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T H E Ntrl T HE N 8 TAN DA B D
CHAS. DE'MORSE
LONG SHALL OUR BANNER BRAVE THE BREEZE THE STANDARD OF THE FREE.
EDITOR. AND PROPRIETOR.
VOL. 2."
CLARKSVILLE TEXAS DECEMBEE 16 1843.
NO. 7.
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AGENTS FOR THE STANDARD.
Travis G. Wright P.M. Pine Creek.
Johk R. Craddock Paris Lamar Co.
J. W. W. SnuriELB P.M. Harrison Co.
Jesse Shelton P. M.t Fort Shelton Lamar Co.
R. W. Lrr P. M. Warren Fannin County.
Bulky Exglish P. M Fort English Fannin Co:
J. J Williams P. M.. De Kalb Bowie Co.
Henry D. Masov Boston Bowie County.
Gen. E. H. Tirrast Bowie Co.
Dr N6am" DS&fcM. Borie County.
Wji. C. Crawford Shelbyvi lie Shelby County.
A. Sterne P. M. Nacogdoches.
Judge Line Crockett Houston County.
Col. Wm. L. Cazveav Austin Travis County.
A. McDonald Huntsville Montgomery County.
B F. loHtsos Washington.
Jimks Harrison Esq St. Louis Missouri.
G. C. Gooding. P.M. Fort Towson.
From Stephens Travels in Central America.
Cultivation of Cochineal. Classic Ground. Ciudad Yija-
Its Pouadalion. Visit from Indians. Departure from
Vieja. First Sight of the Pacific Alotenango. Volcan
del Fuega Escuintla. Sunset Scene. Mcsagua. Port
of Istapa. Arrival at the Pacific
The next morning I was still asleep when Senor
Yidaury rode into the courtyard to escort me on my
journey. Leaving Romaldi to follow I was soen
mounted; and emerging from the city wo entered the
open plain shut in by mountiins. and cultivated to
their base with cochineal. At about a mile's distance
we turned in to the hacienda of Senor Yidaury. In
jhe yard were four oxtn grinding sugarcane and be
hind was his nopal or cochineal plantation one of
the largest in the Antigua. 1 he plant is a species
of cactus set'Out in rows like Indian corn and ai the
time I speak of it was ubout four ieet high. On
every leaf wa pinned with a thorn a piece of cane
in the hollow of which were thirty or forty injects.
These insects cannot more but breed and the young
crawl out and fasten upon the leaf; when they have
once fixed they never move; a light film gathers
over them end as they feed the leaves becoae mil-
dewed and white. At the end of the dry season some
f the leaves are cut off and hung up in a storehouse
for seed the insects arc brushed off from the rest and
dried and are then sent abroad to minister Jo the
luxuries and rlegances of civilized life and enliven
wilhtheir bright colors the salons of London Paris
and SL Louis in Missouri. The crop is valuable
but uncertain as an early rain may destroy it; and
sometimes all the workmen of a hacienda are taken
away for soldiers at the moment when they are most
needed for its culture. The situation was ravishing
lybeauliful at the base and under the shade of the
Volcano de Agua ana the view was bounded on all
aides by mountains of perpetual green ; ihe morning
air was soft and balmy but pure and refreshing.
Wjth good government and laws and one's friends
around J. never saw a more beautiful spot on which
man could desire to pass his allotted time on earth.
Resuming oar ride we came out upon a rich plain
cevered with grass on which cattle and horses were
pasturing between the bases of the two great vol
canoes; and on the left at a distance on the side of
the Volcano de Agua saw the Church of Ciudad
Vieja- the first capital 6l Gnatimala founded by Al-
varado the Conqueror. I -vas now on classic ground.
