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,UME XV.
ATHENS, GEORGIA,—THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1847.
BY CHRISTY 4c L.4YFKH.
Ofc o» Breed arm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Santa Anna’* Plan af the Campulpi.
We copy the following letter from the
Journal of Commerce. The revelations it
makes are obviously probable and ex
ceedingly interesting; especially as they
show how fearful a disaster, in a milita
ry point of view, was averted by the
generalship of Taylor and the bravery
of his troops at Buena Vista. And, in
reading this letter, one cannot withhold
the tribute of his admiration for the mil
itary skill and energy ol Santa Anna.—
His plan, 2s here developed, was of con
summate sagacity, and offered a large
.. . -- . • f . . . preponderance of chances for success.—
.nd Ch.rr It was the conception of an able Gener-
al, and m the attempt at its execution he
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©riginal poctra*
I FROM A CORRESPONDENT IN MEXICO.
pub- ^ IC Vdattle °f Buena Vista—its importance,
i)*c. considered.
I have not the least doubt that the bat
tle of “ Buena Vista’* is considered by
many, if not the greater portion of the
people ol. the United States, as an affair
of no very great importance in these war
like times, but that it was a matter of
every day occurrence, and therefore not
much to be admired or wondered at.
In order that those persons may be un-
1.1* F.",
Occasioned by Dr. S/erens^ Sermon, Sunday, 24/7* j deceived, I hope I shall he able to show,
! from a few facts which I have gathered
May, 1847.
" And I say unto you, swear not at all—bur let your coir
municalHins be yea, yea—nay, nay, for whatsoever is mor
than these, comcih of evil.”
Swear not at all!—There needs no oath
On lip of man nor youth;
It is alike an meet for both,
To prove unvarnish’d truth.
Sircar not at all /—’Tis in Christ’ sight
A dark and deep offence;
It docs IDs high commandment slight,
And shows much want of sense.
Swear not at all!—You would not go
. To be a welcome guest,
And on your host abuso bestow.
And thus his peace molest ?
,,Swear not at all /—You do not well,
• ^SVWIe by God’s kindly care,
“f Yo*<» His earth, securely dwell,
pVBj His great name to swear!
t not at all /—We make not light
3 love and prize;
f then blaspheme the Ijord of Might*
Ruler of earth and skies?
Swear not al all!—To can refin’d
It sends discordant sound;
Oaths show no cultivated mind,
But with the rile abound!
Swear not at all!—What can it gain,
For nought is oar’s by right!
E’en our own hair, we wish in vain
To turn or black or white!
Swear not al all!—-He never prays
Whose lipa with oaths are stained,
He walks not in Ws righteous ways,
Whose namo is oft profan’d.
Swear not at all /—Against your soul,
God’s vengeance ne’er invoke ;
Nor yet upon your neighbor’s roll.
The wrath you thus provoke.
Swear not at all!— You may not say,
You swear but do not flunk—
What will this all avail you, pray,
When you to ruin sink ?
Swear not atoll!—The swearer’s doom,
la written in God’s word,
A region of eternal gloom,
Where nought ol hope is beard!
•Swear not at all!—Expressions light,
.Which seem ol small amount,
Are oaths in Ws all-searching sight
To whom we must account.
Swear not at all /—But let your yea,
Be quite enough for you;
- And let sufficient be your nay,
/To show a thing not true.
- Swear not at all!—For more than these
Of evil comes, be sure,
And stronger terms can never please
The lovely and the pure.
Swear not al all /—If you would rise
When earthly ties are riven,
And be prepar’d in yonder skies.
To join the hosts of Heaven!
Athens, 2u& May, 1847. ELLA.
