Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-02
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ncieutiy powerful, he thinks, TO expel the gov
ernment troops, and establish an independent
government mall the valley Of the Rio Cnnde,
east u Of the Sierra Madre., Their plans are
new so well matured that decisive blow will
probably be struck ina few weeks. large
humber OF volunteers from Texas have been en-
listed, and large quantities Of arms, ammunition,
aud military stores, have been procured TO c. Try
on The wairaeainstfhc central government. Up
wards OF tive hundred Texan volunteers were
encsmped near Roma fey weeks since, wait
INK FOR orders form Canales and his associates.
II i said that Gen Avalos and the other officeRs
IL command Of the Mexican forces, are aware
that ille great mass 81 the poplc Of those depart
ments are opposed 10 the central government, and
obey have minated TO the leaders of the revou-
fionary party, that they can offer but feeble
resistance II respectable military force is
brought TO operate against them. II is also said
that Gen. Aval& has actually removed portion
Of his property to Brownsville, in anticipation
Of the success Of thereyoluiionsry party Gar
hsislat present is the ostcnsibe commanders Of
the revolutionary forces; 0Gt as sooa Is ogspsive
operations are commenced, il is probable that
Canales viii take the command in person The
Americans along the Rio Grande are quite con-
tdent that this movement wIi be successful, as
the central government IS So destitute Of means
that-if is unable 60 pay the soldiers now station
ia along the Frontier, and they are consequently
very much dis satisfied II Is believed that a
large number OF the government troops will Join
the standard of Carabajal as soon it is dis
played oh the west bank Of the Rio Grande.
Many OF the merchants on this sale ef the river
willing 10 aid the revolutionary purity, az
they have suffered severely from the iInpositions
OF the Mexican custom house officers. The
trade of Brownsville, eltcma and most Of the
towns on the east bank Of the Rio Grande, has
lately been almost ruined by the Mexican reSe-
nue. officers, who have endeavored by the most
tyrannleal impositions TO prevent Americans from
trading with any of tho towns or settlements in
the interior, II Houston Telegraph.
A NEw PoLr1IcAL PARrY-We find in tbs
.qbsdssfung the programme of a new party
which has sprung or is about to spring into ex-
istence. Il rs called ''the platform q the Ger
man Free Soil Democracy of New York" which
party is TO be organized at mass meeting Of the
Men Of Political and Social Progress" which
is called for Thursday next at some place not
stated Thee programme is divided into two
parts: the first on national politics, goes TO give
the public ian,is in limited quantities 10 actual
settlers, the State, hayever still remaining their
sole proprietor; for the abolition of the fugitive
slave law, The admission Of no more slave States
or Territories, against y. 8. Pank and all iao-
corporations Cor free trade. but with
the maintenance of the tariff as means of
protection against other commercial nations, for
the Improvement Of harbors and rivers by Con-
grrss, for the building of the Pacific Railroad
by the nations and for the election by the people
Of all the officers of the Federal Government
In respect Of State Politics, the programme is
for universal suffrage without distinction of
color; direct election of all officers by ahe peo-
pie; Submission of all important measures to
popular votes dor the p ssage of laws authorizing
fhef, .,c,o ofQ h.
people, Of \ represen-4 ave or other officer who
hasn't conae up to The mark; amendment. of the
homestead exemption law; equal taxation and
exemption OF the po,r; extension and improve
ment OF the school lawj abolition Of the death
penalty; Improvement Of the State prison, and
abolition of the cellular system; limitation of1he
hours Of labor ten or eight hours for adults and
five for children; encouragement and lncorpora-
ton OF industrial associations with the same
charters, rights AND privileges our commercial
and manufacturing corporations; in the letting
of public works such associations TO have the
preferenee,-.E y. Tribune.
II is not generally known that rain water
when protected from the atmosphere, is the
purest, healthitst and sweetest water one can
nsc Mr.. ]. S. Van. Rensselaer, has for great
number of years used it for drinking, and gull
nary purposes, at his late residence, 1863 State
street, and could never meet uith any he con-
sidered as good. He was first informed of its
quality by sea captain, who used it in his voy-
ages from the United States TO the West Indies
and who found that by carefully preserving il
from exposure, casks which had BEEN shipped
at Key West ard made the outward voyage, were
spn their return to New York, found to be as
pure and as good as the day they were put on
board. Acting on this suggestion, Mr.. Van
Rensselaer, built two cisterns in his yard, cover
cd, eemented and air-tighSS one of which acted
reservoir, communicating with Aie other
from which it was conducted into the dwelling
The cisternS were capable Of holding seventy
FIVE hogsheads, and from the time of their cree
ton, long since, Mr.. Van RENSSELAER, has had
abounteous supply Of pure, soft, and excellent
water.
The only communication with tfis air, was by
the pipe which conducted the water from the
TDof every rain refreshed the supply and as it
was drawn from the bottom of the ostern, the
temperature was cool and pleasant Rain water
as is known. is the purest irs nature. In this
case, il was condactedefr0n high slate roof,
On which no dirt could well accumulate, and the
cisterns had required cleansing but once in six !
years, and then from no defect in the water |
at no time has that been disturbed, or lost, in |
the least, its pure and wholesome taste, and
that flat and rainy taste, peculiar 10 il when
caught in open vessels, has never been noticed
IL is strange that these simple and interesting
facts are not more generally known and acted
upon were II so, our citizens on the hill might
now DO supplied with AN abundance of water.
instead Of suffering as they are from the drouth.
Tho cost Of cisterns does not exceed go, and
70 places where there is a deficiency of good
water, we,commend this cheap and efIectlal plan
Of obtaining it'll Albany Register.
Hs-Nyc asked one az our Democratic friends