The fame of Cortez and his exploits in Mexico spread
among- the Indian tribes to the south and the Kachi-
quel-kings sent an1 embassy offering to acknowledge
themselves vassals of Spain. Cort.z received the
ambassadors with distinction and sent Pedro de Al
vsrade' an officer distinguished in the conquest of
new opsin to receive tne suomission oi tne native
kings and take possession .ef Guatimala. On the
thirteenth of November 1523 Alvaradb left the city
ef Mexico with three hundred Spaniards and a large
body'ofTlasciltecas.Cfiolotecns Cbinapas and other
auxiliary mcxican luuians loagui uis way imuugu
the"pt)puIoDS provinces of Soconosco and lonal.n
and on'lbe fourteenth of May by a decisive victory
over the Quiche Indians he arrived at'the capital of
Isw ivacoiquei Kinguom now Known as me viusgc
eFTecbjanlGoatfrhala. Afier'remalning a few days
UP recover from their fatigues the conquering army
cottiSied'th'eir.TOuie by the villages on th: coast
overcoming all that disputed their progress; nnd on
UflPzllkorJuly. 1524 arrived at a place called by
lbl6diaBs'AlrnoIonga meaning. in their language
a fpriftff'bf'water (or the mountain" from which water
flows) situated anneoase w.ine voicano ue Agua.
The situation says Rernesal pleased thera so much
rrrita JtBechmate. the beauty of tne meadows aetignt
fully" vttte'red by Tanning streams 'particularly from
' iuvirtflbelwefln two loft V Mountains. Tram one of
y.ft t ? M - ". ?v-?iU r Jt .; '
and from the summit of the other issued tolumes of
smoke and fire that they determined to build u city
which should be. the capita! of Guatimala.
On the twenty-fifty of Jul v. the festival of St. James
the patron of Spain the soldiers with martial music
splendid armor wayiug plumes horses superbly ca
parisoned in trappings glittering with jewels and
plates of geld proceeded to the humble church which
had been constructed for that purpose where Juan
(jodines the chaplain to the army said mass. i he
whole body invoked the protection of the apostle
and called by his name the city they bad founded.
On the same day'Alvarado appointed alcaldes regi-
dors and the chief alguazil. The appearance of the
country harmonized with the romantic scenes of
which it had been the theatre; and a i rode over
the plain I could almost imagine the sides of the moun
tains covered with Indians and Alvarado and his
small band of daring Spaniaids soldiers nnd priests
with martial nude and religious humility unfurl
ing the banners of Spain and setting up the standard
of the cross.
Aswc approached the town its situation appeared
more beautiful: but vtry early in us history dreadful
calamities lef el it. ' In 1532 the vicinity of the city
was ravaged and the inhabitants thrown into con
sternation by a lion of uncommon magnitude and fe
rocity that descended from the forests on the moun
tain called the Volcan de Agua and committed great
devastation among the herds of cattle. A reward of
twenty-five gold dollars or one hundred bushels of
wheat was offered by the town council to any person
that could kill it; but the animal escaped even from
a general hunting party of the whole city with Alva
rado at the bead of it. Alter five or six months
continual depredations he was killed on the 30th of
July by a herdsman who received the promised re
ward. 1 he nex. great disaster was a fire that hap-
pened in February I53G and caus.d great injurv;
as the houses at that time were nearly all thatched
with straw a large portion of them was destioyed be-
fore it .rould be extinguished. The accident origi-
nated in a blacksmith's shop; and to prevent similar
misfortunes in future the council prohibited the em-
ployment of forges within the city.
' The most dreadful calamity that had as yet afflict
ed this unfortunate place occurred on the morning of
September 11 1541. It had rained incessantly and
with great violence on the three proceeding days
particularly on the night of the tenth when thw wa-
ter descended more like a torrent of a cataract than
rain; the fury of the wind the wiessant appalling
lightning and the dreadful thunder were indescriba-
ble. At two o'clock on the morning of the eleventh
the vibrations of the earth were so violent that the
people were unable to stand; the shocks were accom
panied by a terrible subterranean noise which spread
universil dismay; shortly afterward an immense
torrent of water rushed down from thesummilof the
mountain feting away with it immense fragments
of rocks id large trees which descending upon the
ill fated town overwhelmed and destroyed almost all
tie bous 8 and buried a great number of the inhabi-
tants u der the ruins; among the many Dona Bea-
trice de la Cueba the widow of Pedro Alvarado lost
her life."