Rough ard Ready Epidemic.—This alarming dis
ease prevails like wild-fire in the West. All hands
Join in singing:
•* Get outofthe way, you’re all unsteady,
Clear the track for Rough and Ready.”
jPT Upwards of a ton of tobacco was lately found
under ground, in a field near Wil-
Suspicions had existed for some
!t a quantity of tobacco had been
reward of £200 had been offered
of the smugglers. Five persons were
sonvicted, will have to forfeit sotne-
The Brittania brought about £189,<100 ster
ling in specie. : -
UT A violent print of somewhere, called
the “Ram’s Horn,” has had the taste and decency to
nominate, as its candidates for the Presidency. Germ
Smith and Fred. Douglas, the “ colored fugitive.'
within the last four months,connected with
I this subject (having had some considerable
j knowledge of the Mexican character be-
I fore,) that it tens an affair of some little
consequence, and of rather vital impor-
j tancc to the people as well as the Go-
! vernment of the United States; that such
| a fandango as that is not got up everyday
' in the year, if we arc at war with Mexi-
! co.
J In the first place, General Santa Anna,
after the defeat of Ampudia at Monterey,
assembled and organized a large army at
San Luis Potosi; and every one will
agree, with me when I say that this force
was so large that Mexico could ill afford
to support it in a state of total inactivity.
It was evidently for some purpose. That
Santa Anna intended it to hold possession
of Tampico is not at all probable, as that
place was abandoned without a struggle.
That he intended it for the defence of
Vera Cruz is likewise highly improbable,
for the only comm unicat ion between San
Luis aud fc Vera Cruz is by the way of the
city of Mexico—a distance of over five’
hundred miles ; and, if intended for that
service, in all human probability it would
have been concentrated at some more
convenient point.
The cit}' of Mexico itself, as a matter
of course, needed no defence, for it cer
tainly was safe so long as the Mexicans
held possession of Vera Cruz. Where,
then, did Santa Anna intend to operate
with the army of thirty thousand men
which had been raisedat such an expense,
and the very subsistence of which amount
ed to thousands of dollars daily ? Was
it supposed that he would quietly remain
at San Luis Polosi with this mammoth
force until attacked, at what period he
did not know, nor was it in the power of
any human beingto inform him ? A man
of known energy of character like Santa
Anna would be the last person to set him
self down in a position that would make
lijm the laughing-stock of the whole
world, as well as his own nation. It was
therefore reduced almost to a certainty
that he had some great scheme in view,
some Herculean task, by which he hoped
by a single blow to regain all that Mexi
co had lost, and at the same time compel
mankind to acknowledge him one of the
first military chieftains of the age. I
think I shall be able to show that this
was his plan; and it I succeed, I shall
claim no credit to myself, for, as I said
belore, I only intend lo state a few facts.
Many things occurred as early as the
25th of* November last to prove to my
raind that something of the kind (above
alluded to) was on foot as early as that
period. Intimations to that effect were
made to me by friendly Mexicans of stand
ing and respectability. At the same time
they said if they should go into detail
and tell all they knew, they would endan
ger their own necks. Since the defeat of
Santa Anna at Buena Vista, and the con
sequent failure of his campaign, (which
was for the recovery of the valley of the
Rio del Norte and the total extermination
of every thing American from this part
of Mexico,) these men speak out fearless
ly; for, noth withstanding tbey v love their
country, they despise their rulers.
As. early as the 25th of November, i
say, Santa Anna commenced bis opera
tions. To show that I am not far from
correct,* I beg leave to refer to the letter
of Lieut. Abert, Topographical Engineers,
to show that Santa Fe was included,
well as the lower part of the Rio Grande;
that, notwithstanding there seems to have
was to occupy Cadereita and China, to
form another nucleus for the rancheros
between Camargo, Loredo, and the moun
tains. i
Secret circulars were sent to the Al-
cades of the different towns, calling on
them for every man that could possibly
be spared, with instructions to equip them
as well as they could, stating at the same
time that, if they had not fire-arms, they
must arm them with long knives, spears*
and every warlike weapon their imagin
ations could devise. Santa Anna was to
advance from San Luis and attack the
Americans at their most advanced posi
tion, with a force that could not be resit, t-
ed; was to drive them, or compel ibebj
rrender ; and,' if they attempted to
retreat, his reserve for.ee (stationed as
above descried) was to full upon
o pieces in their flight/ The i/ou
ol December was the great day appoint-
As that was the birthday of the Sa
viour of mankind, Santa Anna' selected
it as the day on which he- would redeem
Mexico, and shakeoffth^ebains and fet
ters already fastened upon them, and
about to be riveted by the “ North Amer
ican usurpers.”
