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SANTA ANNA.
WAsniSGToS, April Is, lsI7.
Mr., Websfer

The great case, which Messrs. Webster Dallas Ber
rien Gipin and T L. Smith prosecuting before the
Secretary Of the Treasury to witt the case sbbad
Florida who claims naturalization for damages incur.
red In the Florida war to the extent one of his advo
Gates informs Of 600 but according to street
reports Of 50 700 O0Oths great case IL st undecided
ana stii detains MIR Webster, and may detan him
week longer lie however anxious to get on on Mon
lee OF 100000 Is not to be abandoned for holiday ex
cursion We wish that Mr. Webster could make IL CON
venient to tarry In Jericho til June aud then he could
20 down as far Raleigh with the President and tho
secretary OF the Navy aud 10 rare sport TO SEQ
the godke bring up his charges against the admin
ton and the Administration himself coming to the rec.
cue ON the stump But despair Of such brilliant en-
terprise The age OF chivslry j. defunct w
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BALTIMORE, April 10 is47 =
Winterish Weather-The Tiennoise Dancers seis,d az
Wilmington, Del, by Mr. Burfon-Thsir appearane,
IN baltimore poaponed--Baltimore juryism-kmi
grants, &c.
we nave quite winterish spell Of weather and tho
rost makes decided stand the ground this morning
Just learn that at ~ o'clock last night the Viennose
children were seized in the Wilmington, Del on
the suit Of Mr. Burton. and detained In that
CITY Ihey were on their way 70 Baltimore, TO com
mence an engagement nj the Holiday Street Theatre
TINS evening, and MIR Burton stationed at Whining
ton With process and posse II officers aud the whole
party arrested after struggle The officers
at Wilmington succeeded In their purpose by detachipg
the cars from the train.
They will probably reach here this evening tbouOb I
presume the performance viii be postponed as they viii
be in no condition 10 through with their parts The
seats OF the theatre sold Saturday nj nubic
auction TO the highest bidder and yielded premium OF
about 500 "
trials In Baltimore last week negro sailor was irlca
Tor Killing another In ARRAY at sea The iurv re-
turned verdict OF guilty Of manslauchter and the
court refused TO record the verdict granting the man
new trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary
10 tho evidence Another case occurred on SATURDAY.
on the trial OF Royal the counterfeit coin
anu uterer proved trial that the prisoner had
NOT only passed several OF the had
manufactured them, and large number unfinished
cohution were concealed In his bed notwithstanding all
OF whch an Intelligent looking jury after being locked
up twenty hours, found 10 bo unable agec
and were discharged learn, however that they stood
ten for conviction and there but two who could not
Ind the prisoner guilty
arrived In this city Saturday in the Bremen ships
Schiller and Louise
Flour declined on Saturday to 50 Ter barrel a,
which sales were made,
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e.; s.H; o. IN Le.,s :gy:s.;s

ssss ssns On thh meEains Hs. 4. D, Logan appeared
OF the Claimant aud prcducsd and proved bill of1als
him Of the wardrobe The Jury returned thar the title
TO Il was vested in him, and the Sheriff gave it up
CovRr OF GEyEuAL SESSIONS April l9-Before Re-
corder Scott and Aldermen Stonra aud Purser John
icKeon, Esq. District Attorney Tria, for Burglary
George Battce. alias Baptste, benjamin Anderson
Potter Warned, Edward Carson. and Hannah Miller. were
placed at the bar for trial the opening Court this
morning on charge Of burglary in the frat degree
having the night Of the 4th Of March burglar
ously entered the premises of John Quinn. and stolen
therefom various articles Of property the Of
about 1900 The had not been brought TO close
when tho Court adjourned.
CoURr CALENDAR DAy--Circ CouIt.-le1.
6, 49, 10, 3D. II, so, 81 o. CO. 10 81, %. 81. 100,
ll5 ne 49, la, 49, 1879 1870 l3l l3a 1888, 1876. SuPe
rtor Ceutsl ID. Is. 90 So "a &c. %, ll6, III, 1873
1913 8 2O leo, TO- 49, a. 3D. S. o. 90 "a al, 81, 81,
e. 81 49, L. So So A. az IL To- az "a 26s 90, 27s 80,
ITO g. 10 LOG, 80 100 lo5 l6 l09 So 81 80, 81 a. 4s
So Common PieGs14, &c. TO- H. 25s, 10, 80 ~, e. %
to 26
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Weekly Report 81 Deaths,
In the City and County of New York, from the 10th ia