All the way down the side of the volcano we saw
the seams and gullies made by the torrents of water
which had inundated the city. Again we crossed
the beautiful stream of El'Rio Pensativo and rode up
to the convent It stands adjoining the gigantic and
venerable church of the Virgin. In front was a high
stone wall ; a large gate opened into a courtyard at
the extremity of the convent and on the left the gigan-
tic wall of the church with a door of entry from one
end of the corridor. The patio was sunk about four
feet below the level of the corridor and divided into
parterres with beds of flowers and in Ihe centre was
a large white circular fountain with goldfish swim
ming in it and rising out of it aVove a jei d eau an
angel with a trumpet and flag.
Senor Vidaury had advised Padre Alcantra of my
intended visit and he was waiting to receive us. He
was about thirty-three Intelligent educated and en-
ergetic with a passion for flowers as was shown by
the beautiful arrangements of the courtyard. He had
been banished by Morazan and only returned to his
curacy about a year before On a vitit to him was
his friend and neighbor Don Pepe Astegueta pro-
prietor of a cochineal hacienda and a man of the
same stamp and character. They were among the
tew whom I met who took any interest in the roman-
tic events connected with the early history of the
country. After a orief rest in the convent with a
feeling more highly wrought than any that had been
awakened in me except by the ruins of Co pan. we
visited a tree standing before the church and extend-
ing wide its branches under whose shade tradition
says Alvarado and his soldiers first encamped; the
fountain of Almolonga. or in the Indian language
the mountain from which wafer flows which first
induced him to select this spot as the site for the capi-
ta I; and the mined cathedral on the spot where Juan
Godines first said mass. The fountain is a large
natural basin of clear and beautiful water shaded by
trees under which thirty or forty Indian women were
washing. The walls of the Cathedral were standing
and in one corner was a chamber filled with the
sculls and belies of those.destroyed by the inundation
from the volcano.
After breakfast we visiled the church which was
very large and more than two hundred years old;
its altar isriclfin ornaments of gold and silver among
which is a magnificent crown "of gold studded with
diamonds and emeralds presented by one of the Phi
lips to the Virgin to whom the church was conse
crated. Hemming to the house 1 lound that fad re
Alcantra had prepared for me a visit from a deputa-
tion of Indians consisting of the principal chiefs and
women descendants of caciques of the Mexican auxi
liaries of -Alvarado calling "themselves like the
Spaniards; Cotmaisladores or Conquerors; they en-
tered wearing the sarae"cpsturhes which their ances-
tor Lad' worn in the time of Corteiand bearing on a
salver covered with velvet a 'precious book bound in
red veltet with silver corners and clasp containing
the Written evweuce ui tucir iwk inu iiiiu. si was
written on parchment dated in 1639 and contained
the order of Philip lhc First aekrwwleddng tbem as
conquerors and exeropiing'them asmt froitttfie
;i(o Tid hv'the native Indian's. j'Thit' SsteeiiiUori
they call themselves descendants of tho conquerors
and the head of the Indian aristocracy. The interest
which I felt in these memorials of the conquerors
was increased in no small degree by the beauty and
comfort of the convent and Padre Alcantra s kind
ness. In the afternoon we walked down tothebridge
across the Rio Pensativo. The plain on which the
Spanish soldiers had glittered in armor was shaded
by the high volcanoes and the spirit of romance rest-
ed upon it.
The day which I passed at the "old city" is onn of
those upon which 1 lookback with pleasure benor
Vidaury and Don Pepe remained with us all day.
Afterward when Padre Alcantra had again been
obliged to fly from the convent at the approach of an
invading army and we had all passed through the
the crash of the revolution on leaving Guatimala to
return home I diverged from my road to pay them
a visit and they were the last friends to whom I said
farewell.
