The Greensborough patriot [July 24, 1852]

              rccis Patriot
VOL. XIV. GREENSBOROUGII, N.C., JULY 24, 1852. NO. 088.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
9J SWUM AND SHERWOOD.
Price »*.!>0 a year
Meeting of the Stockholders of the N.
C. Rail Road.
"I he annual meeting ol the Stockholders of the
North Carolina Hailcoail Company was held in
,-,,.,- — ,..... _ * . (t|hMias tcli,lyj omni i.h...e. 8~t"h. anil Uth inst-a- nt. '1
„. THRU DOLLABS, IF NOI fun WITHIN on. HONTH rial proceedings of that body will be Ml in
* AFT.E.R THE DATEnOPF*THl..E.0SiUIDB.SiCURIIUPTTIiOiivN .!....'_ u... --.I ...ill l.o tiinlitv inlerstin. to
ADVERTISING HATES.
One dollar per square (fifteen lines) for the first
week, anil twenty-five cents for even- week tlinre-afler.
Deductions made in lavor of standing ailver-isements
as follows:
TVir HMOI
One square, S3.50
Two squares, 7.00
Three " (icol.) 10.00
Halt column, 18.00
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day's Star, and will he highly inlersting to the
whole people of North Carolina. The Report
ol the President and Directors, it will be found,
gives an encouraging representation of the pro-gress
and prospects of the work.
The importance of securing the first instalment
of the Slate's subscription, it appears, will ren-der
it necessary to call immediately for another
small instalment from private stockholders to
swell the amonnt paid in to half a million ; and
that it also becomes necessary to coerce payment
from delinquent stockholder..
A sialement was elicited from the President
of the road, in the course or discussion, which
was verv gratifying to the Stockholders, and
, must be so to the whole State, which is, that
.,. , the cost of the work, so far, generally falls below
Gen. Soott a Statesman and Civilian.),
Sir month
S5.50
10.00
15.00
25.00
One year
S8.00
14.00
20.00
35.00
Tho last of the Statesman.
The funeral ceremonies connected with bear-ing
to their place of long repose the remains of
the late great orator and statesman, Henry Clay,
were such as have probably never belorc been
witnessed in this rountry. From the fact that
his death occurred at the seat of Government,
and during the session of Congress; that his
place or interment was to be hundreds of miles
away in the West, mil that the route for reaching
it lay through our three largest cities, an oppor-tunity
was afforded for tho exhibition of interest
and sympathy beyond what has seldom irever
before been seen. There was a true sublimity
in this moving through the land, of the funeral
train, bearing Ihe ashes of a great statesman, and
of the people every where making lamentations
as it passed along. In the cily of Haliimorc, the
body lay in stale, and was visited by an immense
concourse. In New York, ihe houses were
draped with the emblems of grief, minute guns
fired, and lor a week the Hags of the shipping
remained at half-mast—a length of time unprec-ihe
estimates, furnishing ground to hope that the edented. In Philadelphia, the ceremonies deriv-
The. Wadesboro' Argus remarks :—" In our '. whole will be completed for considerably ess . crt peculiar solemnity from the arriva of the re-
, . ™ .„,,:„,„ nf another great! than the large and liberal ninou.il estimated to i m,jni „, otghi, and llietr reception and escort by
anxiety lo advance the claims ol anotlieg (^^ jjjj^ -^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^ |orc|i(jg|il |)rnr„8inn. We venture to say.
Statesman, we, as many others at tne oouii i ^ ra|ion wiU) Uul jjuj^ ,f an). debt to the , ,|iat n0 one who witnessed the pageant of that
doubt did, lost sight of the eminent qualifications Com[)|1|]Jr niglit will ever forget it. The gloom and still-of
Gen. Scott for the exalted position lo which | The new Doard of Directors held a meeting | nPsa of tho hour; the wail of ilic mournful mu-
,h. ■-■»- „f his countrymen is about to ele- soon after its re-election, and rc-appoinled Gov. ,jc , ,|,P lran,p „f the ten thousand soldiers, fire-
Ihe gratitude of l„» '»»""■ , „ MoRKHKAD, fnMt0,; and among othe. men, and citizen, who formed the procession;
valehim. lie is not only me gtea«■» r i „,„„„,_ ullanim„us|y p:,8si..l the following reso- the glare of the torches, lighting up the draped
ol the age, but, as we find, on looking into Ins .q||MIi w w|lich we os>)| ,|,P allcntion of the banners, and the black pall of the hearse, with ila
history, a most accomplished scholar and civil- j frjP|,j, „| lhe enterprise in the Eastern part of: ,ix horses and sable and white plumes , the
lu At a ratification meeting held in Delaware ine SlalP. | booming of the heavy minute guns, the loll of
... IITI:. \ ,..„..,! ,, > > in., .i >. .„.!.• n.n«iiiMi ..f ihe mi,!'', I !,i .:-. and even the death-like quiet
parlv, and all Ihe elaborate wire drawings of the inquired what they were doing. He was inform-spee'eh
and ihe qtiibblings of the manifoslo, are ed by the leader, and immediately replied:
after thoughts to excuse his desertion from his' •• Well, eeaee work, and return lo your compa-party
and his cause.—Alex. Oaz. j ny. I can participate in Ihe privnliona of my
j men. I will not have a weary soldier perform a
Political EUctioni.-Th* annual elee.ion. for "•■•«'■ -"necessary labor for my conven-j
Slate officers will be held in lhe following named
States, previous lo lite election for Presidential
Electors, viz :
Alabama, .... August 2
Kentucky, .... do. 8
Indiana, - do. 2
Iowa, .... do. 2
Missouri. .... do. 2
North Carolina, ... do. S
Tennessee, • - - - do. 5
Vermont, .... Sept. 7
do. 13
■ 1 am a Democrat," said our informant, "but
I want to vote for Ger.. Scott for President."