All the powers of the church were call
ed into requisition to aid in the laudable
and patriotic enterprise. Masses were
said in the churches, the aid of Divine
Providence was invoked, and all the sin
ews of the nation were to be put fovtb
for the rescue of their beloved country.
From all these causes success was looked
upon as certain. But when the people
reilected that the “ great Santa Anna”
was at the helm, they looked upon defeat
as a matter of total impossibility. The
only reason I have heard assigned lor
Santa Anna’s not carrying out his plan
the day appointed is the one assigned*
by a Mexican captain taken prisoner at
Buena Vista, viz: “that Gen. Taylor,
had all his veteran regulars within strik
ing distance of Saltillo;” that “ Gen.
Santa Anna did not consider himself
equal to the task;” notwithstanding the
authorities at the city of Mexico were
goading him on, and some of his officers
who had not yet seen the American ele
phant actually charged him* with
ardice.”
I have not the least doubt that this*wan.
the real cause fbr his not udvaricinj
the time specified. But what must
been his delight and agreeable su
when the withdrawal of nearly all
Taylor’s regulars, with two or three
ibriesrer artittery, was aTTn<niTTCS“
'at San Luis! Well may he jiavq
days* provisions with him, saying to his
men, “ the immense granaries of the ene-
my are before you; you have only to go
and take them.” On they moved, full of
life, full of hope - ; certaia and sure beyond a
doubt that they should carry every thing
before them; andSa.nta Anna himself look
ed forward to the day wheu he would en-
oy a reputatidn not inferior to thatofNapo-
eon himself. Well may they have rais-
ed the shoot when they found the Ameri-
cans had m^andorred their camp at Agua t1 took up the old machine the other day and tried to
Nue va. \\ ell may Santa Anna have said j mend I found it a troublesome job, and after
to his men, (ui orders,) “the Northern j making a few turns, the plagued old thing flew all to
barbarians, the despoilers of your soil, j smashes. It some how or other got choked. I sup-
the desecrators of your churches are flee- j pose by too many Locofocos crowding on at a time,
ing before you; onward! onward and and, oh! cracky, how the pieces flew! I managed,
avenge your slaughtered country men.” i however, to save the fragments, and I send you the
On they rolled like an avalanche, car-1 whole, and charge no toll.”
rying every thing before them : but what ! ——
machine: poetry.
Machinery, about to supersede every thing.—
“ They” have bow commenced the manufacture of
poetry by this almost omnipotent power. Guess
we will not want a high tariff* to protect this species
of “ home industry.” We have, oh a former occasion,
exhibited to out readers some samples of the “web”
which this machine turns out, and have now the pleas
ure of presenting them another bolt “done up” by the
machine for the Alabama Journal, which takes the
shine. The grinder, in sending it to the editors, says:
It is not true ; it cannot be ’ppssible ;
there must be some mistake !”, And not;,
until he was officially notified by the
Mexican authorities at Saltillo would he
believe a word of it. Fresh couriers
were sent in all directions through the
valley of the Rio Grande, announcing to
the people this ridiculous story, u that
the American General had become alarm
ed at hearing there were thirty thousand
troops at San Luis, and consequently
'as their surprise on arriving at the plain
of Buena Vista to behold that little “ Spar
tan band” standing cool, firm, and stea
dy, with that old veteran as firm as the
Sierra Madre itself at their head! And
what furthermore must have been Santa
Anna’s astonishment .when he received a
ply to his demand for an “ uncondition
al surrender,” to the effect that “if he
had fifty pieces of artillery and a hundred
thousand metiHofTSack him, a surrender
was impossible!; that if he wanted the
American army he must come and take
them!” What must have been the chagrin
and mortification when, after two days’
hard fighting, hand to hand, he found his
army cut to pieces and his enemy stand
ing firmer than ever—ready to'renew the
conflict on the morrow! He,‘the great
Napoleon 6f the West, who had just re
turned from exile, who had promised
every thing lo Mexico and her people,
found himself and his schemes thwarted
at the outset. ' '
His fall was so great and his defeat so
signal (all things.considfred) that I can
well account for his treating Major Bliss
in the caviliar manner that he did, when,
oil the morning of the 24th,. that officer
applied to him for an exchange ofprison-
ers.: His all was gone. Every thing, so
far as be was concerned, was lost, and
that too by ri handful of undisciplined vol
unteers ! But it will never be forgotten
,j that Zachary/Taylor was their General.