In the morning with great regret I left Ciudad
Vieja. Padre Alcantra and Don Pepe accompanied
me and to help me on my journey the latter lent me
a noble mule and the padre an excellent servant
The exit from this mountain-girt valley was between
the two great volcanoes of Agua and Fuego tising
on each side nearly fifteen thousand feet high; and
from between the two so unexpectedly to me as almost
to induce a burst of enthusiasm we overlooked an
immense plain and saw the facinc Ucean. At a
league's distance we reached the village of Alete-
nango where among Indian huts stood another gi-
gantic church roofless and ruined by an earthquake
and where with the hope in which I was not disap-
pointed of seeing them again I took leave of the
cura and Don Pepe. The road between the two
great volcanoes was singularly interesting; one with
its base cultivated girt by a belt of thick forests and
verdant to the very summit; the other with three bare
and rugged peaks covered with dried lava and ashes
shaken by the strife of the elements within the work-
ing cf internal fires and emitting constantly a pale
blue smoke. The road bears marks of the violent
convulsions to which it has been subject. In one
place the horse path lies through an immense chasm
rent asunder by a natural convulsion over which
huge atones hurled in every direction lay in the wild-
est confusion; in another it crosses a deep bed of ashes
and cinders and scorified lava; and a little farther on
strata of decomposed vegetable matter cover the vol-
canic substances nnd high shrubs and busbes have
groun up forming a thick shady arbor fragrant as
the fields of Arabia the Blesstd. At every step there
was a strange contrast of the horrible and beautiful.
The last eruption of the Volcan del Fuego took
place about twehe years ago when flames issued
from the crater and ascended to a great height; im-
mense quantities of stones and ashes weie cast out
and the race of monkeys inhabiting the neighboring
woods was almost extirpated; but it can never burst
furth again; its crater is no longer el Boca del Infi-
erno or the Mouth of the Infernal Regions for as a
vtry respectible individual told me it has been bless-
ed by a priest.
After a beautiful tide nnder a hot sun but shaded
nearly all the way at three o'clock we reached Es-
cuimla where was another magnificent church roof-
less and again with its rich facade cracked by an
earthquake. Before it were two agreeable Ceiba
trees and the platform commanded a splendid pano-
ramic view of the volcanoes and mountains of the
Aatigua.
In the streets were soldiers and drunken Indians.
I rode to the house of the eorregidor Don Juan Dios
de Guerra and with Romaldi for a guide I walked
down to the banks of a beautiful stream which makes
Escuintla in the summer months of January and
February the great watering place of Guatimala
The bank was high and beautifully shaded and de-
scending to the river through a narrow passage be-
tween perpendicular rocks in a romantic spot where
many a Guatimals lover ha3 been hurried by the
charming influences around into a premature out-
pouring of his hopes and fears I sal down on a stone
and washed my fecL
Returning I "stopped at the church. The front
was cracked from top to bottom by an earthquake
and the divided portions stood apart but the towers
were entire. I ascended to the top and looked down
into the roofless area. On the east the dark line of
forest was broken by the curling smoke of a few
scattered huts and backed by verdant mountains by
the cones of volcanoes with their tops buried in the
clouds and by the Rock of Mirandilla an immense
block of bare granite held up among the mountain
tops riven and blasted by lightning On the west
thesetting sun illuminated a forest of sixty miles and
beyond shed its dying glories over the whole Paci-
fic Ocean.
Al two o'clock under a brilliant moonlight and
with a single guide we started for the Pacific The
road was level and wooded. We passed a trapiche
or sugar mill worked by oxen and before daylight
reached the village of Masagua four leagues distant
built in a clearing cut out of the woods. at the en-
trance cf which we -(topped under a grove of orange
trees and by the light of the moon filled our pockets
and alfurgas with the shining fruit. Daylight broke
upon us in a forest ofgigantic trees from seventy-five
to a hundred feet high and from twenty to twenty-
five feet in circumference with creepers winding
around their trunks and hanging from the branches.
