswick. Both had sold to their people rights to cut timber both considered tnemselves bound to uphold their own jurisdiction and the rights they had conveyed to their citizen*. First their lumbermen fell out then their magistrates and finally their governors and legislators. At first it was a war of writs and arrests but presently there was resistance, and the posse had to be called out. Posse however, met posse, arrest met arrest until, at length, Maine called out her militia, and the Governor of New Bruuswiek marchcd his troops while our Congress, taking up the note of war, placed at the disposal of the President tell millions of dollars and fifty thousand troops. War seemed almost certain a blow had only to be struck and both Maine and New Brunswick stood ready to strike it. It was in this very threatening state of tilings that Gen. Scott was sent thither. The Government had already interfered and concluded a pacificatory arrangement with Mr. Fox, then the British ambassador bore but it stipulated for the withdrawal of the troops of Maine, without exacting tbe same of New Brunswick, and the consequence was that this clumsy attempt aggravated the difficulty it was meant to settle. Scott hastened to Augusta, and opened there at once negotiation wi both

Maine and the British authorities of New kindled up. and all agitation, as only inju

Brunswick a quarrel which was on the point of coming to blows, that a bloody national conflict would have been sure to follow. The difficulty sprang out of the uncertain terms by which our original

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grace even beyond that of bravery. By an act of this sort, in truth, Scott bad saved the life of Harvey. He had vnbonn-

mm mmim. inm hi. plor.tMf Yorit, sad resides irt tfie cily. He has

sooa com.Ejfcmto h.»derated r,e»». con-w

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seated to mite the to Mairc of 5*" /°othf withdrawing bU troop,. Maiae

witfattrawmg bis troops. Mi then, remained lo be brought to reason,

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"rfgned them beyond tbe Mississippi, but!**® txfoad In® ofdawuy mdiury datiea, body of tbe nation (some «.

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA, OCTOBER li, 1852.

party politics They showed him to be

full of reason and affection, that Ibey, liulo I ooly say that th«y are precisely those of jTSe

accustomed to be dealt within so uood W atkins Leigh. They amount to this

and brotherly a manner, were completely jtbat he dislikes slavery like Mr. Jefferson, won from all their stubborn purposes, came and would like to see it abolished, but cheerfully into his measures, and wore, cautiously, slowly, and only by State leunder his careful and beneficent arrange- gislation for he holds Congress to have ments, transported to their new abiding no power over the subject, except in the places. District of Columbia, where in good faith they ought not to exercise it. The measures of the Abolitionists he considered as mistaken ones, that would bring great calamities upon both whites and blacks. He peace, in settling the quarrel

A NKV'CURK FOR BRONCHIAL A£D CON SUMPTIVK COMPLAINTS.—Dr. Cartwnght, of New Orleans, communicates to tire Boston Medical and Surgical Journal "an article entitled "The Sugar House Cure for'Bronchial, Dyspeptic, and Qpnsumptive Complaints."* It is stated that a residence in a sugar house, during the rolling season, far surpasses any other known means of restoring flesh, strength, and health, lost by chronic ailments of the chest, throat, or stomach. The rolling season is the harvest, when the canes are cut, the juice expressed and converted into sugar. In Louisiana it- commences about the middle of October, and ends at Christmas, but is sometimes protracted into January. Dr. Cartwnght says the vapor is most agreable and soothing to the lungs, and in his own case entirely removed a distressing cough. He stood for hours in the sugar house inhaling the vapor, and drinking occasionally a glass of the hot cane juice. This is a fact interesting to invalids.

Gen. Scott's family are still a! West Point. They consist of Mrs. Gen. Scott, and two daughter*, Miss Ella Scott and Mrs. Colonel Scott, who is married to a gallant officer bearing the family patronymic, but not related. He is Hie son of a

tbem. Reluctant as they were, the office and four other States were about to bring of tearing a people from their hearthstones his name forward in the Harrisburg Conwould have been a most unwelcome one vention as the Whig nominee for the Pres* to any man with a heart, even bad theyjidency, he wrote a letter declaring that Tired of reading, tired of writing, tired of copy-. been submissive but they were warlike, he thought the nomination was due. first ing and inditing, rested by a beautiful little girl, apparently and the despair of a brave race, abundant-1 of all, to the public merits of Mr. Clay And the bed looked so inviUng, as if courting |ess

