Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-11-17

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best portion of the country-they know
nothing Of Willamette valley.
The third division was still poorer than
the second, both land and timber. There
were some habitable spots upon it, Ii
was not inaptly termed desert of wild
sage, sand and rock.
Mr.. Davidson, at the request of the au /.
dience, described the route Of the emf
grant from the South Pass of the Rocky
Mountains to the Willamette Valley
We cannot undertake to follow him over
this route. He represented the Pass as
apparently of no usual elevation. On
each side, at considerable distance,
we're mountains. As he proceeded on
the route lie described the scenery-which
in many places was most magnificent and
sublime Tho curiosities, pleasures and
difficulties ofthe,way Among the curl
osities he mentioned the soda lake, the
soda springs, beer springs, hot springs,
and numbering springs and some others.
The difficulties were that on on two oc-
cas!ons, they had to travel some twenty
five miles without water; the blistering of
the face from exposure TO the alkah with
which the air was impregnated, proceed
ing from the wild sage; and the shack
ling condition Of the wagons, caused by
the dry atmosphere. All these and some
other difficulties could he remedied by in.
dustry and the exercise of good sense
When great days journey was neces-
sary, and when there was no water to be
had by the way, fill your keg with waller,
eat no salt provisions for the day, and
start early. An application ofany olcag-
enous substance to the face, will prevent
any unpleasant effects from alkaii. To
mako the wagon wheels stiff and strong,
it was only necessaryto soak them in wa
ter over the night, All tho difficulties of
the journey could in like way be over
come by the exercise of energy, good
common sense, and determination, un.
der all circumstances. to be as comtorta-
bic and happy as possible. To one who
could enjoy the scenery of nature, there
was always much to interest and amuse.
There were some, however, that neither
the works Of God or man would interest.
The lecturer had seen such on this route.
They would lie in their wagons sleeping
half the day-neglect to keep their wag-
ons in pair-indulge their "saw mill
appetites," and--grumble.
To be Continued.
A few weeks ago the Wings every
where were denouncing the administra-
ton for the manner it was conducting the
war. They very properly declared that
the policy !ofconciiating the mexicans,
or attempipgto do it, by treating them
as American Citizens would be treated by
our army, was disastrous in the extreme,
and would never terminate the difficult
ties. They recommended that the army
should support itself, if possible, in the
enemy's own country, by levying con-
tributions upon the towns taken, and by
securing provisions wherever they could
find them. To this policy,the National In
telligencer, the metropolitan Wing organ,
was committed, as was also many others
OF the leading organs of the Wing party.
We early joined in this view of the mat
ter, and so did the administration, and it
was understood that orders had been is
sued to the army to the same effect. But
nova change has come Ger the spirit of
their dream. The Inteligencer takes The
lead and denounces the very policy it had
before approved, aud other Wing papers
denounce it as robbery and plumber. We
doubt not, when the army shall have COM
menced acting upon the only policy which
will ever close the war, we shall lacry-
NOSE jeremiads from halfthe Wing press !
in the Union about the savage mode of
warfare carried on by this Government
against the Chistian people of Mexico.
1t is plain that nothing will satisfy a por-
ton ofthe wing press, as some ofthemare
still denouncing the war itself as a great
outrage upon the part of Government a
gainst the rights of Mexico. The adj
ministration has nothing to do but prose-
cute the war with the utmost vigor an6
energy possible, and it will be sure to be
sustained by all true patriots the Dem.
ocratic and Wing parties. 1t is clear
no W to our mind that the war will be Wig
orously prosecuted--that the mastery in
activity policy of the Mexicans will soon
be frustrated, and our arms prove yictori-
Gus and our troops win laurels.-hentuc-
ky Woman. i
CAPT. WALKER.-It is reported that
Capt. w alker had his ''gallant bay shot
from under him by a cannon ball that in
falling, one of his legs was under the.
horse that the Mexican lancers were
close upon him, but to avoid falling into
their hands be pretended to be dead until
they had passed. One ofthem, however, |
approached with a poised lance to prove
whether there was life left in the body
Walker cycling him all the time the mo-
ment the Mexican's horse was within
his reach, jumped up, seized the reins.
dropped the lancer from HIS saddle with
his uncrring five shooter, then jumped into
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