On the damp sod of the everglade, under the
open sky, the gallanl old chief slept with his
faithful soldiers, and their warm hearled grati-tude
is lhe rich reward of his kind consideration.
Maine,
Georgia,
Arkansas, *
Florida,
Maryland, -
South Carolina,
Pennsylvania,-
Ohio.
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Krom Sillimaifs Journal.
BATTLE OF LUNDY'S LANE.
Far different music has resounded through
these continuous woods ihan lhe wild bird's ca-rol,
the hum of insect*, and the waving of lhe
breeze that now so gently greets our car. At
yonder white house, said the Major, as General
Scott, making a forward movement with his bri-Ulno.
- • • uo. i< Eg—ade in the afternoon o_.f the 2.5t.h. of jH_ly, 1814,
In most of, t,he ab, ove S„.al.es memb. ers ofr#C<o„n-, came in view of it, we saw the court-yard filled o ihcir hor8cg M(| hy orfw> ■
grc.s will be chosen on lhe day. of the Slate ^ allclldance. A. soon a, we .
elections. Election of Prc.tdenl.al Electors. ^^ ^^fc ^^ ^^|MN,J
[November i. saddle, and in a few moments they were uioun- p
I ted, and disappeared through the woods at full j
The Whigs arc rapidly falling into line, and ! gallop, twenty bogles ringing lhe alarm from dif-,
will present an unbroken front in November. j ferent parts or lhe forest. All vanished as if,
The nominations, considering the intense per- i swallowed by Ihe earth, save an elegant veteran
sonal feelings involved in the issuo of Ihe con- \ officer, who reined up just oul of muskel shot,
Delaware : ,he Stale- I booming of the heavy minule guns, lhe loll of, venlion, and lhe disappointment experienced by I and took a leisurely survey of our numbers.—
""" "" ■ '";: ~," „, lm, Wlli_. National , »„„/..„/ That lhe ncxl quarterlv meeting of lhe niullled hells, ■ those who had set their hearts on Fillmorc and , Having apparently satisfied himself of our force.
„nce .he a.ljou nmen if lhe Whig ™W• \ ***»*>. T»"*•aJkUSIK "» "fA* "' ,h« "^** «r thousand, who thronged the I Webster, have been hailed will, fcr more cordial- ; he raised the plumed hat Irom his head, and bow-
Convention, ihe Hon. John M. Clayton-one of this "^"^"'^^.V."^^^^^^..^..: and side-walks, .tandine in church-like solemnity j ily of reeling, and elicited a warmer expression ; ing gracefully lo our corlege. put spurs to hi.
:L'II'.. II.LIII we could possibly have an.icipa* |,or v, nnd ilirinppeared with tlicrebt. From the
led. It is perhaps loo early lo predict the result occupants of the house we gathered thai we were
of the canvass ; but there can he little hesitation about a mile distant from a strong body of the cn-on
the part of any cool observer in announcing emy. posted in the rising ground jusl beyond the
the speedy and complete union and harmony of woods in our front. General Scott, turning to
me, said, " He kind enough. Sir, to return to Ma-jor
General Hrown ; inform him that 1 have fal-len
in with the enemy's advance, posted in force
at ' I.undy's /.mie,' and thai in one half hour, I
shall have joined battle." " Order tip Hipley
with fir second brigade.—direct Porter to get
icraitc hh volunteer.s.iu.w.u.di.utr./vu under arms,"—was H
lhe ablest statesmen of tho nation-be
hav
Jersey, ami 1 Know nun w uwu\n "•<•. --•-
—the irente*t Captain the age—but meeting doubtless to be a scholar and a rtitesmuu. There IS no pea- \ ialjbfaclori|v the difleWWei that have exited in
ter error than to suppose because a manits a KTMI , "j w |||e ^ %% Qf MU Waynesboroush :
sold.er he cannot be a great civilian. *'**: >^°" ' ** «e understand it is the sincere and anxinus
ha, devoted h,s 1.10 to the f^gffSSS:I : MH of the Board to effect an adjustment that ir;:,^^z::^:^ J3 *r »M .. r^ory,? a.. *£* i- ** -.