The road was merely a path through the forest
formed by cutting away shrubs and branches. The
freshness of the morninz was delightful. We had
descended from the table of .land called the tierras
temnladas.and wrrenow in tbe tierras calhentes; but
at nine o'clock the glare and heat of the sun did not
penetrate the thick shade of the woods -In somi
places the branches of the trees .trimmed by the ma-
chclte of a nassing muleteer and hung with a dra
pery of vines and creepers bearing red and purple
flowers formed for a long- distance natural arcbes
more beautiful than any ever fashioned by man; and
there were narrots and other birds of beautiful plu '
mage flying among the trees; among them Guaca-
roa vas. or great macaws large clothed in .red Vel
io w and green and when on thewjng disf bywg
splendid vpiumage. du wfjwci.mmj
and scnrDionx. and. running Kreet IMJ1
liereefnnHmtrsiblojjsfci$ik
men n rarer uciawiff ne thm wyh
among the trees perfectly desolate though twice w
met muleteers bringing up goods from the port. At
the distance of twelve miles we reached the hacienda
of Naningo occupied byNa major domo who looked
alter the cattle of n proprietor roaming wild in the
woods; the house stood alone in the midst of a clear-
ing built of poles with a cattle yard in front; and I
spied a cow with a calf which was a sign of milk.
The major domo went out with a lazo and playing
up an the card of nature caught the calf first and then
the cow and hauled her up by the horns to a pott.
The hut had but one waccal or drinkingshell made
of a gourd and it was so small that we sat down by
the cow so as not to lose much time. We had bread
chocolate and sausages and after a ride of twenty-
four miles made a glorious breakfast; but we ex-
hausted the poor cow and I was ashamed to look the
calf in the face.
Resuming our journey at a distance of nine miles
we reached the solitary hacienda of Ovcro. The
nhole of this great plain was densely woodeJ and
entirely uncultivated but the soil was rich and ca-
pable of maintaining with very little labor thousands
of people. Beyond Overo the country was open in
places and the sun beat dow n with scorching force.
At one o'clock wecressed a rustic bridge and through
the opening in the trees saw the river Michetoya.
We followed alung its bank and very soon heard
I breaking on the shore the waves of the great South
em Ocean. The sound was grand and solemn giv
ing a strong impression of the immensity ef those
waters which had been rolling from the creation for
morethatj five thousand years unknown to civilized
man. I was loth to disturb the impression and rode
slowly through the woods listening in profound si-
lence to the grandest music that ever fell upon my
eir. The road terminated on the bank of the river
and I had crossed the Continent of America.
On the opposite side was a long sandbar with a
flagstaff two huts built with poles aud thitehed with
leaves and three sheds of the same rude construction;
and over the bars were seen the masts of a ship rid-
ing on the Pacific. This was the port of Istapa. We
shouted above the roar of the waves and a man came
down lo the bank and loosing a canoe came over
tor us. In Int. mrr.n tune the interest of the scene
was somewhat broken by a severe assault of mojebe-
toes and sandflies. The mules suffered as much as
we; but 1 could not take them across and was obliged
to tie ibem under the trees. Neither Romaldi nor
my guide could be prevailed upon lo remain and
watch them; they sa:u it would be death to sleep
eofAma-i8"
e Falls of
i. mnnti.
there. The river is tbe outlet of the Lake
titan and h said to ba navigable from th
San Pedro Martyr seventy miles from ill mouth;
but there are no boats upon it and ils banks are in
the wildness of primeval nature. The crossing
place was at the old mouth of the river. The sand-
bar extends about a mile farther and has been form-
ed since the conquest landing I walked across ihe
sand to tbe house or hut of the captain of the port
and a Jew steps biyond saw the object of my journey
the boundless wafers of the Pacific. When ttuncz
de Balboa after erosiing swamps and rivers monh-
tains and woods which had never been passed but by
straggling Indians came down upon tbe shares of
this newly discovered sea he rushed up to the mid-
dle in the waves with his buckler and sword and
took posiession of it in the name of the king his mas-
ter vowing to defend it in arms against all his ene-
mies. But Nunez had the assurance that beyond
that sea "he would find immense ator.s of gold out of
which people did eat and drink. I had only to go
back apain. I h.-.d ridden nearly sixty miles: the
sun was intensely hot tbe sand burning and very
soon I entered the hut and threw myself into a ham-
mock. The hut was built of poles set up in the sand
thatched with the branches of trees; furnishtd with a
wooden table a bench and some boxes of merchan
dise and swarming with moschetoes. The captain
of the pott as he brushed them away complained of
the desolation and dreariness of the place its isolation
and separation from the world its un healthiness and
the misery of a man doomed to live inert; ana yet no
feared the result of tbe war a change ef administra-
tion and being turned out of office!
