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Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-06-26

DEPARTMENT OF VAR, May 81, 1911.
SIR: propose to bring 10 your notice, 1T the
present time, only such matters coldded 10 the
superintendent of the Department of War as,
from ih2ig nature or pressing emergency, or from
tho general interest they excite, you may deem
proper communicate for the Information. c! Con
Uress and the Public.
Although the inspections directed since the i'd
tournament OF Congress have been made with the
greatest pronptnesS. md furnish extensive
body Of Information in regard the state of pub
lie dcfeaces, well as to tho dicpne and eiIic.en-
cy of the army and bear full and satisfactory les
tltnony to the inporta nee of t.e Inspectors De
par;menf, yet, from the limited time allowed, and
the immense extent Of territory over which the
numerous establishments connected with the mil
i,arv service are distributed. the inspections ara
necessarily incomplete; and il is therefore not
designed TO notice all the considerations sugges-
ted by the information they afford until future
occasion
In the general condition and disposition of the
army there has been no material change since
the last annual report from this Department.
The regular force stationed in Florida, consisting
of eigh, regiments, and numbering, in the aggre-
gate, by the last returns, five thousand and fifty
seven, il has been found exoedient to continue in
service in that Territory.
A few incursions by sm,l detachrnen,s of our
troops INTO the businesses of the enemy, by which
their atrocities have been sgnally visited their
own heads, have been the only exceptions TO the
general cessation Of hos,ilities which took place
last fall, after the regiments, reinforced by
new recruits and provided win every necessary
supply, were prepared for active operations; nor
have they been renewed since that time Offers
/ to negotiate from several chiefs, the device by
which those crafty warriors have often batfled
at the period mos, propItIous to success,
were renewed under such circuust ances as indu-
ced the mmandng general once more to en-
brace them. The strongest confidence appears
10 have been FELT that, with the aid of suitable
amount of funds, applicable to that object, the
/ whole Of the hostile bands might soon be persua-
ded to surrender, and abandon the country.-This
line Of policy, though tardy n Its results, contin-
ued to hold such hopes uf complete success
rs TO encourage the late administration in the be-
lief that this protracted war had At last been
brought so close to be 10 longer SUD-
Iect OF particular interest or anxiety Ter these
reasons ii not thought cxPedens 10 check or
interrupt the negotiations in progress on the ith
OF March csf, by directing different mode OF op-
erauons The result 50 far, since the negotia-
tons were removed in the fall, has been the sur
render Of four hundred and thirty-one Indians in
GLIDING about ono hundred warriors, all Of " HON
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-06-26

sidcraton Deeply sensible, therefore, at once
of the importance and difficulty of the measure,
have taken proper steps to collect and avail me OF
all the results Of experience and observation from
those whose opportunities have offered the
means Of knowledge, and their intelligence the
ability 10 use Them profitably, and entertain the
hope of being able, before the next regular meet
ing of Congress, to submit. for your consideration
a comprehensive and well digested system of re-
form in the branch Of the public service commit
tod to my charge.
| have the honor to be, with The highest respect,
your most obedient servent.
GEORGE f. BADGER.
The PRESIDENT of the United States.
The documents accompanying ths.repof are neces
sarily omitted for of room.
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REPORT From the war department.

The documents accompanying this report are necessaf
ly omitted for of room
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Post Office Report.

THE documents accompanying this report are neces
sarly omitted for of room.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-04-09

found. He has had sympathies, hopes,
fears, and anticipations, which nothing now
can satisfy, until the eye is fixed on immor-
tality, and can look to heaven Of boundlcss
glory as his home. That family so tender,
so amablc, so lovely, so united in sorrows
and injoys, has sympathetic emotions which
can never be met but by the united hope OF
heaven. Never will they know the riches OF
pure attachment TO each other until they are
united in the service of God, and can look
forward to the same heaven as their homc.-
Never will their sorrows produce what they
should produce, or their joys be followed with
the blessings which they should convey, until
all the symphahics arc sanctioned by the
gospel peace, and parents and children
alike hope to strike together the harp of
praise in heaven. SO society every where
is full fanticpations, sympatliies and hopes
that are never fully met until tide ofrelig'
Gus feeling flows over the community, unit.
ing many hearts simultaneously IN the hope
of heaven.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-04-09