iiuaiuled with the doctiine of iniernatioiallaw, I „on 0f ,iie Mate.—RaUfg* ■«<"■•
have never seen one more lamiliar with, and more ;
aX&tr€£&t?tt\ *»»**•»* Facts-Lend US an Ear.
committed by you, my coiiiilrynien, Ihan to •JjPP0"'' I 1( j, contended that lhe l.egislalivc melhoi! ol
e slalcsnien ol Hie nation »»iu . ^ ^ ^ President be requested, in the mean : mid silence, made up a sci
"I undcrtaketosay—ifmv bumble testimony can i ^^ |() corre,p0n,| „it|, lhe Stockholders in and siveness, we have never i
■ admitted at all upon such a qiiesiicin as this—I ] ^^ iNewb(,rni tpquea|in| ihem then and there public pageant or luneral |
,., for many year- known ""J^M BoMM:"J" I ,„ mcc, lha Buard („ person or by delegates. ' pliia Prttbyttrian.
rsev and 1 know him to benot oiilyaorealsoi ner
■ "- -"—-'- of lhe ace—bin 1 know him This mecline is iloublless intended to settle
j
School Convention.
We find in the Raleigh Post the proceedings
lhe Whig parly.—.V. O. Ike.
The New York Herald says that Martin Van
I
we linn no naiv.u * ue* m pw e- i nc ivcw l snt lieraio a*v. mai i»i*
of a Conveniioii of Teachers, held at the (.'hapel i |jurPn—who created the llultalo secession from
of the Deal and Dumb Institution, on the 20ih ,|ie Democracy in 1848—has recently written
of June last. Rev. 0. T. Illakc acted as I'resi-1 |e|lcr ;M whirh he " has made a complete some
dent, and Wm. Hobiuson. Ksq »***+*t~\ se> hackwards into the rank, of the Democratic - \^f^ *&%£££!£10 m* me".
A series of re.o uiions was adopted, the las. of pa ly and g0(,a ,„ l0 „,0 Jrutl, in favor o Fierce £7 J lhcjf^^
which was a, follows. | ,„d king, including He plalfo.m. principles, and JJ* or(Jcr8 A< -, , b>ck
Utiohtil. ThM il is lhe decided opinion of every llnng connected withi the recent llaltiniore
For Ihe Patriot.
Temperance Celebration.
Oi, Saturday last—a day celebrated throughout
this wide Republic as the scvenly-si«ih Anniversa-ry
of American Independence—Vnion Band Divis-ion
ol the Order of lhe Sons of Temperance, aclua
R V F ne HBU Crcensboro'" Rft, N 35.1 yM,*» oint 10 hit death on Sliodiy laelf by in- of Ihem brass twenty-fours. The EUvenlli and
sessions, at a cost of over five hundred dollars; °i. .. . I •• ' „ Biml 8inl'th»illei 'jO'iee reeeif«d in leaping from a conveyance, 'ficenlyufcoiid regiments first leaving tho wood.
per day, which added together will make from ; S, ftA BiueU Smilhfield • Rev. Dr. Wilson', whilst the horse which he had been driving was deployed upon the open ground with lhe coolness
twelve to fifteen thousand dollars. The whole MJVjl|a, AlMMBOS Oo.J Mr. Wm. D. Cook*! running away. Mr. W.. in leaping, was caught and regularity of a review, and were soon enga-expenses
of lhe Coinention of 1888 were only in one of the wheels and dragged some do-lance, ged lunou.ly inaction—Ihe hro Irom the euc-about
eleven thousand dollars. And as it ia not
denied, bul asserted, that oilier amendments
ought to be made, lhe consequence wi
ie 01 tue l-nu* in H'mpenuite. .n»«- , - rr ted by such' motives as sh, oul,d, g,ilo.w„. i;n„ ,t!h,e„ ibirrPenas,it oofl, «<■> amendmenl costing- from twelve to fifteen
every true patriot and for the promotion of the tnousand dollars-thai the -hot. c„ , will no.
cause of Temperance, met at their Division Room | be less than one hundred thousand dol.ars, nor
together with their invited guests, and celebrated occupy less lime ihan twelve or fifteen years io
eoiug through, (probably longer) whereas ihey
might be made through a Convention ai a cost
of twelve or fnurtren thousand ilull.irs, and in
Iwo years lime Ht lhe very most."