=. April to the i7sh day Of April, 1917.
~ Men So j: Women.s6 Boys 81 Girls 49,, Total 2sT.
;s $; ca nc e Cholera nint1m Gon,umPon Con.
mems q Dianh@a 8; Dropsy, 81 propsy the head ii;
Dropsy in the chest .; Drowned i Dysentery, Epilepsy,
Fever Rsm'sest S Fever scarlet Fever Typhoid :;
ystea Il Inflammation of BRAIN 81 Inflammation of bowels
Is; inflammation of chest Inflammation Of lungs, 81; In,
hammation Of stomach L Inflammation of throat q Inam-
nation OF womb, /; Inflammation Of liver 2; Jaundice
Killed or murdered Il Maiasmus Is; Measles. &c; Mofca-
ton Il Old age, Palsy 1; Spinal disease /; Teehing 81
Tetanus, |; Unknown, l.
CORNS. B. ARCHER City Inspector
City Inspectors Office April TO- I847 " 80 '
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Married,

On Sunday evening the 18th instant, by tho Rev DR.
Spring Mr. FREpERIcK SMITH. to Miss ELLEN EAoHN
both OF this city.
On the 18th instant by the Rev. c. S. Stewart, L. s.
Navy THOMAS HORACE to LORETTA GVFIS, both Of this
city
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LK U. $. mARlSAs WANTED, gig

HATS IlATSl HATSw
KNOX, With his accustomed brevty, would call the
>sttenton 81 his friends 10 hs STYLES OF SPRING
FASHIONS, which ready his store No f2s Fulton
street lie wonid with his usual philanthropy, invite san.
.quh quality and at, lower prices, than any other store IN
'eeiV ais 6tusr
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pax ThEHTEE-Tussday Evening" April eo,h viii
- Dc Performsd knowlss Play Of the WirE-Jul,n S,
Nj Wheatieyi Leonardo GonEago Mr. Dyo; Maria,
To conclude with the Comedy entitled 10 sur ,yo
MAN-Captain Charles yeland MT Barrstr. Is5v Caro-
line Buster Mrs. Hunt. Aa'' S""'
Boress 81 Pit so cents, Gallery Is cents
Doors ~ duatert o'elucs-fhe u.rf-,,.,. IN
commence q psecseiy anaTter past7 40
POWERf THEATAk.--A W. JAcK,or, FrorTI-io1-1
- r. STEVENS, Stage Alanager-Tuesday Evening Aprii
goth. will be performed the play Of LOVE-The Coan.
Af,er which, WALL Mr. Nes6e; Kirl
patrick, Mr. Clarke; Lady Helen Mar. Mrs Jordu
Dress Circle, Is cents; PIT and Gallery l2H cents
Doors open Ga o'clock Performance at TX
M ITCHELLs, OLYMPIC THEATRE-Tussday E1ea.
vx April goth, with the farce Of the MAR
RED RAkE-Mr Fhghty, Mr. Wsleot Mrs. Trsuss
After which the opera of FRA DIAVoLo-Fn Dis,slo
Mira Timni Lord Ailcash WslcOt; Zerlins, Miss Mar
70 conclude with tn. farce of the KINGS GARDENER
Deas Circle 80 cents Upper Boxes Is cents Pit sh
ling; Private Boxes, s.; Orchestra Boxes, 50.
Doors open oclock Curtain rise At ~ O'clock precisely
pALMOS OPERA HOUSE Chambers strsct-We dnes
In Day evening April 2lst, sixth night Of the season.
1seida Siga Barili; Acciano, Sig Martini; Sgra ~ NJ
Don SIX benedett Prior Of the city Of Nlaa Sig Benefit;
rtio DIX Sanq1irieo; Hermit, Beneventano.
sfEpAp ApTil 23dLa, performance Of Donizes Opera
-. Opera Books may be had at the Box Office.
rrystes Boxes Tor persons Sl2; do do for persons SO
m seats can Be secured at the Box Office, from 10 A.
Doors open at halEpast Performance to commence a,
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Broadwsy.,rhe musical world is invited TO examine the
very valuable of superior finished piano ortes,
for sale from the long established factory Of NUNS Fischer
Of various styles Of furniture, with the Eoan attachment.
harp stops Of wood mahogany and black wal
nut with g. ca and octsves Also second hand piano foes
Of different makers benchss music stands,
The ssck Of standard and music large embracing
all the popular music published the country well
publishing daily. instruction books and of
endsss variety Orders attended with and despatched
by ATWILI, Music Saloon,
20l Broadway near St Pauls Church.
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J. w BROWN, Auctioneer
CABINET FURNlTURE.-J. w. BROWN will sell at
auction, Wednesday, April 2ist, at 10 o'clock
stock of superiof warranted cabinet furniture comprising
cloth elegant marble dressing bureaus wadrobes marble
top centre and side tables mahogany French French and
cite do sofa do marble and other wash stands cd
bookcases sewing chairs hat and umbrella stands couche
lounges French bedsteads hair mattresses, psasses &C.
very large and well selected stock will be found well worthy
day to sale Every facility for packing and shipping
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nnocxrIAc92lA ihs sLA1T a aejEiesasS:sf; urx