We find in the last number of the "Ncw
Gencsec Farmer" an excellent monthly
agricultural paper, published in Rochester,
n. Y, the following chapter of useful sug-
gestons:
HINTS FOR THE MONTH.
Every farmer should be able, if not al
ready so, to answer the following questions
in the affirmative -
Isyour stove and other wood, for use next
summer, all cut and piled up for seasoning?
And have You plenty of wood seasoning for
next winters use Are your chips all col
lectcd and secured for fuel!
Are your tools, for the approaching cam
paign in farming, all in first rate order .
your ploughs with good points, beams sound,
handles firm your harness in good repair
and well oiled!
Are your tools all the best of their kind,
so that the additional work they will perform
will pay for themselves ten times over before
next fall
Are you provided as far as practicable
against borrowing tools
Is there place tor every thing, and every
thing in its place, SO that you may not waste
the richest portions of your time next sum-
MGR in fruitleSs searches !
Are your farming Implements well paint
ed where needed, TO preserve them from
decay.
Are your fences all in good rcpair-loosc
rails laid up-low fences made higher-hoard
fences well nailcd-stonc walls not tumb-
ling!
Arc your cellars kept clean and pure
your roots in them in good sound condition
your apples kept assorted, the decayed from
the sound.
Are the water burrows in your wheat
fields kept open and deep, 50 that you may
not loose bushels Of wheat by the want of as
many minutes work
Are your CARTS cut; the BIS, kinds chosen !;
your glaitng plastcrs made
: Is the additional attention given to cattle
and sheep, especially to the latter, which
hi, -; ,i~'i l',,iud Of the year requires the
feed increased the quality improved!
, Have you procured the plaster you intend
to SOW, so as to have il on the grass early
u, that it may receive full benefit?
- Arc your farm and garden seeds all pro-
!. cured
e Do you understand the best way to make
- and save manure-that steam engine of farm
ing opcrations-anI if not, have YOU en-
deavored by stud Y and observation to find
o out
II Most farmers will perhaps be busy this
month IN preparing to answer the above at-
frmatvely, after which we should be glad
to make further suggestions.
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Lundy's Lane might well say their prayers
and make their wills before moving. Ii was
certain death TO every second man OF
the forlorn hope. As the commanding Gen
eral rode along the foot Of the hill in thought
full mood, he saw the brave Colonel Miller
advancing at the head of his newly raised
regiment for further orders. lie rode up
TO him--'Will you advance and capture
that batteryl' said the General. Il will try
SIR said the modest Colonel. The Gencr-
al rode on, and the regiment CALAMITY whcl-
ed and moved up Lundy's Lane.
At every rod the artillery on the height
sent its messengers of death through the
dense column-but still there was no finch
| ing. The voice Of the noble Miller, as he
waved his sword before the bloody gap,
was heard ultering the short and expressive
orders, STEADY mcn-close ranks-march!'
Around him, the flower of his regiment fell
like the withered leaves of autumn--but lie
needed not his loss-he was ordered to take
the battery on the hill, and he intended to
do it. He advanced, therefore, coolly and
steadily to his object. Amidst tremcn-
dous blaze of artillery, and at the bayonet
he carried the height. 1t was gallant deed.
have heard of its equal except at the siege
of San Sebastian. Ii was superior in temer-
ity TO Bonaparte's attack upon Little Gibral-
tar, at Toulon, because Miller had no cover
ing for his troops in case of a retreat. Ii
was a dead march TO glory!-yca, at every
step the rear-rank trod upon the dead and
the dying-and the groans of suffering hu-
humanity mingled in with the hoarse rattle
of the drum. When the conqueror, will
his remnant of regiment, trod on the heights
at the head Of Lundy's Lane, and turned
the cannon upon the astonished enemy q
death struggle ensucd between the American
and the British Armies these guns viii
decide the battle they must be reganed
or the army of Britain will be cut to pieces
and if reganed, the Americans will be con
uered.' Such were the thoughts Of eacl
, General. Now came the iron grippe of war
, A terrible conflict ragged upon the height; and
when tho morning sun arose upon Bridge
water, l,6OO soldiers, friends, and foes
t lay sleeping in glory death upon the hill sid
f in Lundy's Lane. Surely, the battle o
, Brdgcwater will never be forgotten by tin
patriot, the historian, or the poet and
while the laurcs of Scott and RIPPLE,
S are green and unfading, let us not forget tina
e the gallant Miller is alive, and that his coun
] try owes Inn debt of gratitude which sh
v can never repay. She, however, can sa
\ with her children when asked to aid him, a
It the hero said at Bridgcwatcr to his com
/. mandcr when called upon to render him SCI
It vice, 81 will try, sir" Let her try, for tn
/, sake of her honor, and may the day neve
h dawn when the hero of Lundy's Lane sha
be forgotten by an American citizen. w
c glory in the services of the brave. May Il,
i laurel circle the vctor's brow in life, and
}. last hang upon broken column over dealt
d less tomb Reader, the hero of Lundy
G Lane is beside you d.
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uLL TRY SIR
An Incident Of the Battle Of bridge,