\Ve submit the thore lacts lo lhe ennsidera-i
lion ol the public. The people are beginning lo
mrobled from the North and the | (hjnl| non f(|f ^m^^^, am| ,hev are nol so
thai Anniversary in a manner, well worthy the oc
casion.
The ladies, who are ever ready to lend a helping
hand, to anything, which has for its object, the good
of their fellow-men, were not mieaincon this occm-
'sion, they wc
South the East and the West, with a smile of en-couragement
upon their lips, and with the light of
other days beaming in Ihcir eyes.
At twelve the procession moved (mm the Divis-ion
room, headed by an excellent band of musi-cians
(which by the way. wo were a little snrpri-ed
evolutio
easily gulled as some aapiring politicians imag-ine.—
SttUm Prm.
Seward's Influence.
The Democratic print, of North Carolina hate
in , been distressed beyond ilieaiure, for DJfNilhe—
Raleigh; Dr. J. A. Waddell. do.; Mr. John
Robinson, Jerico, Wayne 'Jo.; Rev. J. J.
Smylhe, Eierettefllle, Wayne Co.; Mr. John
(;. Elliot, Faison's Depot, Duplin; Mr.
Baker, Kin-Ion. I.enoir; Rev. B. T. Blake.
Raleigh; and Mr. Win. Robinson, Ooldsboro"
The Convent
on the 98lh of Dcrembcr next
thus receiving the injuries ol which he died
lew hours afterwards.—.Salem Press.
A Kentucky paper says il is gelling lo he very
fashionable in thai quarter to enclose a dollar
my's line and from lhe batteries, which complete-ly
commanded the position, opening upon ihem
with tremendous cffccl. Towson, haling hurri-ed
up with his guns on the led, in vain endeavored
to attain sufficient elevation to return the fire of
'" ta-ll.onaom ...a. q.iar.er ,o rue.use . u»..i Thp jc„rur|jon „„ „ur Me wa,
„ then adjourned to meet again «'."■ '"""'W "'""■"• •*" sending them lo the I regim.nl. fought with con-1printer.
, A 6good custom, that ought to 'prevail sumfm■a"lc•"b• ravery. S„evberel,y cul'. u°p„, ltkhmeiiwr .a_m-verywnere.
: m„niiion exhausted, nnd their officers nearly all
!>ix dollars to primer and priest, ' 0f Ihem killed and wounded, thev were with-nSr,
Kst,r.™himf.,j::,. ' *••■ ""•" •**"- »••*« 7ja*!is And one to publish the news! ^ hurl throwing ll selves into lhe .Wi, which
j now conic into action, led by lhe gallanl t ulonel
_ _, . „ . ... , ! l.eavenworlh.
(.en. Pierce knows no Eait, no W cst, no .,.,|(, .|rlml of lh(, 1MW now (.ame „ llicm_
North no South. —.'Illmitir .Mas. i . ..„ .,„„„ .„
lo see.) and after performing a few evolunons ,n , ^ |ftj HcM ^ ^ . |o ^ ,.1„1,r„rt.
an antiquated field, matched to lhe place prepared t,1|_,K,pal|„, „, ,„„ jnfla(nra « Inch they affirm-forlhe
speaking. The meeting was addressed by r|] «,y;||iam || Srward. the Arch Aboliiioiiist ol
the following gentlemen: W. Edwards, Squire Chit-1 Ncw Yo>k, had obtained at tho Wing Cnoncil-ty,
Dr. Iteeson, Rev. Jos. Causey. Daniel Ncely, I gra; Scward had broken up lhe W big Caucus
Dr. Coffin, Mr. Gl.y, all of whom did the subject | „i Washington ; Seward would control the Whig
ample justice. Hut amid all the flights of fancy,'| national convei n; Seward had one of lhe
touching pathos, sober reasoning and pleasing an-' Whig candidates in his !■ ading-siring, and would
ccdo.es, Squire Chilly made a very happy allusion not permit him to answer questions, or to sane
lo him-elf which we thought a little "par excel- ■ lion the Compromise measures of the I hirty-lirst
too. „ of,any t.h.ing .t,hat. wa.sai..,.. CoJnereee —"A thougf,h "the e^lemen^ia were^so
There were ,n attendance, member, from nine ( ^^ ^ lT|fi|fln;|,ion „, ,„ „«,,„ „, „
difler.Mil Divisions, who, when they wen. all inarch- ^ g^ nwn „„djjalr, ,.,., mey foresaw that
U| double tile, made snch a show, as was never : (i|,m.r3| SroU_ „„ arr.„un, 0|his great populari-before
witnessed amid those Deep River hill». ' ,y^ pnsjsing ,liit or any livinfg man in tl»e Union.