It is impossible to calculate iho disas-
have befallen us if Gen.
stood like a firm old oak
storm as he did/ Verily,
American would have been
layebeeo left
isasTroustate. ‘ ' T
yA loolccr on in Mexico
barity to the inhabitants, to be sacrifice^”
You will be surprised when I tell you
that even this story was believed by thou
sands. As will be seen, by calculating cess ‘
Gen. Taylor on the Field of Battle.
Lieutenant Corwine writes to the Cin
cinnati Chronicle, and gives the follow
ing interesting sketch of Gen, Taylor on
the battle field of Buena Vista:
By way of illustrating an important
characteristic of Gen Taylor, to wit, dc-
termination, 1 will briefly relate a scene
that, occur red on the battle ground of
withdrawn all the regulars, and bad left . . , .
the volunteers, on account of their bar- Buen %J V,sta .- dunn Si l,e acuon of the 23d.
At a time when the fortunes of the day
seemed extremely problematical—when
many on our side even despaired of suc
cess—old Rough.and Ready, as he is not
suuua. .13 win uc accu, uy caicuiaium . , . , , ° *- ^ , ,
the time between the march of Gen. i '" a P, vl y wh " m 1'°? ” usl know ’ b >'
Worth from Saltillo and the attack on , the bye, is short, fat, and dumpy ia per-
Gen. Taylor at Buena Vista, (when it is ! son ! wilh remarkable short legs-took Ins
considered that San Luis is three hun
dred miles from that point j) Santa Anna
did not long delay his movements.
His large bodies of cavalry were dis
patched immediately indifferent direc
tions Gen. Minon was sent to reconnotire
Gen. Taylor at Saltillo; Gen. Valencia
was sent to carry out the operations, in
the vicinity of Victoria, San Fernando, and
Matamoros; while Gen. Urrea was sent to | his countenaoc - e exhibiting the 'most
ID" Mrs. Hart, favorably known a
the St. Charles theatre two winters i
*X VcraCruz./..,
Irish Relief Fcxd.—The Mayor yesterday re-
> retired from Moctercy, Mexico, through the Rev.
J.J.ar«lfon,B5lO. “Letter aud name:
y.o.Pic. -
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China, and Monterey. The plan work
ed well; the rancheros m all parts of the
valley left their homes and joined Valencia
and IJrrca, and sa anxious were the in
habitants at and ne^CyPresido Rio Grande^
they raised funds.by subscription and
sent a party.qf traders to San Antor*o,
Texas, and purchased all the powder to
be had in that town as early as the 30tb
of January.
