Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-06-29
Cor. Of the ST. Louis Republican.
Curious Military and Religious Facts.
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CHIHUAHUA, March 7.

ihiec'eu WIN mixture OF religion and
superstition-caused by few singular
circumstances, which l will briefly re.
late:
In coming through mountain gorge.
called the Jornada, there was not drop OF
water to be found within seventy miles
Our wearied animals--particularly the
oxen--became exhausted, and sunk down,
as we supposed, to rise no more. Our
situation was appalling, and relief seemed
to be beyond the range of possibility
At this moment, a clap of thunder was
heard, and streaks Of lightning seen
tot play along the mountain black clouds
rolled rapidly up, and rain came down in
torrents-the parched desert was soon
drenched-the animals and men refresh
ed, wondering and rejoicing. No rain
had fallen in this part Of Mexico for up.
wards of four months, land no one expected
drop until the beginning of the rainy
season, which commences about the 18th
Of June.
On the morning of the battle, Col.
Mitchell and half dozen officers were
riding some distance in advance of the
army, when large black wolf was seen
gailoPing across to the mountain on our
ett. Col. NJ. EXCHANGED lin halflaughing.
haitseri0us manner, "GenlIemen we are
certain 10 meet the enemy this evening.
1t that wolf crosses our path, it is ominous
OF bad luck, and he will feast on our dead
bodies before morning." The men i'm
mediately reigned up, and every one
watched the movements of the animal
with hreatl less anxiety. He was on the
point of crossing in front of US. when Col.
Mitchell dashed to the left, exclaimipg,
IN the tide of fortunel" The wolf was
beaded and driven off before US, which
caused a hearty shout of triumph.
During the battle, when portion of
troops were falling back, (from some mis-.
taken order, the enemy raised a shout
and poured in a general discharge of ar.
tillerN. Atthe same moment, the Mexican
cavalry hogan to advance, and confusion
was beginning TO show itselfin our ranks.
At This critical moment, Col. NJ dashed
up at full speed in front of the right wing,
(Which be commanded and cried out to
one of his friends, There's the black
wolf about to cross our path, hut lii stop
him /! Column :! torwdrd-galIopl"
The history of the battle, if correctly
written, will show that he did stop him!
Again, when we consider the enemY's
force and positions, the Mexican loss
compared with our own, it really looks as
if the hand of Providence guided the
whole affair. Fl.
0TThe whole of the wing leaders,
together with their interpreters, the wing
press, are totally, opposed to every one OF
the measures, and the entire policy of the
democratic party. They tell the people
that every act, every principle, and every
measure of the locofocos are calculated TO
RUIN the country as well as disgrace it;
and some of the opposition presses go so
far as to assert, that if democratic sway
is TO continue, the Union ought 10 be
speedily dissolved. Yet in the face of
this uproarious gasconade, we find these
same wing captains nominating man
for president, whose proudest claim as,
they tell US for the support OF the people,
is that he belongs to "no party" The
Sangamon Journal, the Morgan Journal
and the Quincy Wing particularly dwell
upon this point.
lfGen. TAYL@R's principles are mixed
If he belongs to no party, if he is as much
democrat as wing. it is manifest that his
nomination by the wings is evidence that
some of the democratic principles, so long
and SO vehemently denounced by these
wing journals, are not, in their estimation,
after all, SO very much calculated to ruin
the country and work the overthrow of
the republic. The democrats have made
inquiries in relation to the opinions of
the General,,on the great political topics
which divide the two parties, ana all the
response that we get from the wings is,
that he is the "national candidate" and
not that ola party. In announcing this
they in effect admit that the great panic
raised about the tariff of '46 was got up,
not because there was anything odious in
the tariff, but because it was projected
and established by the democracy. They
admit that the ruin discourses of the last
year have been prompted by determine
ton to break down the administration by
falsehood and misrepre seutation, they
admit, that The Offices of the government
are more to be desired by themselves,
than the democratic principles are to be
feared by the country. They admit, that
the war is just only because it is "Polk's
war. and ihatterritorial expansion is to
be feared only because the democracy are
in favor Of it. So much Tor wing pri,,ct.
ples.-State Register.
A NOBLE AcT.-General Dromgoole,
It is SAID, has left his entire estate with
the exception of few friendly legacies,
to the children of Digger, who. ten years
ago, fell By his hand in a duel. If this
statement be tue. il afTnrds annthar evi.