An Incident Of the Battle Of Bridgeudttr.
On the twcnty-fifth of July, eighteen hun
dred and fourteen, the bloody battle of Lun-
dy's Lane and Brldgcwatcr, took place near
the banks Of the Niagara. 1t was 6 o'clock
and sultry evening, when the British for
ces under General Drummond advanced to
meet the American cOlumns-and a more
deadly contest never ragged on the soil of
our beloved country than that which then
commemorative roar of the neighboring
cataract lost itself in the booming of the
cannon--thc voices of many waters, and bat
tie sung bass together-and the dead slept
in sweet forgetulness upon the moon-iil
hill. The first brigade under General Scott
with Townson's artillery and body of cav.
airy, sustained the attack of the British ar.
my for AN hour unaided. General Ripley
with fresh troops now arrived, and relieved
General Scott, while the latter, with his ex.
haustcd brigade, formed reserve in tn,
rear The British artillery had taken pos
on an cminence at the head of Lundy'
Lane, and were pouring forth a most dead
y fire on the Americans. General Brown
the commander of The American forces, feel
ing the terrible havoc made by the enemy
cannon, concluded that it was necessary t,
dislodgo them or retreat. 1t was a dreadful
duty. The troop, that were 10 march ~
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TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

New York, March 26.-Thc novel
scheme of employing reformed drunkards as
temperance missionaries, promices the most
satisfactory and beneficial results. There is
a very wholesome excitement on the subject
of Temperance, and we cannot doubt that
great numbers of incipient drunkards will
be reclaimed by the efforts Of the Baltimore
deputation. The meeting at the Mariners
Church, yesterday afternoon, was fully at
tended. The Church was crowded above
and below, and all evmced deep interest in
the subject. The gallery was occupid prin-
cipally by females, but the slips below were
filled with hard working men. The largest
and most effective speech was made by Mr.
Pollard, of Baltimore.
Fellow countryman-Thc ladies request
that we should speak from the pulpit, this
here place, and am perfectly willing to do
it if they wanted me to get upon the top Of
the house I'd do it. aint ashamed to show
myself nowheres. You now see before vou
reformed drunkard. For seven years |
was dead man, and will explain to you
how l was dead man. All men that drink
whiskey are dead men-and I'll prove it,
Well, was drunk seven years then was
taken with fit of sickness, (sucha sickness
that all living swiltubs feel,) which lasted
some weeks. Well, during this sickness,
made up my mind never to touch the pson-
Gus cup. Well, when | got about, | hap
pcned to meet friend or two and they
made me step in at tavern-and they coax
ed me to drink-andI wouldn't aud it took
them eight hours until did it. Well, |
took glass of portersangarce then some-
thing else, and so on, and finally got as
drunk as a hog. Wen, now went on fol
eight years more-sometimes in the watch
house, sometimes in jail ; and if had a go
my desarts I'd been in the penitcntiary
and I'd tell you why. One day there wa
: a few of us drunkards in a grog shop and
we wanted to 90 on a Jerry, as we call It il
, Baltimore, Well, nobody hadn't any mony
and didn't know how to raise any. Though
! that | was the best man among them
so goes down to my sisters, Il have IA sis
, teri and she was glad to see me, and SIN
was sorry to see me. She was glad becaus,
t | was her brother, and sorry because was
bloat. Well, looked around the hous
D awhile, and finally found the gold watcl
I that knew she had state the facts
: tellow-countryman, and | aint ashamed L
I own EN-. Well, | took the watch an
k pawned il, and we went on our Jerry an
d that's why said ought to have been IN tn
pcnitentiary. Then, ioIIow-country me
!, and patriots, mean 10 say that during a
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-04-09
SYMPATHY IN RELIGION.