CaocxER44c elAss sl4 dfxs sss'ES 14is;FHEs AND
Az a 81 p:
' T 3 p ias S1s: a
h Day a. 10 ocl9ek entrance through the Gold
IL ap Of s..Om'n' Of
hin ao spaet tea and toilet sets onew styles and patterns
p Ia e6 hsae granite AID iron stone English aud French
Also gass,waTs viz: dseaatsrs wines. tumbsrs. and
B-Ths whole the above which comprises complete
Ass Is fresh stoeh jus, rsesysd from board ship and
ready for examination Catalogue, ready aud the
Ao viii b Ds so1a T n bs e rs,1ss
%a's ias 'Sksa: over
BfRs attention Of country as wei as city dealer. i. d.
an. .ai,s : which S & pGi weekly; .ad
s as ,, medium for pons 9s and th.r
spaiis f's :s,'as
GSGDSz Hh4SHfs
A%saSa RSo% ssslssas package; Bi% 'H
gold aud silver wseGs.. and lots sold iewsTy.
in Rs % and tie Sss s '1ssa
1 from phladsphia suited 10 the country well he city
uaoe. apo lt.rc
Hqysn5HS$Ef$S txsS
wh ap. Ss'UeH Sas'T
WORK . %pros@ sonGhe chair tables solar lamps
sta mattess croekery and glass looking glasses &c &c.
superior Piano Forte aud few choice oil paintings
ao1Ine Kitchen furniture. The furniture is in prime
der and of good quality.
Catalogues the morning Of the sale. ago ltsrrc
WIN. W. SHIRLEY, Auctioneer
KIN LOTS Crockery and Glassware, by J. NJ
wv b. Bogert.-'rHlS DAY, Tuesday, April 20, at 10
clock at The store No 22 Pearl street. Of Fletcher
IA lots 10 suit retailers desirable best light and
aak blue ware also painted edged dpt and wsrea
ui positive at months credit. Those
VIII do well 10 attend this sale. apo tier
WIN. W. SHIRLEY, Auctoneer
X ETAiL STOCK of China, Glass, Crockery, Lamps &C.
by NJ Bo:ert-Thursday. April 22, 10 O'clock al
me store NO. $50 Hudson street Morton street catalogue
sale Of the stock Of retailer declining the business
OF aenea assortment in lots suit retailers xrocers and
lamiles Sale positive rain shine Also shelving coun-
ters. SC. an5oo Itsr
JSW. BROWN, Auctioneer
~ EW AND SECONDHAND FURNITURE, HOUSE
L FURNISHING ARTICLES &c.-J. w. BROWN
VII sell at auction this day, Tuesday, April goth at IOls
hand furniture from families removing, &c. Also large
stock o superior new furniture comprising sofas aud mahoga
ny chars bureaus, wardrobes and card tables French
bsdseads hair mattresses Also large assortment Of house
furnishing articles, solar lamps girandoes glassware
ivory table cutlery tea trays plated ware, Sc ago lt.r
ELEGANT FURNITURE AT No. rs BANK STREET
- Near 4th street
Z. TUTTLE, will sell auction this day, April 20th
o'clock az the above House. the entire Furniture Of
Boudone consisting of BRUSSELS Carpets Pier Glasses Win
dow tans mahogany Sofas and Chairs Pier Tables China
and Glassware, French Bedsteads, &c.
Also, Beds, Bedding, Linens, &c.
Also, Kitchen Furniture, with which the sale win com.
mence. Catalogues ready ago t.rrc
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SPhhNDip FAsHiIIo1IMStAgLE R0sEW00D AND MA;
LARGE ROOMS NO. $50 BROADWAY. ON WEDNES-
DAY, APRIL 81, WITHOUT RESERVE-A. G. TUT.
April a. 10 o'clock large assortment of fashionable
wood and other furniture te principal part having been made
will be warane) comprising in part rosewood paor and
boudouir furniture suite autus ejores sccreaes, sofa
tables, mahogany parlor bedroom, and hall furniture &c
Also by order of assgnees no patent windlas bedsteads
descriptions and worthy the attention Of the
others
N.BThe furniture may be examined the day previous
all SaTukW-rc
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ING crcuHtiun mas incroaseU very rapidly 9lnc0 April
last and the increase in tho specie tom has been In pro-
portions but the proportion Of paper in circulation to
specie In hand, has very materially increased since
October, 1914.
The returns Of tho banks Of New Orleans according
to report mado to the 9th Of March, present the an
ed statement
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- JSW. BROWN. Auctioneer
EW AND SECONDHAND FIR ITIrRE IIOJrcE
LARGE AND EXTENSIVE SALE OF AN
TIQUITIES.
Al The Magasin .Japanai,. 400 Brond,,ov

