Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-05
washington Cor. Of tbe Chicago Dsnoera,.
WAsH1NeroN. BEG. II. 1s46.

" OEC- III 1910
AS usual previous to the holidays, Con.
gress is doing little or nothing. Indeed,
the Senate only seems to meet for the
purpose adjourning from Thursday over TO
Monday.
In the House, the Presidents Message
is still undsr discussion; and it NAV not
be referred for some time yet. The op.
position ofthe wings to the war ough, full.
iy to be developed, as they are ia st doing
by their speeches. They should have ali
the rope they ask.
Out of the slave states, there are but
very few who will go for tax uoon tea
and coffee. And many Of the slave States
will not support it. 1t is estimated that
$2,5O0.O0O might be raised by tax I'D.
on tea and coffee. Ofthis the free States
would pay over 50, 000, 600; and believe
the Fourth Congressional District would
pay as much as the whole State of South
Carolina. Under law ofthis kind. be.
lieve there are laborers upon our Canal
who would pay as high a tax each as
would men at the south worth their hun.
dreds ofthousands and who own their
hundred slaves. Every free laborer has
tea and coffee but slaves are not allowed
them except oD holidays.
An eastern gentleman largely interes-
ted in the Michigan Railroad SAYS the ter
minus win be at New Buffalo instead of
St. Joseph. All the company then want
is charter to drive directly into Chicago.
No news has yet reached here from
Springfield since the organization of the
Legislature, No one here has had LET.
ter ora paper a
Major Ringgold's remains wcre taken
through here to-day. They were public.
" exposed all day at the Jackson Hall,
and in the evening were escorted TO the
cars by the military and a large concourse
of citizens. had very affecting con-
versation with the poor Irishman, of
whom you may have read. His time had
expired just before the battle. lie was a
favorite teamster of Major Ringgold's.
f The Major says to him "Patrick are
you going to leave me on the eve ofbattIe.
with my horses in the hands Of strangers
and who knows what is to Become of ne?''
"No, God bless you, Maior," said the
Irishman with tears in his eyes. AMI be
the last TO quit you"
Soon after the battle begun, the poor
Irishman had his arm shot off. But he
never flinched. At this time: Maio.
Ringgold's flying artillery was in the heat
of the fight. Some one spoke. to the |.
rishman and told him he had better 90 t.
the hospital. "That will never do saws
/ he, 81 am going to. stand by the Maiorun.
til the last $50 ~
/ "But your arm is off," it was said.
i 81 know that" was the gallant reply
''and the Major is paying them for it, don
you hear his cannon3'' -
j When the Majors horse fell. he hopef
it was only the horse that was killed, ant
i quickly run up with another. But it wa:
TOO late. From that time to this, he ha
/ stood by the Majors remains. and ha.
/ never been known to complain OF or al
lude to the loss of his arm unless some on,
/ else begun it.
d His fayorite position has ever been, hi
face towards the head of the coffin an
Il the stub of his arm resting upon the to-
q of it. Thus. he stands or sits nearly al
& the time. a
Some person here asked him what Ii
was going TO do. He said, al shall stan
s. by the good fellow until I gel. him home. :
And then what are you going TO dol Say
I he, with tears in his eyes, al neve
+ thought Of that; But. III can find anoothe
q such a brave andIoyeiy fellow, I viii los
T this other arm for him. and then stand b
f his poor body asI DO by this also Her
J is a fit subject for native American
dwell upon. A collection is to be take
i up for him at Baltimore sufficient to mai
tain him for life.
Everything that can be done here t
hurry on the war to a close is being done
General Taylor has had orders. to acceT
of no more designations and to let no NOR
linen come home. Tfthey are sick, III,