Toward evening rested and refreshed 1 walked
out upon the shore. The port is an open roadstead
wilheut bay headland rock or reef or anything
whatever to distinguish it from the line of the coast
There is no Iioht at night and vessels at sea take
their bearings from the great volcanoes of the An-
tigua more than sixty miles inland. A buoy
was anchored outside of the breakers with a cable
attached and under the sheds were three large laun-
ches for embarking and disembarking cargoes. The
ship which was from Bordeaux lay off more than
a mile from the shore. Her boat had landed the su
percargo and passengers since which she had had no
communication with the land ana seemea prouaiy
independent of so desolate a place. Behind the sand-
bar were a few Indian huts and Indians nearly naked
were sitting by me on the shore. Yet this desolate
place was once the focus ef ambitious hopes high
aspirations lust of power and gold and romantic ad-
venture. Here Alvarado fitted out his armament
and embarked with his followers to dispute with Pi-
zarro the riches of Peru The sun was sinking
and the red globe touched the ocean; clouds were vis-
ible on its face and when it disappeared ocean and
land were illuminated with a ruddy haze I return-
ed to the hut and threw myself into my hammock.
Could it be that I was again so far from home and
that these were the waves of the great Southern ocean
breaking on my ears?
EARLY MARRIAf 5ES.
Earlv marriage. whenever theycen be contract
ed with an ordinary regard to prudence are among
ih Kpi nr.rrntivei of dissnluto life and whatever
v fw- j.- - i-
contributes tbinder the formation of ahese may be
reearded s standintf.chargeaWe with their share of
it aV-fahking rhong the 'catwes (of prostitution.
I denynot lbshsieace . viriaeandlhattheques
tion of fswriiifctf3tiii for a exercise'
Rut there.eiHas3ta:e:thit;ibe--high notions
u.h.vK i&v'iWiiiammt&itiA extravagance of our
Z" "; -".- .- ..ME-'!'.i.iae-aji rr(.r.k
tescveDejHwiuc. sc "vi;1 ." "
wmmmb enttring6c;life;imieUe.f.Ujirdome.
HN ins lljtmuuiinw7--" "-
ini wea
leWSm'laTBHKt wsIvSVtnnhlWH .' J . w isi J.T-T
lock. I cannot look upon this at all as an improve-
ment on the homely. habits of our fathers. 'Many
are the young men who are thus tempted to remain
single by their inability !o start in what is regarded m
semewhat creditable style. Would to God I had the
ear of the youth in our city and in our country that
I might tell them of the sweets of earlv viruous
union: that I might earnestly and affectionately urge
mem 10 consuu ineir own interests ana lo set anex
ample pregnant with the most beneficial results tolho
community by bidding defiance to-lhe tyranny of
fashion: by returning to tbe good old way; by find-
ing a partner who will.be willing and more than
willing to begin upon little and by the blessing of
Providence to rise gradually to more. That was (he
way in olden times; and although ne croaker for su
periority that pertained to ancestry this most assured-
ly is a point in 'which I should say of the former days
"they were better than these." I would say to the
rising youth the hopes of coming- generations
"Moderate your views; defy custom; marry; fear
Gcd; be virtuous; and happy." Could my voice
and my counsel prevail what a salutary check would
be given to the prevalence of the vice which is our
present subject!
Dr. Wardlaw.
Lire im Missouri. The N. Carolina Report
er tells as good a story illustrative ef extreme West-
ern life as we recollect to have read in many a day:
"A member elect ol the lower chamber ol the leg
islature of Missouri was last year orrsuaded by
some vags of his neighborhood thai if he did not
reach the state house at 10 o clock on the day of as-
sembly he could not be sworn and would lose his
seat He immediately mounted with hunting frock
rifle and Bowie knife and spurred till he got te the
door of the state house where he hitched bis nag.