There are no sympathlcs so deep on
any other subject as on the subject Of rcl-
gion. The symphathies of the human heart
are never met ard satisfied, till they are met
by religion. The hopes, the fears, the Joys
Of man never find a corresponding object
ill hc looks away from time, and is filled
with the hopes of heaven. That aged man,
once full Of hope in the cheerful visions of
early life, now sits down and wccps, tina, in
all lile's ambition, its honors, and its lows. he
has never realized what he ANTICIPATED
The biz tear rolls down his check worn will
are and care, when he remembers how tn,
world has battered and betrayed him ant
there he sits at the close Of life on the Dor
ders Of aboundlcss ocean waiting to be born
TO some land OF bliss which he has never W.
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SCRIPTURE EXPOSITION.

Far oU n tire q5Hnltqca # he heqrt, tie mouN
s,5e'r": Matt. X3l.
Words arc articulate sounds, which are used
as tie signs of the IDEAS and sentiments of the
heart. The power Of speech was given to the
human race, TO enable men TO hold social inter-
course with their fellow mon, enabling them
also hy counsel and instruction to benefit each
other; aud more especially the tongue was
given that il N gh' speak forth in the most happy
iu pr the giorcs Of the divine wisdom. and
o... : tilt most dcyout praise which is ever
... .. COL Almighty for his goodness and Won
.,.s.i works to the children OF men. How la
.truiabc that the hearts of men should be so
wicked that instead Of blessing, the tongNc is
cmplovcd in cursing. The doctrine of the text
is, that the common conversation of mankind is
an nl,y the state ol their hearts. Man as =
moral being is compared to a tree. He bears
fruit. either rood or bad Ills conversation Is
the most important fruit. And Ivy this we may
generally udrc Of the tree. When, therefore
language. is profanc and obscene, it is evident
that t,c heart is corrupt. When we hear idle
and vain conversation, testing and joking in I'M
hallowed mjrlh, il IS plain that those who thus
do are depravcd. When there are ISLANDERS
whspernga, and backbitngs, We know that Tho
heart is not right in the sight of God. Whcr
VIC sec professor of religion that is !orcvc
finding fault with the operations of bcncvoIcnco
and charging the whole church Of Christ that i
engaged with seeking to be popular, we are LEI
to conciudo that their hearts are in great mc2
I t,l, .i,,,,,
protested ministers OF the gospel tlat are give
to idle talk aud low, sinful remarks, or who il
their iabors spend their energies in making wa
with different denominations, and holding hen
up ordcule, We suppose 1t is because they hay
nothing better in the treasure of their hearts t
bring forth. Ii they had love in their souls, an
the gospa! in them, they would undoultelI
preach jesus Christ and him crucied. b.
the truly good man is different from any tl'
have h"aa l,s 'rbed IN the above remarks. II
hepr t % with grace. lis conversation
a.-.a I've. -it, r., chase and holy, His wore
;r. -...i with sal, and m.aister grace
t..s "a. hear. The love Of Christ in the hca
is ,ue -.. pct on whch he delights to convcrs
Hence, he often speaks of his fellow Chrstia
and the Lord hearkens and hears. The sinnC
too, hears him tell of the joys Of rcdccming loy
aud the atl3ctiona,c rcproofs which drop fro
his holy lips induce others to leave sin a
choose the way TO heaven. Ministers of II
character are examples to others in convcrs
ton and in all the topics they Introduce, &C
uec,ed with the kingdom Of God and the sal'
ton Of souls. Let all be careful OF their word
for by them they shall be justified or condemns
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-04-09