Many of our fellow citizens were present who have (|| \\it\r to be the nominee of the Whig Na-never
connected ihemselves with the Order, but ijonal Convention, and they sought to poison the
who, we hope, were then convinced of lhe eiror of public mind against him by representing him as
ibeir ways—saw lhe beauties of our Order, and will | under the influence of William II. Seward
enlist under our banner. Everything passed :
nder influence, or W llliem u. oewero. | e|„|,„81:,slll., orl ,(,,,„ „aa ever
I BDUH »<>" WailllVI. J-vtilli.llllJ, j.t.c-.-. ^. i W.- e» ll Ih—ege.r*e.a..ll.r.—.al. -ts- o--v-e--r (.encral Scotl has , , w| ■ 11„mina,i,,n
off iii the best possible manner, and we trust, much been found.'guiliy—oj bring the mostproper man
good was accomplished. It WM a day long lobe' of 1he^J'^V^; '
remembered, by every true Son of Tcmpcran
present—the events and associations of which have
formed an oasis in the dreary past, upon which our
memory, in time lo come, will love lo dwell.
A SON.
put forlh lhe clearest and most explicit plalform
of principles thai ever emanated Irom a political
assembly in the United States, and the old hero
ha. come forward and spiked the guns ol all the | j^gj,— s„p , [jieni. |ar'ee public
yrints aforesaid, by planling himself upon "" , MCre |,c|d a, \auxhall Garden and i
platform, and proclaiming to the whole world: I
The Fugitive Luu- Vindicated at Syracuie.
—The Abolition agitators at Syracuse. New
York. With a "lew lo test ihe constitutionality of I
lhe fugitive slave law in a Stale Court, procured |
an ii.iliciinenl for kidnapping against lilKKI W. |
ALI.ES. one of lhe deputy m-rshals who some
lime ago look pan in lhe arrest al Syracuse of
lhe slave " Jerry."
The Irial came on before lhe Circuit Court at
Syraeune on Monday last. On Tuesday, (JER-RIT
SurtU, one ol lhe counsel for the prosecution.
Commenced his argument, and occupied over
seven hours in its delivery. The whole force of
it was directed against the constitutionality of|
the fugitive slave law, S. I). DII.I.AVE and dto. ;
K. CIIMSTIICK. Eeqe. followed in an argument I
lor lhe defence. The result was that on Wed-nesday
lhe Jury rendered a vetdict for lhe de-feiidanl
wilhout leaving their seals.
SvRAGVei is the headquarters of Abolitionism
in New York, and il was ihere thai a liol was
gDl up to rescue " Jerry " from lhe power of lhe
law ; bul ibis verdict (says lhe Buffalo Commer-cial
Advertiser) will satisly the Abolitionists and
their apologia!, that mobs cannot interpose to
prevent the administration of the laws with im-punity.
It shows Ihal lhe Courts do nol recog-nise
the higher or mob law. but stand by lliose
which have been regularly enacted.
The nomination of General Scott commands,
throughout the country, a far more general and
before been
extended in any Whig nomination so soon after
it was made. In 1840 and 1818, as our readers
will remember, some weeks elapsed before there
was any thing like a general acquiescence in the
nomination! of tJeneral. Harrison and Taylor.]
houeandl of Whigs, in all parts of lie country.