ly armed, skilful, and possessing in their next, if he could not be elected, to Gen. me to sleep, mg from one of the windows of a house country mountain and forest fastnesses,! Harrison and, lastly, that it should only That I folded up my paper, and extinguishing standing but a foot from the track, ^he was too likely to make it a business at be given to himself if the chances of sue-1

once bloody and inglorious. Scott, ever cess seemed desperate, and a 'forlorn Without cutting evenii cibet^loftlV tofnf rest:

tbe man resorted to when things are diffi-! hope' was to be led. Six copies of this did creep. row than we had ever before seen on the cult or disagreable, was again the'person letter were placed in the hands of as many face of an mfaut, such as this» All the pitched upon by President Van Buren for members of the Convention, and there :^°on I fell into a slumber, and had dreamTngs while she repeated with a pathos indescuthis sad service. He executed it, howev-! made known. Again, in the nomination without number, bably mournful, "they have earned away er, so humanely as well as efficiently as to

eminently a Whig and a Conservative. ,i:„„ He had previously in a letter to T. P. At-: k~ ir

looks on the fanaticism which has been

treaty of peace with Great Britain (that of tical in the South but his opinions were In some half-a-dozen dashes, on the "VOICES or 1783) had described the limits "that were I not put on to please either. And we may THB NIGAR/'jatfa* to divide us from the British province.! just as well add that he stands in the same Repeated conferences of ambassadors and position as to the Compromise of 1850 commissioners had attempted to settle he was and is its friend every body knows how the line should be drawn, accor^ng it and he has never sought to conceal it from any one

NATIVE AMERICANISM?^"" We mean not to hide any thing in the history of Gen. Scott. We write of him admiringly, but we shall write of him frankly. In 1845 the pretended Demo-,

cracy, by representing the Whigs as the

enemies of all foreign-born citizens, decei-

ved the great mass of these and secured their vote. It was thought to have defeated Mr. Clay's election. Besides that, the conduct of the "Empire Club'N in New York, the bloody riots ^Philadelphia, the Plaquemine frauds, and other like events, alarmed many good and sober citizens, and seemed to threaten that a comparatively small number of deluded men were going* to govern us. Under the excitement of these circumstances, Geu. Scott like many others, thought our birthright was going to be takeu from us. and declared himself in favor of lengthening the term now required for the aamission of a foreigner to the rights of a citizen. In the heat of the moment he and many others failed to see what they must now see, that not the naturalized citizens were toAe blamed for what had happened, but the native born Locofocos who had imposed on them, and who impose on every body else equally, that they can deceive. But time, reflection, and especially the bravery and patriotism with which he saw our naturalized soldiers fight through the Mexican war, convinced him that he had been Wrong and as brave and honest men are the promptest to make amends, he made them to those to whom he had done injustice by a letter of 29thMay, 1848, to Mr. W. E. Robinson. [TO BI COSTINCED.]

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State jurisdiction of Georgia* while tibe foarth time deserved thai noble title of the |brge but my aunt became so ac latter asserted tbe contrary. Hence al Peace-maker, wbicb great warriors have' gytonaed *o soothed her to repose. fengtraami and much mutual hostility a-! seldom been good enough men to earn. \"ey were a my domestic durimr th* r^tof il Jnttifis

A POB-UM.

BT PHOFESBOK SHOHTFEUOW.

taper, iwas

of 1844, he signified, by a published letter ^lt,h no nightmares to encumber the blessings mypapa when will they bring nun back.

ned to make it melancholy. Arriving a-j himself. In the same year he made known ^en a sound beneath my "winders," burnt cognized as a former acquaintance, came mong ihem with several regiments of by a circular, in answer to inquiries add- my vision into cinders— troops, he began by securing all their ressed to him from many quarters, his Knocked my slumber into flinders, so that I strongholds. He next issued an adress to opinions as to all the main questions on g°t up and dressed. his men, enjoining the greatest kindness and care towards man, woman and child, and denouncing severe pnnisliment for all

SucJi another horrid squaiiing,

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rious to the public good and to the cause of emancipation. These are the opinions of a wise man. a patriot, and a true friend of freedom. They may displease the fa- Which came o'er me through the sashes, when natical in the North, or the equally fana- I threw the fire and ashes,

and infernal

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upon probation,

And were "scratching like^he^aaoi^ m^ :.,L everlasting fight.