ixican expresses were running, in all
parts of the country; and every thing
was on the “ qui vive” for the great day
when Santa Anna should “ give the word”
which would set this ovewhelming ma
chine in motion. Fifteen hundred rancheros
position on a commanding height, over
looking the two armies. This was about
three, or perhaps, four o’clock in-the af
ternoon. The enemy who had succeeded
in gaining an advantageous position, made
a fierce charge upon our column and
fought with a desperation that seemed for
a time to insure success to their arms.—
The stuggle lasted for some time. AU
the while Gen. Taylor was a silent specta-
* most
and despondency. His staff*, peri
his perilous situation, (for he was exj
to the fire of the enemy,) appro achei
and implored him to retire. He heeded them
•not. Ilis thoughts wore.in tent upon vic
tory or defeat. He knew not. at .this mo
ment what - the result would be. He* felt:
That that* engagement was to decide his
fate. He had given all his orders and
selected his position. If "the day went
against him he was irretrievably lost; if
for him, he could rejoice with his coun
trymen, at the triumphant success of our
arms. ' ■
Such seemed to be his thoughts—his
determination. And when he saw the
P^^^^^^^^^Hjeenuunarearancueros enemy give way and retreat in the utmost
joined Urrea in one day. The inhabitants confusion, he gave free vent to his pent
of all classes left the principal towns where qp feelings. _ His, right leg was quickly
our troops were quartered; and those j disengaged from the pummel of his sad-
who had friends among the . Americans
besought them with tears in their eyes to
leave the country, saying that they “Jams
their throats would be cut if thej remain^
ed.” A very respectable Mexican? said
to me that he “ was riot an alarmist, but
that he knew Santa Anna was advancing
with an overwhelming force, and that not-
withstanding he believed one American
been a screw loose as regards the low soldier to be equal to three Mexicans, yet
country, yet tbeSanta Feans played their feared that it would be impossible for
actress at p ar ^ and commenced operations on the. Gen. Taylor to withstand the shock.”
>,died recently j a y appointed. Santa Anna’s troops 1 Santa Anna’s unparalleled inarch
were to be employed in this way: A against San Antonio, Texas, in 1830 did
portion of them were to occupy Victoria, not exceed the rapidity with which be
to form a nucleus around which the mili- moved the main body of his army , from
to-morrow. jtiaof the country iu that vicinity and San Luis to Agua Nueva. So certain j cr honors that a grateful country will ere
Matamoros might rally. Another force • was he of victory that he only took twelve i long bestow upon him.
die, where it had remained during the
whole of the fierce encounter—bis arms,
which were camly folded over his breast,
relaxed their hold—his feet fairly danced
in the stirrups, and his whole body was
in motion. It was a moment of the most
exciting and intense interest. His face
was suffused with tears. The day was won I
—-the victory complete—his little army j
saved from the disgrace of a defeat, and :
bejconld not refrain from weeping for joy j
at what had seemed to so many, but aj
mome*nt before, as an impossible result.
Long raav the noble and kind hearted old |
“ U
Than 1 : G—J, the time will shortly le,~
When from alt trouble I‘ll be free,
And safely back in Tennessee,
I will.
I rue the day 1 gave consent
To be a Loco President, .
But “ I have seen the Elephant,”
I have.
I thought one time that I was great .
Enough to fill the chair of State,
But people learn sometimes too late.
They do.
Twas thought so too at Baltimore
In eighteen hundred and forty-four,
A thing few ever dreamed before,
They had.
That I in fact, the only man
Could execute the lamous plan,
Which there the democrats began,
I forthwith formed the good intention
With Providential intervention
To do the will of that Convention,
I did.
But Providence and other friends,
For my troubles .make amends,
By thwarting all my noble ends,
They do.
At fifty-four, I chalked a line
In Oregon, and called it mine,
They’ve brought it down to forty-nine;
They have.
But had they all been Allens, Casses,
And not so many stupid a s,
We’d had the whole “as sleek as lasses,"
We should.
Texas,'too, now holds a station
Among the sisters of the nation,
By novel process “ Annexation,”
She does.
That’s not the worst, if here it ended,
These matters all might soon be mended,
And things go on as was intended,
!/ They might.
But Texas annexation brought*
A war, (most foreign to my thought,)
And one I fear too dearly bought,
I do.