"a most respectfully inform their friends and public in
general that they have received orders from their principals
sell on their stock OF Antiquities, consisting Of mancent
Iap1n taeqnered Porcelain in great variety and of richest
Dresden Porcelain Of the finest qualities Porcelain
the time OF Louis XIV Venetian Bocaesor Wine Glasses Of
ard nad Cabnets Of great besa, Carved and Glsd Chairs
black ebony wood Arm Chair six feet high formerly in the
possession of Hugo de Groot Dutch nobeman he
was State the Fort Breda Hol-
land beautifully carved and of great curiosity such has
by ROYAL GURLEY & Co, Auctioneer, on Thursday,
Al % 1877 and ready for examination, with
sale 70 commence positively at II O'clock rain shine
n: b. The public in general respectfully invited land
particularly the LADIES' call and examine this magnificent
collection being the that has heen offered at
public sale this country. Please CALL examine and Judge
Tor yourselves. ai9 ltsrc
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Piano FOrtes md nIusic Mt Atxyill,s No. 2OI

extensive auction sale of Boots and Shoes this
morning, by e. JOHNSON at the store of A. ID. GALE.
go Pearl Blng slip The goods ready
for erain
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Gold Pens Is Cents Only, silver Pencil Case

ineladed j. w. Geston s Co, II Cedar street, keep
large and well selected stock Of Gold Pens Of descrp
lsbrtod premium Pen asd ready to supply the wholesale
ost,bshme.t eruns Albert G. Bagley Pens 81 IS only,
with silver Pen and Penci Case Persons buying sell
hare
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and every description Of Pocket and Toilette Cutlery of the
most approved patterns and warranted manufacture be
procured at q. SAUNDERS x SON,
1T Broadway, opposite Towards Hotel
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ASllBUkTON SAUCE.
vNHIS VERY SUPERIOR SAUC f for enriching Gravies
Soups, Meats, Wild Fowl, Game, &c. which has re:
ceived the appreciation of the
be obtained retail the best Family Groceries and
wholesale At M BENEFITS
LOG Front
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iofm that hey can be carried Without the least inconveni-
and complete aud durable every article contained
them made for and warranted To officers ofhe and
and travellers generally they Indispensable and
examination will prove their worth and usefuness
@, SAUNDERS & SON, 1T Broadway.
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Gold Pens-J Y Savage sells gold pen for IS only
with silver pencil included Also magnificent for
S2 which the best and cheapest in the worldpoins
warranted Don't nlaks the number 90 Fulton street The
trade Eupuel ~ the hest err
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NEW JERSEY, HUDSON DELAWARE RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY

SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.
VNHE Unique and beautiful Flowers manufac tured by
Messn Pattson Noe & Co, of 20 Delaney street are
becoming quite the for trimming Bonnets on none do