Quickly throwing up the sashes! I made divers frantic d&shes, Shovelfuls of fire and ashes, on the maddened brutes below, Quick the fiends began to scatter. and then ceased their tarnal clatter, Having settled thus the matter, I again to bed did go. tQmiunx- -.i*

But if I should live forever, it were all a vain endeavor, And I'm certain could never more forget the horrid fright,

General Scott at Cerro Gordo. The general order issued to the Ameri can army on the day before the battle of Cerro Gordo was fought is known to military men as one of the most remarkable bulletins ever published on the eve of a conflict. Not only were directions given for the movements of the various regiments and columns, but the fact of a vic-

was calml takcn for granled,

ordcrs Wl.re

A contemporary journal, the New Orleans Delta, a Democratic paper, took notice of Scott's bulletin when it first appeared sts the herald of the victory which succeeded, and spoke of it as follows

GICN. SCOTT'S ORDERS.—The spirit of Lundy's Lane, of Brid^ewater, ana ot Queenstown, pervaded »uc general order Of the gallant Scott, issued the day before the battle of Cerro Gordo. The calm, determination, heroic resolve, firm purpose, and judicious foresight displayed in this document must excite the warmest ap° plause and highest admiration of every American. In Scott's vocabulary there is no such word as "fuil." Ife never permits a doubt to pass the high purpose he has in view. There ia no looking back— no return. "The enemy's whole line of entrenchments and batteries will be attacked, in front, and at the same time turned." And then he is not satisfied with the bare victory^

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.i .- .i. .r., itmiilt't forw: but «av atmt became so ac- jded for about tea weeks, I have given deeply interested in thb class of works,.

Kjinrnt I mgUf KW-h irnm I customed to it, it soothed her to repose.— d»ree g»*K» of calomel with six grains of? must decide whether such a man is fit to

will not stop his onward

course ftflu quietly repose on his laurels until he is reinforcAl but pushes on, not even resting from the fatigues and woands of battle, nor awaiting the slow approach of bag&age wegons but with the determination to reap the benefit as well as the honors of a victory, he pushes forward his columns upon the heels of the fugitive enemies and stays not tlitr pursuit until there is not one left to follow. Glory, then, to Winfield Scott and forever silent be the ribald tongue or pen that would,link his name with aught that is not glorious in action, invincible in courage, and unfailing in resources and wisdom.

Tliis was a noble and beautiful compliment to SCOTT'S generalship in the. battle of Cerro Gordo, and the editor of the Louisville Democrat gave a nobler and more beautiful one upon SCOTT'S generalship in the same battle, yet both of those papers, the Delta and the Democrat, are now Chuckling at and countenance every effort of Locofoco demagogues to make the world believe that Gen. SCOTT'S whole career in Mexico was but a series of wretched military blunders. Oh shame! shame!! shame I s'.-l -zJL.

PRKCKsmojf OF SALH ATM* -*Or. G. Stearns, in a communication to tde Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, says: -I wish to communicate a fact to YOU

late eminent physician. Dr. Andrew Scott [aware of the salivating efleet of calomel, 4th of March next. A strict construction of Newberne. N. C. A third daughter of land of the inconvenience that arises from and respect for the Constitution is the Me-

Geo. Scott is married to Mr. Hoyt. of New sore mouths and other irri|«ting com-, dian law of the Democratic party, I have! Mr. Pierce, beside that general reason, is AY «we» to: BOITXD BT £VB*T toex or cosstsrsscr, A SO whom I have mixed with supt r-carbonate »R EVERT FACT OF HIS PACT CAREER, TO VJJ-

plaints that ..affect the patients

da^httr. Mi» Vi.3to.lLl *Tet»l per*** Toder

tSt/t|«•*?»daflrferfiwjweek.,nS £2?

had^t not vast girl—«D8j

mgewity ofAserr*nt girl-alW

concern. I® 1840. c!*am. Eo'm*-hm rifbi tod© tt'fce jfeea,!araya

ieks^lkwi ftooi Ne* Yotkandjber, and growad her too sleep at wed wcept wfeea pteasea to do right mo

and

iSSued for improving the ad-

wi*re issued tor improving

vantages which victory would give to our troops. Veteran commanders in Europe read that general order with astonishment —it was so cool, so comprehensive, so grandly confident. It challenged victory in advance and laid hold of triumph as a lawfbl prize, *3

of soda, ia tbe proportion of about twice TO RRTAY BILL LIKE THIS. He will do it

was an aw&l snow, (tbe amount by weight of soda. To one just as sure a* there .is a sun in the sky

he 'fa. .afeed.t .11

pissed awav in t£e smme way. tritbont all persons not susceptible to salivatkral •w The cdind may be drerbnrdetJtd tike

dkep. was getting in a bad way, and, Or is the absence of salivation to be ottrib* tbe body, it is strengbtened more by the ?e®9.not sshsaed of his early condition urobablv would hav^Sed badjtnot been uted to the super-carbonate of soda? wannth of exercise than of clothes.