I doubt the justice of the measure,
Besides the loss of blood and treasure,
In which I tak^* no earthly pleasure,
-.‘.--U.-— ".*f don’t^
This thing of fighting is infernal,
And though I once was dubbed a Colonel
I feel 1 lack the thing eternal,
Ido.
But my Lieutenant from Missouri,
Old Colonel Ego, fights like fury,
And asks no odds of judge or jury,
He don’t.
Old Taylor’s fights were hard and gory
And though in service he’d grown hoary,
’Twon’t do to let him have toe glory,
It wou’t.
And for that purpose I’m intent on
Having old Ego, alias. Benton,
To take command, and forthwith sent on,
lam!
Yes, lie’s the man to close the show,
And “ conquer peace” in Mexico,
At all events, we’ll shortly know,
We will.
He’ll have a chance now soon to try it,
And if he fails in commin’ nigh it,
Why, then we’ll have to try and buy it,
We will.
Somehow I’ve got to qnd the war,
No matter what I made it for,
I’d hate to end it a la Dorr,
I should.
But then, sometimes 1 think it best
To push my conquest, further west,
Till of ail Mexico possessed,
But if I end the war or not,
One thing is certain, I know what—
I’ll kill oft* Taylor, Gaines and Scott,
•v 1 will.
I cannot entertain the plan,
Of foiling back to the Rio Grande.
To end the war where it began,
I can’t
This plan..\vas started by .Calhoun,
Who’s one half Loco, ’tother Coon,
And changes often as the moon,
He does.
I know he doesn’t like the manner
In which I aided Santa Anna,
To hoist again his bloody banner;
, Ifcdon’t
' His friends of late are growing mum, -
We hear no more of Quattlebum,
They’ve lost their taste for fife and drum,
They have.
John's taking snuffto some is teasing,
To others it is vastly pleasing,
Well, I say let him take his snuff
The people know him well enough,
And know he’s not the proper stuff-
He aint.
One thing I would not give (that’s flat,)
For any such a Democrat—
That same old Chapel Hill cravat!
I wouldn’t.
. He helped to make me what lam,
-The President for Uncle Sam!
But I don’t care a sailor’s d—m,
I don't,
’ Tis raid “ each dog must have his day;”.
And I’ve had mine, the sneezers say,
But his I fear, is far away,
;- ' * ? * ' ;
I can’t tell now who'll be the next,
’Till Mexico shall be annexed— .
But Benton Ca £ old vons Aaxions,
Sil * WriS.t. japng[,Tur jj} y, Reaajaod
Hello! si * her, uinwpmipout,
Stay 2.r, stop her! broke again, by thunder!
r The Battle or Sierra Gordo. ■
We were made accidentally to say yes
terday, that this seetrts to be the most bril-
liant affair of the War. Not so. Gen.
Scott accomplished all that Napolkon |
or Wellington could have accomplished
under similar circumstances; aud so at
Vera Cruz. But those affairs cannot be
compared to Buena Visits. That was, al
together, a very different concern, anc* • v ;
offered an opportunity for distinction W-
which very rarely occurs iff whole cen
lories of war. Monterey, Vera Cruz, .and
Sierra Gordo, are of the same class of
battles—where the victors did r all* that
men could accomplish—all that circum
stances would permit. But Buena Vista
is another Marathon ; it is suigcncris-^it
stands alone among the many wonderful +
defences which history records; and. ’ia »
all human probability, centuries may'
elapse without an opportunif}’ offering for 1
such another signal triumph. We look in
vain for any thing of the kind in the bat
tles of the Revolution, or the war of 1812;
and even European history offers nothing
superior, if there be any thing equal to it., •
But, says a corrrespendent, Gen Scott
had he been there, would.have accom
plished the same great work. Not so, in
our judgement. Gen. Scott vyould nobly
have done his duty; but neither he nor Gen..