' "B meetings
elsewhere,
mh South."—Atlantic Altai. ^j ^ a[nm ,uslaincu j, f„r Bomf ,i„,c, flg|,i
Neither docs the Last West. North, or South. . HJ||- „„|i„„.hi„g b.averv. until their mini
know (ien. Pierce. I he coincidence I" '
remarkable !—Allegheny Whig,
trul
In denounce them ; antl theie WM in both eases
there is
tine or
„. . "J, ' , „r, , „ , :•• These are my principle. ://icee are the nor*l 1 „.,„ toIn, of a ,,n,eral icvoll. Now,
Changing Ground.-We learn from lhe Jour-. ,hat , „mm ,„ llcfend-" Is there any Seward-; _• |( P of^ *£^ m al|). q„arl,r
nal of Commerce, that the friends of Mr. \ an ism :n this ?—any Scwardisni in the platform . j J» , RrillI,|,|e about supporting the
on noble ground, con- 'any Sewardi«m in the alacrity wilh which lhe | nol|lill.l,i,,,lllLbut their hesitation finds no coun-
Of lhe counlry. but run ', "omin"' P1;'"'1 l
1"n,s'!' "I"'n ,1' a'"' '2" ! lenance among the great body of the parly, and
, . I to the people ol Ihe whole coumry. North and wl,, .n(.ed:|vu.8al,nt.ar |«(;„c lhe cordial response
,rr,eeso,l„m, have aba,- , South,—I mean lo occupy .his ground: and ^'JXrVitZ to the action of lhe National
Buren, who once stood
nected with the welfare
into the wild extremes o
doned this latter ground, and arc taking a pos.- , ; laiierit-s in i.oeoiucon-iii -nun nu» «•■*« •««
linn in favor of lhe Compromise as acknowledged from ill" If so, it would be a fine thing for
in lhe Democratic Convention, and also in thai Ihe countr,/ if thire were ino.e .Siwurdism in it
of the Whigs. I.illlc Van is raiher late in ro- than there is. But no ! General Scott looks to
turning to lhe house of his friends—bul il is an no dictator in the selection of his battle ground
.. upy ibis groom
the batteries of I.ocofocoism shall nol drive
w III pin . mi, >. ' j.-,'i'~ ... --■ ._
B*6ry where given to the action ol lhe National
Convention.—-V. J'. Timri.
Mr. Toombs' speech in the Douse of Repre-sentatives,
on Saturday last, is published in the
I'nion newspaper, and will be eagerly heralded
through lhe country, by that gentleman's new
made and dearly beloved friends and allies.—
The key lo lhe whole position of the gentleman
lo toe House oi ins menus—uul II uiciaior 111 Hie oi ins uanie giouuu
old saving, and somewhat of a good one—"bet- Where honor and duty point the way he goes.
ler late ihan never." He used to he called " the Where his own judgment approves he plants tais
l'ox," not because like thai animal "he devours standard; nnd il would be easier lor William
honey, sinks eggs, and carrie. off poultry, and in H. Scward or any other fanatical schemer lo The the oi ine tmunMsa
(act, commits mischief in every possible form" push the sun from his orbit than lo shake the from Georgia is lo be found in this single sen-but
because he was cunning, very cunning, victoroftcn pitched batde-field, in his high-1 tence. wliich we find in the speech :'•/i/iit nof
|Ie will now again be like the common l-'ox. souled principle.. Tins is well known in the biltnd to support Gea. Scotl, IN ANY I'.-
whi-h is the most sleek and has the beat coal nf whole nation ; and hence lhe smiting together ol i \ I'.NT." After thai declaration he might have
hair in October and .Yorrmoer,— ll'ihnington lhe knees of these llelahaziara "I Democracy.— meed himself lhe trouble of making Ins speech.
Commercial. IIIadeiboro' ArgHI. lie long ago determined to bolt from tho Whig
IIIK nun tiiiiiiii. IHIIR '""'HI • M.I... ...... .......
- , hers were reduced lo one-half by the fire of the
! enemy. At this juncture. General Scott gallop*
rd up wilh the intention of charging ihe hill; but
! finding Ihem so much weakened, altered his in-
' tcntion, entreating them to hold their ground un-
1 nl the reinforcements, which were hastening up.
! under Major-General Brown, should come lo
their assistance. A niomenlarv cessation of lhe
aclion ensued, while additional forces hurried lo
lhe aid of each army ; Riplcy's brigade, Hitid-man's
artillery, and Porter's volunteers, on lhe
pan ol lhe Americans: and a strong reinforce-ment
under General Drummond, lo thai of the
British. IIindman's artillery were attached to
thalol Towson, and soon made themselves heard.
Porter's Brigade displayed on lhe left, while
Ripley formed on lhe skirts of the wood lo lhe
light of Scott's brigade. The engagement was
soon renewed, wilh augmented vigor; General
Drummond taking command in person, with his
fresh troops in the from line of the enemy. Col.
Jestip, who had al lhe commencement of lhe ac-lion
been posted on the right, succeeded, after a
gallanl contest, in turning the left flank of the en-cmv,
and came in upon his reserve, " Burdened
wilh prisoners, making himself visible to his own
army, amid the darkness, in a blaze of fire,"
completely destoying all before him. The light
raged for some lime with gieal fury, bul il be-came
apparent, uselessly to the Americans, il Ihe
cnemv retained pnssession of Ihe haltery, mani-festly
the key of the position.
I was standing at the side of Colonel Miller.
said the Major, when General Brown rode up
and inquired, whether he could storm the battery
with his regiment, while General Ripley supporl-eil
him with lhe younger regiment, the Jwinty-third.