this time wa dead man. Mo-,
gentleman, and l will defy any man ~ a, ,h;,
house to say word to the contrary.
What would be said of one Of Won MIA,
should sec his neighbours house burning. md
after looking at it for while, should fold his
arms and say--''well | don't think my
house is IN danger-lct ii burn, it ont do me
no harm 2" Wouldn't every body say you
was a good for nothing fellow, and ought to
be kiched out of society! You might as well
quit New York, for nobody wouldn't have
any thing to do with you here. Well, every
drunkard is on fire Every man who takes
strong drink is on FIRE lie is on fire, soul
and body Fire ! fire set the engines work.
ing all over town (Grcat applause) Bring on
water-throw cold water on every drunkard.
| That'll put out the fire and nothing else will.
Out with the fire-put it out my fellow
citizens. l see before me the bone and
sincw of American liberty, and let it never
be said that you have become nation of
drunkards. (Checrs.)
Mr.. Pollard then told long story about a
ship carpenter Of Baltimore, who, with his
son, was in the habit Of squandcring his earn
ings in drink, and leaving his family desti-
tute, but who, at last, took to cold water,
and became a thrifty and prosperous man.
a call was then made upon all to sign tho
temperance pledge, and number came for
ward and put down their names.-Herdd.
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.nlYTyR lhSYRIRa

little following grand and soul-strrng lyric
from the pen of a New England poet, was writ
ten on hearing that it was in contemplation by
the Navy Department 10 break up the old lrigote
Constitution, and TO sell her titnbcrs. Though
scarcely any notice seems to have been taken
of it by any of the thousand and one of our
American critics, VIC have ever regarded 1t as
greatly superior 10 Campbell's iar-amed "Mar-
ners of England" The author is OLIVER
WEypEr1 HOLMES, OF Cambridge. Mass:
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From the National In,elligcnccr.
GENERAL JAMES MILLER.

Messrs. Gales Il Seaton-In looking over
the vast multitude of visitors at the Capitol
yesterday, my eye rested upon General Mil
Ter, of Massachusetts, and [ was astonished
as well as gratiicd to find that he was still
able to bear the fa,gues of office. As the
noble-feartcd General moved along, scarce
ly touched by the fangs of time, l was ire
sistibly carried in imagination to the battle.
ground of Bridgcwater and the height of the
head of Lundy's Lane, Presenting that a
sketch of an incident in that gallant actor
would not be embarrassing to your reader.
at the present time, have taken the liberty
to enclose you the following, which ! trus
you will publish. Yours, very respectfully
Washington, March ). ID.
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SENTENCE OF PETER ROBINSON
March %, 1911.

At hali-past ii o'clock tins morning the
Court was opened f.; the crowd was tremen-
deus; and there were a large number of
ladies present, as before.
The prisoner appeared very pale, but APP
parenl!y unmoved; although his lips were
parched and dcalh-likc palor ovcrspread
his countenance.
Solemn silence was obtained and the Chief
Justice sald-''Pctcr Robinson"
The prisoner stood up.
Chief Justlce.-You stand before this
Court convicted by the verdict of the jury
of the murder of Abraham Suydam, ia the
first degree. Have You aught to say other
than what, by yourself and by your counsel
you have already said, why the Court should
not proceed to pronounce judgment upon
you.
Prisoner.-I have nothing to say. Here
his lips quivcred little.
Judge.-Peter Robinson, after a full, fan
and impartial trial. with IA jury selected by
yourself out of a large number of your fell
low citizens, and by the aid of efficient, no
norable and able counsel, who have LEI
, no thing unsaid or undone in your bchal
5 which became them, or which honorable
/, men ought to have said and done in your be
I half, you have been convicted Of the wiltn
f foul, malicious, deliberate and premiditate
> murder of Abraham Suydam, by which con
1 viction you are doomed to suffer the awft
S punishment of death.
Here several Of the ladies began to cry
e but the prisoner was unmovcd.
: Judge-Nlr. Sudan was your ncighbol
your fellow citizen, and for aught that W
y know. or that has appeared to the Court o
d the trial, he was your beneiactor. lie ha
IS conveyed to you lot of land; he had ad
he vanced you money to build coniorlabI
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SrRADIsMuS.-Thc Louisville Journal of

STRABIsMus.-Thc Louisville Journal of
friday, has the following paragraph,on sub
ject which is of interest to many readers:
Every day, Doctor Gross straghtcns di-
verS pairs of crooked eyes. In every case
he performs the operation with consummatc
skill and the most perfect success. He had
case OF the EXTREMIST visual ohiquity on
Wednesday. lie approached his patent
with the camness OF summer morning.
performed his work in few seconds, and
remarked ''now stand up and look at the
company" The patient did so, and the
change in the appearance of his eyes was so
sudden and extraordinary that it called forth
the instantaneous and involuntary applause
of all present. No one can have the slight
est apology hereafter for looking askcw at
his ncigbors.'