Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-05-19
INTERESTING ITEMS.
MIR. WEBSTER.

UTThe Boston Chronotype at the close OF long
editorial, under the head of Our Brbed Senator
in which the "god-like' gets a number OF decl-
dedly sharp hits, says
"Mr Webster has been called a great man. So
he is in a certain sense--n the same sense that the
German Otto Metty great circus rider, and that he
is Gle, er in his calling: or, that an Eastern Ju@gcr
is so clever in his, almost to make the unnllated
believe he performs miracles Bat in my sense OF
the word no man is truly great, who does not add
10 a sound head great heaIt, who has nearest 10
him only the interest of capitalists, and OF his par
tcular friends and not the advancement OF the great
masses OF society. These rnasSes-as they are now
called-are making their way slow enough one
would think, through dscouragcmcnts, embarrass-
mcnts, and obstacles OF every kind--to some OF
which | am sorry 10 say too many OF them yield
To the situation which they ought to occupy; he
only is the truly great man who strongly symPdthl-
yes with them. who knows more than they know
and who does or hjcs to do something to make their
lot more toIcrabc than it is
"This is the great man. The rest are only en-
prizes but some OF them well skilled, and very sle-
cious"
LIEUT. IIUNrER-Thc arrest of this officer for
simply capturing Alyarado with one vessel is thus
hit off by the Trenton AecS;
4 gentleman, ON lac lrn@ OF this alturat Al}arado,
was reminded of the story OF the English private
soldier in British India, who, being drunk one
night rushed rom hI, tent with weapon N his
hand scaled the walls OF d native fort the English
were bes,cg.n.. and made such hideous shouting,
the poor uIadoos thought whole army was upon
them and surcul erred at discretion The British
commander, although he did not refuse to receive
tire fort which hal been taken disolderIy, pat the
soldier under arrest and court martalcj him. Tie
poor private wa, sadly puzzled to understand why
asodlcr should be punished for doing too well
and exclaimed in much NeNatIon, ""ell since
You make such a fuss about it, il take 10 more
forts for you
SENTENCE OF LIEUT. IIUNrER.--It is generally
known that on tho arrival of Commodore Perry be
fore Alyarado finding the place already capuucdby
Lieut. C. c. Hunter whom he ordered only to
blockade the Commodore ordered that officer into
arrest ior trial by court martial We Learn, from
an authentic source that the trial has been had, that
Lieut.. Hunter has been found guilty COT disobeyng
orders, we presumcD and sentenced t" be repr-
mandei and Dismissed from the squadron. The
rcprlnand to be read ON the quarter deck OF every
ship in the squadron \. \. Com. ADV.
The Calilorniaus have as one of their weapons
avery thin and beautifully made spear kept as
sharp Us a razor, and attached TO long pole OF
about five feet They have lately done all then
fighting with it, And it is by means OF these
that they have had successes. IN oiGcer WIlln2
from san Diego says our army not beng able e"
obtain rood horses could not keep clear o! them
They would make their Arab like charges irou
behind aud before ono our riders was able to turn
his horse to face his loo lie would tnd himself nor
rbly cut or transiiNcd with ON OF their spears and
the Caliomians, we'll knowing where their seeat
advantage lay, never made an "'dcN uhle9' ''e!
came up behind.
.7id and Comfort tn Vera C1,.-kudall of the
picayuue writing from Vera Cruz, MENTORS cir
l ..,g
as connected with the ceremonial obserNauces oil Il
Catholic country lie was passing he says one
evening after the surrender of Vera Cruz, through
the ruined part OF the city, when good looking but
scantlydrtssed woman accosted HIM for itmoS"oS,
or aims all to celebrate grand function in the ca
thedral Reckoning him to enter her house she
handed him paper to read, and pointed 10 large
plate of slyer-haf dollars. quarters and DIMES Tor
the most part Amercan-whjch WAS lying on the
fable The paper went 10 show that there was 10
be a solemn ttt5ici0n, or observance, IN the church.
all 10 return thanks that the city mad been Surreh
dered to the Americans before the entire population
was killed and the place entirely destroyed by the
shells of the enemy; and to raise money for TINS
nurnose they were calling upon the Americans
\ lie helped to swell the fund TO the extent OF dol
lar and expressed his intention OF having sight at
the performance as the worth OF his money. " The
Mexican officers he SAYS. borrow money OF the
Americans the hungry Mexican population clamor
about our commissares dcpots tor bread, and now
they ask us to delray the expenses OF one OF their
II obseryauces or celebrations. hardly know what
they will want next
H. IS 4 brave man, said the Danish creed OF
honor should attack two-stand hrm against three
give ground a little to our-aud only retreat loi
five" Gen. Taylorh has established anew creed ioT
Americans 1t is to attack tour-stand firm against
eisht-give not an inch of ground TO dozen-and
retreat under no circumstances -uaiGm0rUS Flag