Miller, amid the uproar ami confusion,
deliberately surveyed lhe position, ihcn quietly
turning With infinite coolness replied, •• I'll try.
Sir." I think 1 sec linn now, as drawing up
his giant figure lo its full height, he turned to his
regiment, drilled lo lhe precision ol a piece of
mechanism ; I hear his deep tones—'• Twenly-
Vrneral Scntl.— VU- Y psilanti Sentinel relates first—attention !—Jorm into column. Ad'-ance
the following anecdote ol the gallanl old soldier, up the hill 10 the storm o/ the batten/—ilelner
which was recently communicated 10 lhe editor of: yourfire at the port-lights of the artillerymen.
thai paper by a soldier who served in lhe Florida ; and carry lhe guns al the point oj the hnijonit.
war_ j Support arms—double i/uick—march .' Ma-
The troops had made a weary march through rhinerv could not have moved with more coin
the d iv. and selected a place for ihcir bivouac paetMO* ihan that gallanl regiment followea the
during the night. A party was detailed lo clear tearless stride of ila leader. Supported by lhe
the ground and erect • temporary shelter for ihe Tuiiily-third. the dark mass movec. up the hill
Commader-ln-chief. who had nol vet reached the like one body, lhe lurid light glittering and ll;ek-fort.
Shortly after ihe work had Mmujeoced, ering on theie hajtonete. aa the eonbineoVdie ol
he arrived, and riding up to the working parly,| lhe cuem) 'a artillery and inquiry opened mur-
Por Scott, Boys Hurrah !
nv OSE or THE novs.
The Old men all temenihcr—
As 'l were but yesterday—
When Britain sough', on Freedom's soil.
Again to plant her sway ;
The old men all remember
Who burled her back again—
"i'was Winlield Scotl, al Chippewa,
'Twas Scolt, al Iiiiudy's Lane!
So lling for Scott the banner oul.
And sing for Siotl hurrah;
With him wc can the I.ocos route,
And win for Chippewa.
The Y'oitng men ail remember—
"I'was not five years ago—
Who led our hosts lo victory,
And conquered Mexico;
The Y'oting men all remember
How Cliiiriibusco's field.
And Vera Cruz, ami Conlrcras,
Were made by Scotl to j odd !
So lling lor Scott the banner oul.
And sing for Scotl hurrah ;
With him we can the Locos rout.
And win for Chippewa.
The Did men and the Young men—
With Scott lo lead the light—
From hill and dale, from shore and wave.
Will rally and unite;
The Old inen and lhe Y'oung men—
With Scon lo lead them on—
Will make lhe hero of two wars.
Their Chief at Washington !
So lling for Scon the banner oul.
And sing for Scotl hurrah,
Wilh him wc can the I.ocos rout,
And win for Chippewa.
derously upon ihem. They flinched not—they
altered nol—the atern voieea of lhe officer., ae
Ihe deadly cannon-shot cut yawning chasms
through Ihem, alone waa heard. "Cloee up—
aleady, men—aleady." Wilhin a hundred yard.
of lhe summit, a volley, sharp, ii.sianianeoiu, M
a clap of thunder—annlhcr moment, rushing un-der
the white smoke, a short, lurioua struggle
with ihe bayonet, and ihe artillery-men were
swept like chaff Irom their guns. Another fierce
struggle—the enemy'a line was forced down the
side or lhe hill, and the victory WM ours—the
position entirely in dur hands—-their own pieces
turned and playing upon Ihem in their retreat.