Taylor could have made that , defence
without the prestige of the gallant achieve- *
ments of Palo Alto.Resaca de la Palma,
and Monterey. There lay the secret of
Taylor’s success. He possesses the ex
traordinary power,so seldom bestowed up- *
on man, of inspiring his army with the con
viction that where he is, defeat is ioipos-*^
sible. The French were invincible when
Napoleon, was in the field, until after his
Russian campaign. It was only necessary .
to know that the “Little Corporal” was
the fight, to set the men to calculating
at what hour the victory would be wop !—
And so it was at Buena Vista. The* vet
eran and gallant Wool, did all that ScDtt
or any man could have done in the early „
pari of the day; and yet when Taylor
came on the field his troops were actual
ly giving way to the overwhelming num- •
her of the foe. The mere presence ' of*,
Gen. Taylor, however, turned t'he
rent of events, and gave us victory in- •
stead of defeat.- The “ Little Coporal”
was on the- ground, and his soldier?
thought no more of retreat. . -
Such is the history of Buena Vista; ••
and all who read it under/tandingly, must
cede that even Taylor would not have
won thui glorious field hat for/ys tpfwri- _
ous victories. No other general could
have saved our army on that occasion^ »
and he saved it and crowned the country *
wilh glory, by reason of what he hatf pre
viously accomplished.
We repeat, therefore, that his ^Access
at Buena Vista is mainly attributable to
the fact of possessing the extraordinary
quality of impressing his men with a con
fidence of success which admits of no
defeat, and which has so rarely been pos
sessed by man; and we intend no disre
spect to others when we say, that, is
the only man living who could have won?
that battle,—which is certainly without
any parallel in modern history, and which,
in all human probability, will; stand iso
lated and alone on the page of history for
centuries to come. Next to it; in the hj%** . ’
lory ofi.be present war, stand theglorious
battles of Sacramento and Resaca de la ,
Paltna. As we have said Vera Cruz,
Sierra Gordo, and Monterey, were noble
victories, in which those in command-
won all the glory* it was possible to
achieve; and that they did riot win more
was no fault of theirs, but simply lack of
opportunity. “Opportunity” was the
watch-word of Decatur, and every sol
dier well knows how rarely it occurs. To <
TaylorandtoDoniphanithasdieen award
ed ; but even Col. Doniphan’s glorious af
fair sinks into comparative insignificance;',
when Compared w»lb Buena Vista.—Coil
ricr and Enquirer.
It has.
hero live to enjoy the honors of his nu- j Santa
merous brilliant victories, and many oth- ''
inn’s Dispatth to bis mlnistcr at War.
Excellency, we’ve won the day,
My “ heroes” fought amid the fray.
And whipped the Yankees without nav,
a rut tlwn run nwav.
Newsboy mt.—A gentleman crossing
one of,the New York ferries, the. other
day, was accosted by one of those peripa
tetic venders of cheapliterature and week
ly newspapers, who are to be found in
shoals about;all our public places—with
“Buy Bulwer’s last work, sir? Only-
two shillin!” The gentleman, willing
to have a laugh with* the urchin, said
Why, I am Bulwer, myself!” Off* *3
wenfthe lad, and whispering to another,
at a little distance, excited his, ‘wonder
ment; at the information he had to impart.
Eyeing the pretended author of “ Pel
ham” with a kind of awe, he approach
ed him timidly* and holding out a pam
phlet, said modestly, Z Buy the * Women
of England,’ sir? Yoidre~Mrs. Ellis?—
Of course the proposed sale Was effected.
--1 -Sailor’s Wife.—It is the custom of
affectionate seamen, when they go on
long voyages in government ships, to .
leave a portion of their wages to be
drawn by their wives. The paymaster .
here thought a while agojhat a certain
woman came often for the domestic share
of her husband’s wages; and on exami
nation of the matter, he found she was
the wife of no less than five different sea
men. Whose will she be when the la
dies’ hospital is established ? for she had
as many husbands ns the woman of Sy-
ehar.—N. Y. Jour. Com.