A crowd were in the chamber of the lower house.
on the ground floor walking about with hats on and
smoking cigars. These he passed ran up stairs in-
to the senate chamber set his rifieagainst the wall and
bawled out "Strangers what's the man that swars
me in?' at the same time taking out his credentials.
Walk this way" ssid the clerk who was at the
same lime lighting a real principe and he was sworn
without an inquiry. When the clerk came lo count
noses he found that there was one senator too many
present 1 he mistake was soon discovered and tbe
huntsman was informed that he did not belong there.
'Fool who with yourtorn bread!" "You can't
flunk this child no how you can fix it I'll go agin
oan'isnl eternal improvements and if there's
ny f yu oraory gentlemen wants to get skianed
I justsay the word and I'll light upon you like a slav
ey on a woodchuck. Aly constituents sent me here
and if you want to floor this two legged animal hop
onjustassoon as you like. Though Vtn from the
back country I'm a leetle smarter than any other
quadruped you can turn out of this drove."
After this admirable harangue he put his Uowfs
knife between bis teeth and took np his rifle with.
come here old Suke and stand by me!" at the same
time presenting it at the chairman who however
had seen such people before. After some expostula
tion the man was persuaded that he belonged to the
lower chamber upon which he sheatbvd his Unilr
flung his gun upon his shoulder and with a piofonnd
congee remarked "Gentlemen I beg your pardon
but if I didn't think thatar lower room was a groc-
ery may I be shot"
Emigration The Fai West We presume most
persons thought that wnen tne tide of emigration
reached Oregon it would go no farther for it did not
seem that the "Far West" could get beyond the Pa
cific We find however thai some of the emigrants
who havp reached Oregon are "dissatisfied with the
country and contemplate going to California this
Spring." So says a letter in the Iowa Herald from
one of the settlers who for his onn part likes thfe
country very well and expects to end his days there.
He describes tbe Oregon region as rough and bro
ken generally heavy timbered principally wilh fir
yellow pine cedar hemlock oak ash arid maple-
well watered witn about ene tentn prairteoi excel-
lent quality. In the streams is an abundance of fish
among wmen are tne nnest saimon in tne worm
Oregon city is a thriving little place and from its ad-
vantageous position it is likely lo become a thriving
great one. It ts situated at the head ol naigalien
on the Oregon or Columbia river and at the foot of
Wilhammut falls one of the greatest water powers
in the world.
The settlement of the Oregon by emigrants from
the United States notwithstanding tbe opinion of the
Westminister Review to the contrary is a certain
thing and already in tho course of fulfilment In-
stead of its being a matter of doubt tbe fear is that it
n ill go on too rapidly so as to draw offa larger por-
tion of the population of the settled Siatts than can
be well spared. It is said that a most extensive emi-
gration is now moving on from Western New Yerk
Western Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio not in
deed to Oregon bnt to the region of the Upper Lakes
a .. t-1r : ? :i iT.kM.n in: r .l
ana me Mississippi luaimjr iu nuimciu uuouisauu
Southern Wisconsin. This impulse will doubtless
extend itself throughout the whole wy Westward
urging the frontier occupants farther onwaids. The
whole tribe of pioneers in fact expect as a matter of
course to sell out to new comers. Emigration is
their business. They make clearings and prepare
rude abodes which more permanent settlers improve.
And the business promises to last a long lime yet
When ihe Pacific is reached and the course westward
effectually stopped by the waves of the ocean the
pioneers and squatters it seems have an eye to the
Soutd. California is to be the next land of promise
after Oregon shall "have been realized and whither
then? Still to the South we presume. The end is
nOl V Uj ljtc i else wiglliiiuil
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not yet by a great deal; the beginning is hardly more
Belgian Railroad. The receipts of the railroads
of Belgium for passengers baggage and merchan-
dise in.tbe month of July last amounted to 82300ft
francs-or56000.
M. de Batz who was never married .and wh
lately died at Munich Bavaria left all his fortvnir
valued at.more than 500000 florins t'o Ihe treatmy
of 'pensions for widows ind'orpnans of the nienl--!5
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De Morse, Charles. The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 16, 1843, newspaper, December 16, 1843; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80508/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.