It waa In night at cruel price, mod of Ihe officers
being cither killed or wounded. The whole lido
of lhe battle now turned lo this point. The re-sult
or lhe co, flirt depended entirely upon the a-bilily
or ihe victnrloue army lo retain it- Major
Hindman waa ordered up, and posted hie forces
al ihe aide of the captured cannon, while the A-merican
line correspondingly advanced. Stung
with mortification. General Drummond concen-trated
his forcer, to retake by a desperate charge
tin: position. The interval amid Ihe darkness
was alone filled by lhe roar of Ihe cataract, and
the groans or lhe wounded. He advanced with
strong reinforcements, outflanking each eide of
ihe American line. We were only able in tho
murky darkness, to ascertain Iheir approach by
their heavy Iread. " They hailed within twenty
paces, poured in a rapid lire, and prepared for
the rush." Directed by ihe blaze, our men re-lumed
with deadly effect, and after a desperate
struggle, Ihe dense column recoiled. Another in-terval
of darkness and ailence, and again a moat
furious and desperate charge waa made by the
British, throwing the whole weight of their at-tack
upon the American centre. The gallant
Twrnly-firil, which composed il, receiving ihem
with mm united firmness, while Ibe fire from our
linos was dreadfully effective." Hindman'a ar-lillery
served wilh lhe most perfect coolness and
effect. Sutggering, they again recoiled. During
ilns second attack, General Scotl in parson, hie
shattered brigade now consolidated into a single
battalion, made iwo determined charges upon the
right and led flank of the enemy, and in these he
received the scars which hia countrymen now
sec upon his manly front. Our men were now
almost worn down wilh fatigue, dying with Ihirat,
for which they could gain no relief. The Bri-tish,
with fresh reinforcements, their men recrui-ted
and reslcd, after lhe interval of another hour,
made their ihird and final effort to regain their
position. They advanced,delivered their 6reM
before ; and, although it waa returned with tho
same deadly effect, steadily pressed forward.—
The Twenty-firit again auslained lhe .hock, and
both line* were soon engaged in a » conflict, ob-stinate
and d.-eadful beyond description." Too
right and left of the American line fell back for
a moment, but were immediately rallied by their
officers. " So desperate did the bailie now be-come,
thai many battalions on both eidea were
forced back ;" the men engaged in indiacrimioal*
melee, foughl hand to hand, and with muaketa
clubbed; and •• so terrific was the conflict where
the cannon were stationed, Ihal Major Hindman
had lo engage them over hia guna and guo-carri-ages,
and finally lo spike two of hia pieces, under
the apprehension ihal Ihey would fall into Ihe
hands of lhe enemy." Al length a moet deiper-ate
and determined charge waa made upon both
i>r the enemy'a flanks; ihey wavered, recoiled,
gave way, and lhe centre soon following, they re-linquished
the fight, and made a final retreat.—
The annals of warfare on this Continent hare
never shown more desperate fighting. Bayonet,
were repeatedly crossed, and, after the action,
many of the men were found mutually transfixed.
The British force engaged waa about five thou-sand
men ; the American thirty-live hundred;
the combined loss in killed and wounded, .even*
leen hundred and twenty-two, offieere and men.
The battle commenced at half-paat four o'clock
in lhe afternoon, and did nol terminate till mid-night.
We were so mingled nid lhe Major, and
so great the confusion in the darkness, thataa [
was sitting with a group of oflicera in lhe earlier
part of the nighl.on horaenack. a British soldier
came up lo us, and recovering his musket, under
the supposition ihal he waa addressing one of
his own officers, said, "Cnlonel Gorden will bo
much obliged, Sir, ir you will march up the three
hundred men in the road lo his assistance imme-diately
as he is very hard pressed." I called
him nearer, and pressing his musket down over
mv holsters, made bim prisoner. " What have
1 done. Sir." said the astonished man, » what
have I done!" and lo convince British officers,
as heaupposed. of his loyalty, exclaimed, u Hur-rah
for the King, and damn lhe Yankees." Ae
he was marched to lhe rear, lhe poor fellow WM
cul down by a grape-shot. In another port of
Ihe field. Captain Spencer, who wa. soon ailer
killed, pulled up suddenly on a body of men un-der
full march. In reply lo hisdemand, •' What
regiment ia ihal ?" he waa answered. «Tho
Royal Scots." Wilh great preaeaee of mind, be
replied, "Hall! Royal Scuta, till forther orders,"
and Ihcn turning hia horse's head, galloped from
their dangerous proximity. It WM a horrid con-flict.
But here we are, al the grave-yard, with ft*
drooping willows and flowering locust*. Still,
Mill, and quid now. No armed men dialurb its
calmness and repose—no ponderoua artillery
wheels rudely cul ila conaeciaied mound.—no
savage execration—no moan of anguish, break*
now upon its hallowed ailence. The long grass
and blossoming heather wave green alike over
the graves of friend and enemy.
See from ihis poinl how gently and gracefully
undulates the balllc-field; the woods bowing to
the evening breeze, as the sofl auniigbt poure
through ihcir branches, show nol lhe rude guhea
of rude cannon-shot; the plain, loaded and bend-ing
wilh the yellow harvest, betrays no human
gore; yon bill scathed, scorched, and blackened
wilh cannon flame, the very resting place of the
deadly battery, shows oo relic of the fierce dealh-.
struggle, us covered wilh lhe fragrant clover and
, wild bluebell, lhe bee in monotonous hum ban-
• quels o'er il. Nought mars the serenity of na-j
lure as she smiles upon us. Yel. burnt in com-
. mon funeral pyre, lhe ashes of those brave men,
; of friend and foe, there mingle in the bosom
; whence ihey iaaued. The frenzied paaaiua. pass-
\ ed, ihe furious conflict o'er, ihey have Hia down
'in quiet, and like young children, aleep in the lap
oi that aoeneaoa mother, who eheltere wivh iika