From the Cleveland Pl*lnde»ler. 'They have Carried Away Papa. "As the cars in which ^re were traveling halted at the station, our attention was ar-

t"an

^'0 years of age, who was look-

wtu"uS

sweet wan

my rest, Presently a lady whom we instantly re-

roost piteously, and on her

,ce'

was

deeper sor-

from the house, and entering the cars in which we sat, took a seat near us. "Did you observe a child in the window she obsered, when the train had again taken wings.

Yes," we replied "and with a deep

interest.

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fortnight since, rejoined our

"Ihe father of the liulo.giri set out for the

gold region. She was always amused at seeing the cars pass, and the morning fixed upon for her father's departure, as she heard the train approachingi climbed to her accustomed place, and, clapping her hands in great glee, watching its coming.

At that moment the father and the mother entered the room, the former with a forced smile upon his features, and the latter pale and tremulous with suppressed emotion. One pressure to his fond heart, one fervent kiss, and the love pledge only was replaced at the window wnile a low "God bless you, my darling Emi—good bye."

This was evidently the first intimation to the little one of her father's intended departure. At the word she turned quicks ly, aud with a half incredulous expression, from the window, surveyed his person, and seeing that he was really equipped for the journey, returned his parting salutation. "Good bye, papa, good bye."

Another moment, and the adventurer had entered the cars, which were beginning again to move forward. The young wife and mother turned from the spot where the long farewell had been exchanged, and re-entered her dwelling with streaming eyes. Instantly the child appeared to comprehend that her father's absence was destined to be, not as usual, a temporary one the gay smile fled from her intelligent features, and stretching her tiny arms toward her father, who. from a window was casting behind a long look, she cried, in lisping accent^: "O please do come back, papa, and take mamma and Emi."

The father, who had hitherto succeeded in maintaining external composure, was seen to withdraw his gaze, and press a handkerchief to his eyes.

The child has scarcely smiled since.— On the approach of the cars, she always takes her place at the window, from which no inducement can draw her, and watches with eager eyes till she finds her father has not come, when, in a tone of sadness, truly affecting, she repeats, as you just now heard her: "They have carried away my papa when will they bring him back

Her appetite has failed she has grown

pale and thin, and, whether sleeping or waking, her thoughts are constantly with her absent parent. Her mother has decided to take her frojn the scene which so constantly reminds her of her affliction, as the only means of restoring her health and spirits. "Lovely, affectionate creature," we could not held exclaiming, as the narrator ceased may the beloved one, his labors abundantly blessed, at no distant day, be restored to the joys of his home 1"

-.i#! Woatern Men, Bemember That FRANKLIN PrBRCB, the Democratic candidate for President is opposed to the plan of improving the navigation Western rivers and the protection of Western har-

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While in Congress he untformily voted against all appropriations for these purposes. The Convention which nominated him adopted the following as one of its articles of faith: "That the Constitution1^ DSEOOF5Tnfer upon the General Government the power to commence and carry on a general system of internal improvements."' *^0^*

In his letter of acceptance he bThds himself to abide by all tbe articles of faith provided for in the party platform, and as this opposition to internal improvements has ever been a point witb him, he will have no hesitation in obeying this command.

To show what bis friends claim for him. we quote a paragraph from the Richmond Enquirer, the organ of Democracy in Vir»

that has recently fallen uuder my observation, wbicb may be of some interest to tbe the latt for four yeart to come al least. profession generally. All physicians are Frank. Pierce will come into power on the

lia. Speaking of tbe passage of the vor and Harbor Bill through the present Congress, the editor adds: "This bill is the first of the sort that has been passed for a long lime, and il mil be

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a a I a a 1 people of the WEST, who are so Representatives—of its "otter incapacity,

Good ia ihe all in all ia tbe church, and Ik so far in the church aa be is and no tsore

one, is any aod«li circurnstances.

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VOL'. XI. NO. 43?

