Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-05-28

air pure and clear; no longer shone the
sun on unsullied plume and aag--on gilt
tering steel. Smoke and backness OBJ
scured all, except the red fash of artillery
and musketry.
And yet, like the untiring surges, which
roll on--through the long watches of the
storm, that desperate army, fighting upon
its own soil, swept in with its reserves upon
the devoted ranks under old Rough and
Ready But It is not for me to describe
that fght-5ow fell Hardin, Clay, and
Yell-how gellent Lincoln, friend of more
than one campaign, died-how Mckee,
zabriskie, and hundred other gallant
spirits perished, sword in hand. This has
been done by far abler pens than mine.
But it was my lot, just after that last
fatal charge, where the first named officer
fell, and the ravine, through which the
mould was almost choISed with their dead
and dying followers, to be near our noble
General, when the enemy made his last
desperate charge, which, had it been sue
cessful, would have utterly annihilated cur
army. But Bragg, glory covered Bragg,
galloped his battery into position-his
guns were brought to bear-the eye of his
chief was on him-'A little more grape
was added-the enemy was so close, that
the painting of his pressed chargers could
be heard-and then pealed the deafening
thunder of those six guns, then rolled out
an hundred iron deaths from every brazen
muzzle!
They reel like a forest stricken by a
gale--they are checked-see that dashing
rider in their very front, riding to and fro
amid the iron shower, urging them on
By heavens tbs aoomani
They rally--again the tide of war rolls
on, led by the dauntless herione. Once
more the fearful shower of grape and can
lister sweeps down rank after rank of the
coming foe. Deaths scythe sweeps away
wide swaths of victims. Again the foe is
checked--the Amazonian leader bows for
ward in her saddle, and as the few who
yet live in that devoted column, fly in wild
confusion, her coal black steed, in terror,
bears his dying mistress into our lines.
The horse is stopped-she is lifted from
the saddle-but fierce glare is in her eye
"a curse, bitter curse is on her lips
she dies-and HAaARITA, the Ranchero's S
Daughter, is no more.
Had the Mexican men possessed one
half the courage of their women, our vie
tories would have been dearly bought.
SECRETARY FLoYD-WAsH MAT
TERs.-The correspondent of the Philadei-
phia Press writing from Washington un-
der date of the 18th, says:
"There has been nothing done by Sec
retary Floyd, of the War Department, in
regard to the contracts about which there
has been so much talk, that was not be-
forehand approved ty the Administration.
The effort to make the Secretary scape-
goat will not do. He is an honest, able,
and fearless man, and will not permit him
self to be oyerslaughed by intrigues in and
out Of the Cabinet, headed by those who
have been misleading the President from
the beginning of his Administration.
| Will Congress adjourn on the TIA of
June2 think Yes. There is a vast deal
to do; but there is good deal of dead
wood in the way that may be cleared off,
The Pacific Railroad is effectually post
poncd; there will be no revision of the
tariff till we have new House, unless Mr..
Buchanan recommends it; the splendid
programme of annulling the Clayton Bull
wer treaty is abandoned; the Utah war
must be kept up and paid for, &c. But
then Oregon waits for admission, and Kan
sis will reject Lecompton, and there are
the usual appropriation bills to pass, which
Mr.. Buchanan will not sign in hurry.
Still, | think Congress will adjourn in
june"
/ A PREDICTIoN.-The Baltimore Clipper
makes this prediction, which we think is
quite likely to be realized: "We venture
to predict that by the time this Kansas
business shall have been finally settled,
the President will wish that he had adher-
ed to the instructions which he gave to
Governor Walker. He has raised stick
which will most deseryedly fall on and
break his own head. This ordinance,
constitution, and act, may be accepted by
the people of Kansas, by which they would
receive the grant of public lands offered
as bribe-but the moment the territory
shall be admitted into the Union a new
constitution will be adopted, and all the