they look exqusiey rich and becoming the far famed
and elegant Gossamer and Neapoan Bonnes
by same gcntlemcn-togetherth they
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j. G. IAghtbody's Printing Ink Mandatory,
York E.Ua Fine Gard Fine Black News and Colored Inks,
Of superior snsty for sale the reasonable
All cder will be promptly attended from of the
Smsss. 2w
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than the Mexicans in those battles and the
result must necessarily have been the same
had our enemies been either French, Eng
lish or P.ussian. The true cause of victo-
ry i'm each case has been in the superior
management of our light, or more appropri-
ately, Flying Artillery.
This arm of offence was first introduced
by the celebrated Marshal Murat, was con.
sidercd as efecting qoonders The rapidity
of their movements and firing, was a matter
of perfect astenishment to the Austrians, and
contributed immensely to their overthrow.
Now. if you will look up some old army
work on the subject, you will find the Mu-
rats Flying artillery have the same relation
to Washington's and Duncan's batteries
that Mr.. Fitch's Steamboat did to the EN-
pire or Oregon. This too is subject do
not intend to dilate on. We see the effects,
and historians will fill pages on the subject
But TO the subject of this communication,
viz: their introduction iuto the army I
will only mention the facts, and l trust to
some more industrious wrier to fill out its
interesting history in detail.
In, as believe, 1916, Congress passed
from four companies of Flying Artillery,
| tohiuS5 tlACHi ilOti tno IOuI OF the
standing army Artillery. This law appears
to have been forgotten, at least, not acted on,
TOR more than twenty years. When Joel
r. Poinsett became Secretary of War. in
his anxiety for the improvement of our ma
tional defences, he, acting under this old
law, brought to his counsels the ever to be
lamented Ringgold, and with him concocted
the system as it now works. Ringgold had
the orders from Poinsett to carry out his
design, and gloriously did he do it. 1t IS
said by some that Washington's Battery
excells Ringgolds and that Duncans equals
either. This may be; and have no doubt
Ringgold rejoiced in it, as it was the sue
cess of the pupils Of noble teacher. Few
men have had more o5loquy and abuse
heaped on them than Joel r. Poinsett, and
no man ever with less cause. Had his
whole system of national defence been
carried out, the writer of this fully believes
it would have had the happiest effect upon
our country; and the rapidty with which
our volunteer militia, ready drilled, could
have been carried 10 the field, would have
terminated the war as speedily, in compar-
ison, as his Flying Artillery, worked by a
Washington, Duncan, or our own Bragg
and Bryan, ends battle. In hopes this
slight notsce may call out some ADLER pen,
l conclude, wishing for nothing but
JUSTICE.
Goldsboro', Wayne County, NC.
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(FoR THE BANNER. J
Temperance Notice:

A meeting of the Executive Committee
of the. District Temperance Society was
held to-day in the Court House, for the trans-
action Of business. At this meeting il was
unanimously agreed to celebrate the ami.
eversary meeting on the 9th Of July next, at.
sAbbeyille c.. H. with appropriate speeeAes,
and by a public pic NC dinner. The fely
lowing Rev. Gentlemen were appointed orss
ators for the occasion, ID N. Turner. NE
aCapers, w r. HemphiIl and = N. Chiless 6 6
The Chair appointed The following & COM
mittee Oh report, DrsI Branch, ssT[ Thomson
{ Esqr, and q ile \ wtsrp
Z lappointed espasniittte tes of Inyttasi ions aud
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uafes OF the Old that they engaged in the Guaopa

at a distance, stood the squares Of the Old
Guard, and nearer by, silent group of
chieltains, and over all lay the moonlight
Those brave soldiers, filled with grief to
sec their beloved chief borne down with
such sorrow, stood for long time silent
and fearful. At length, to break the mourn
tul silence, and to express the sympathy
they might not speak, the bands struck up
requiem for the dying marshal The
melancholy strains arose and fell in pro-
longed echoes over the field, and swept in
soltencd cadences on the car ofthe fainting
warrior-but still H'apolcon moved not
They then changed the measure to a tri-
umphant strain, and the thrilling trumpets
brcathcd forth their most joyful notes, till
the heavens rung with the melody. Such
bursts Of music had welcomed Ma apoleon as
he returned flushed with victory, till his eve
kindled in cxultation; but now they fell
on dull and listless eur. 1t ceased. and
again the mournful requiem filed all the
air. But nothing could arouse him from
his agonizing refections-his friend lay
dying, and the heart he loved more than his
life was throbbing its last pulsations.
What theme for painter, and what
eulogy on Napoleon was that scene.-
That noble heart which the enmity of the
world could net shake-nor the terrors of a
battlefield move from its calm reposc-nor
even the hatred and insults Of his, at last,
victorious enemies humble; here sunk in
the moment Of victory before the tide Of
affection. What military chicftain ever
mourned that on the field of victory, and
what soldiers ever loved q leader 500
The next morning, little after sunrise,
Duroc died. When the mourn(ul news
was brought to Napoleon, he did not utter
word, but put into the hands Of Bcrthier
paper, directing monument TO be raised
on the spot where he fell, with this inscrip-
ton: g Here the general Duroc, Duke of
Frluli, Grand Marshal of the palace Of the
Emperor Napolean, glorously fell, and died
in the arms of the Emperor his friend"-
He left two hundred napoleons in the hands
OF the owner OF the house and the clergy
man Of the parish, TO defray the expenses
But the monument was never erected, for
after the defeats which soon followed, the
allies: with meanness unparalleled iii the
history Of civilized warfare claimed this
money as part of the spoilS of war For
the patry sum Of eight hundred dollars
they could prevent a monument from being
raised TO genius and true worth, and insult
anobIe heart by denying it this last tribute
OF affection to a dear friend. What con-
trast does this present to the conduct of
Marshal Soult at Corunna, who ordered
monument to be reared to Sir John Moore
on the spot where he fell. Napoleon was
as much above his enemies in magnanimity
as he was in genius
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From the North Carolina STANDARD.
Flying Artillery.


Mr. Editor: Allow me as soon as the re-
joicing of the country little subsidies, and
the people have time for cool reflection, to
call your attention to the remote but direct
cause of all our most astonishing victories.
The study of cause and effect, is one on
which a philosophic mind always dwells
with pleasure. What intelligen. mind g.
YER witnesses the majestic movements of a
steamboat, or the lightning-like rapidi.y Of
railroad tram, without reverting back to
Watts, Fitch, and Fulton; and so of the
thousands of improvements which distin-
guish the nineteenth century. 1t is not my
intention to write an essay, but merely to
call the attention of yourself and your read
ers to an important fact in history, where
the prime mover, although one Of the bright
est ornaments of our nation, has, so far as I
have observed, been entirely overlooked.
Every body who reads the accounts, SO
modestly given by General Taylor, of the
glorious days of the eight and ninth Of May,
and the still more awfully destructive battles
and victories Of the twenty third Of Febru-
ary, is struck with astonishment at the re-
suits. It will not do to say our enemies are
weak Or cowarlly, for, It is not true. The
obstinate Britton 81 the Chiyalric French.
man, could not have shown more courage