The Supposed Cau*6 of Explesibk in Steam Boil* era—A Remedy Suggested. ,1

Lieut. Wm. D. Porter, of the U. S. Navy, publishes, in the National Intelligeucer, a communication on the caustes of the explosion of steamboilers, which he attributes to hydrogen gas, formed by the decomposition of the water. When the water is low and the tubes of flues are ex* posed above the water line and acquire a red heat, the vapor of water (steam) is de* composed, and liydrogcn is rAjpidly formed. Of all gases, this is the lightest and most explosive. Its effects are more terrifio than that of gunpowder, one of the strongest detonating compounds. It is only necessary to combine with it about one-third of oxygen gas to make it explosive:

The question now arises, how can tlie decomposition Of Water in steam boilers bo prevented, the formation of hydrogen gas stopped, and a remedy invented by which boilers will not burst Nearly all boilers explode on opening the safety valve the steam rushes out in a conical form, the base of the cone uppermost this leaves a space iu the centre of the cone through which the circumambient atmosphere rusn: es, supplying of course, oxygon.* If, then, the water is low, and the vapor decomposed, and hydrogen gas is formed, the supply of oxygen causes an instantaneous explosion. The method, then, to prevent the oxydation of the tubes or flues is to plate tnttn wth silver.

Every engineer is well aware that when the steam froni the upper cock has a blue appearance, there is danger but every one does not know that this blue appearance indicates hydrogen gas In fact it is hydrogen gas, and in a state df inflammability. The flame of this gas is light blue, and only burns when in contact or supplied with oxygen. As it is the lightest of all gases, ana rises to the upper part of tho steam jacket and conducted to the fire or engine rooms, where the fireman or engineer could occasionally try the Sock and ascertain the formation of hydrogen by the color of the steam or ji t. Should tho jet appear of a blue cast, by having this pipe continued outboard and under the water line, the gas could be allowed toescape through this tube, and steam would take its place in the boiler. Wiih this safety-pipe well attended, and the upper tubes plated, but few explosions could probably take place,

A HtonBtD RtMSOTEn. In iKe speech made by the. Hon. John M. Clayton, at thtf ratification meeting held in \Vilniington Del., on tno 23d of Junc last, he stated as a fact, which he knew to be true, that Gen* Scott, at the close of tho war witb Mexico, was offered the presidency of that nation for five years, ayd the stun of one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, if he would take the control of Mexican affairs which offer he is said to have rejected in the following language: "1 am an American soldier, and my blood has been freely shed for America, and shall be shed for no other country on earth. I will die for the A mericans, but for no other people God ever made. The Presidency of Mexico, tho empire offered me by Mexico, cannot se» duce me from that love of my native land with which, thank God I was bom, and which I have retained from my earliest infancy to this day."

We have frequently seen the facta above stated referred to 111 the public prints, but this is the most authentic account of the matter which we have seen published: and it cannot be longer doubted, that the Mexicans did endeavor to induce General ScOlt to assume the government of Mexico, and that he declined. This fact iij a satisfactory refutation of the charge that he is sb greedy of gain, as to have obtained money improperly from the public treasury-^-and, in the face of the facts stated by hit. Clayton, Mr. Merriwether introduced his contemptible resolutions to ascertain the amount of money which had been paid to General Scott.

No man in the United States has acqnired a higher military renown than General Scott nor do we believe that he has been gyilty of a single act during his long term of service which should bring discredit to him. Without reference,then, to hi* present position al a candidate for the presidency, it is due to ltioi and to the nation that he shajl not be rnisjepresented. Before he became a candidate he stood fair in the eyes of every one. Political opponents and friends were equally loud in his praise.

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candidate subject him to false charges and foul slanders? If he be not qualified for the office for which he is a candidate, reject him but do not attempt toJdestroy his well earned reputation.—Bait. Hip. yet?trul.'

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THE Ct IPABL* NEGLECT.—The Natiorf* al Intelligencer says: "On looking over the Calender of Business of the House of Representatives for the 30th of August, the day preceding the adjournment, we find first among the Orders of the Day—first upon the docket, as it is by tbe Constitution made the first doty of Congress to act upon it—after ly-

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be^de. admioi.- be PnrttaH of th, State. OU,!eotaree J,.*, The f„t itwlf «.odi own

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President of the United States to Uongress. h. fact like this, demonstrative of the utter (neglect of imperative daty by the House of

constituted, for the discharge

jr# highest duties—it would be idle to

enlarge ttpon. T&e fact jtseit stands apon reeora, an indelible reproach to tbe Hons* wbicb no apology can extenuate, much

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"'boia not ashamed of himwlf

Tbe^en, bold, and honest trath if al-: Pedantry crams our beads with learned tbe wisest, always the safest for ev- lumber, and lakes our brains out to make all circumstances. room for it.