The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21

not be especially adapted to the wants
and interests of any sect, and after clear
ly setting this forth, he made such an
appeal to the delegation to remember
that they were Americans, as we'll as
Quakers, that 1 was fairly electrified
The effect produced by his words on the
delegation was astonishing. When he
began they were all seated after he had
spoken 10 minutes one after another
rose to his feet, until they were all
standing; then they commenced to
move toward him, and they had soon
surrounded him in body. Before he
finished 1 saw the Chairman take out
his petition and tear it to pieces; and
when he had finished, some of them
were shedding tears, and all were grasp
ing Webster's hands as fast as they
could get them. Friend Webster, cried
the spokesman, thee is right and we are
wrong; we owe thee an apology; we
will say no more about it; thee knows
thy duty better than we
1.-THE next day L met Mr.. Webster,
and with countenance of perfect gray
ity he said: "Well, Shields-now did
not we blarney those fellows nicely ?"
"RoUGH. AND READY"
His first interview with Gen. Taylor
was humorously described "I was sent
with my brigade to report to him on the
Rio Grande. After getting my COM
mand into camp, 1 put on the most
snowy uniform l had, and spent much
time rigging myself up to do honor to
such an occasion as the meeting with
the Commander-in-C of the Army
of Occupation. Arrived at headouar-
ters inquired for Gen. Taylor, and was
shown into tent by the orderly, who
went away to announce me. Presently
entered hard-featured man, quite un-
der-sized, who, from his appearance
would easily have been taken for a wag-
oner. A great tapping straw hat crown
ed his head; he had no collar; linen
coat, and the coarse pantaloons he wore
had no suspicion of rank about them,
and his unstockened feet were covered
by common infantry shoes. While /
was trying to figure out in my mind
what this appartition could be, he grasp
ed my hand and heartily exclaimed, " L
am very glad to see you here, General
Shields. and will cut out some work for
your command before long" And this
was actually General Zachary Taylor,
one of the bravest, kindest, and noblest
men that ever lived"
CERRO GoRDo.
Previous to the brilliant American vic
tory at Cerro Gordo, the engineers, both
of the attacking and defending armies
had carefully surveyed the highest of the
eminences that bristle about the place.
and had reported it inaccessible. 1t over
looked the whole Mexican Army, but
the Mexicans were confident that it
could not be occupied, and the same be-
lief prevailed in the American camp
The night before the assault was yerv
dark one. Shields was in his tent. when
toward midnight number of soldiers of
his command came to him and asked
permission to put FOUNDER gun ON
the top of this cliff.
" was astonished. Dom It YOU know,
asked, that the engineers say that it
can t be climbed ?-to say nothing about
putting cannon up there. They insisted
however that they should like to try il.
Try it, then boys said, mo harm
will be done,even if you fail They went
away, and in two hours time they were
back again with the amazing news that
they actually had pounder in posi-
ton on the summit of that almost per-
pendicular height.
And If you will consent, SIR said
one of them, Wen put II FOUNDER
there, too
20 ahead 1 replied. 'Ill believe
you can do anything now.' And long
before daylight they reported that the
IL FOUNDER was up there beside the
FOUNDER, ready to open on the Mexicans
IN tne morning. / thought the news too
good TO be kept, SO 1 went to General
Iwiggs' tent and reused him up. He
heard my story, and looked at me as
it,
10 you mean to tell me- he ex-
claimed that those fellows of yours
nave hauied IL FOUNDER and
pounder up to the top of that height Yu
YES sir; and what do you think of
=" think there are two pieces of ar