Raftsman's journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, July 20, 1864, Image 1
iju '.. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1864. VOL. 10.-TW. 47. BY S. J. BOW. n I i THE SONG OF THE PEOPLE. Have jou heard the glad shout that ia borno n thebreeie; ? - That starts from the mountains and swells to tne seas ; . - The voice of the men that for liberty stand; The shout of a saved and purified land ? In the hills of 5ew Hampshire its chorus began ; To the far Eldorado its harmonies ran ; The shores of two oceans its echoes prolong, O'er all the broad continent tossing the song. To the Man of the People, the Man of the Hour ! To whom was the labor, be granted the power! Our voire is lor Lineoln, the true and the tried ; Lot sore-heads and Copperheads both stand asiJo ! 'The wey of the sore-head transgressor is hard Mad, hungry and desperate corporal's guard ; With their pennilessCresns and stay-at-home Mars, Who lost all their light when they gave up their stars. ' Of tho Copperhead faction e won't say a word ; A subject so dead should be carefully stirred, o'er the uaed-up cabal we'll forgivingly tread, And leave tas dead traitors to bury tneir aoaa 'Hurrah, then, for Lincoln, the fearless and true! "N o will stick bvthecantainlhatsticksbyhiscrew Jle'll not fail in a calm. who the tempest r"m braved ; And Lincoln shall ruleo er the land be Cas saved : Gen. Hunter's Eaid. A corresivondent of tho Cincinnati GocT who is with (general Hunter's army, writing ironi uauley, under date of July 1st, five: us tlie nrst details or the great raid that we have yet seen. The object of the raid was two-fold the capture of Lynchburg and the destruction ol the east lennessee .Uailroad. J n the city were collected immense stores. factories and ,overmnent works. Uver the road these and similar stores had been trans ported to Richmond. The second object was i'ullv accomplished. Twnty-tice midx of the road were destroyed, and depots and bridges were burned. In accomplishing this work the army passed through a Country absolute ly overflowing with nature's bounties, great waving fields of corn, wheat and oats greet ed the utmost extent of vision herds of beef, cattle, sheep and horses ail of which fell into our hands. On its return inarch the whole army drew all its beef, Hour and bread from the country. Rut we didn't take Lynchburg ! Why we did not, the correspon dent of the Gazette explains thus : The eom mandingGcncral was too sfir. : lfe consum ed fo.ir days more in reaching Lynchburg than was necessary, aud when lie arrive! t here found the town held by a superior fort e, which had arrived onhi the ntrjht l'fore. Of course, retreat was the result ol'such raiding.' Such is.inbricf.thestory of this letter-writer. It may be true, and it may be. very highly colored in the interest of General Crook, who is reported upon the i-aiiie authority to Lave been eager for the fray and anxious to march the troops with more rapidity. The Kama nl of Vienna gives the follow ing estimate of the regular troops at the dis posal of the Emperor of .Mexico: The corps will comprise in all fi.ooi) men, c istrbuted as follows: three battalions of light infantry, a regiment of lancers, a regiment hussars, two batteries of eight pieces of rifled artillery, a company of engineers and a company of pioneers. Tlie officers anil soldiers are enlist ed for six years. The officers will probably have permission to return with their rank, after a certain time, to the Austrain army. The private soldiers will receive 25 florin-:, and the non-commissioned officers 2.3 to f, according to their rank. After six years, the officers and non-commissioned officers can continue to serve cr cm le sent gratuit ously back to Europe, or perhaps they may receive laud and means of sustaining tbeui selves instead. Tiik Lessox THE FinriT. There is u f.'i)otl deal said of the lesson in naval warfare taught by the recent engagement of the Ala lama and Kearsargc. Something will un doubtedly be learn d in that lino, but one tiling which our natal officers will certainly not forget, is never again to trust to the honor tit a' British sailor present as a spectator. Some of that class might and probably would if Honorable men, but the widest way will oe never to trust them. Cant Winslow, when found the Deerhouncl inakine off with ins prisoners, oucht to have ordered her back iy a shot across her bows, and if that had not proved effectual he should have given her another amidshtn. Probably he would have done so if he had suspected cither her cimnn ter or purpose. J. J. Junes. . Later News of Die Livingstone. frir Roderick Murehison publishes the sub stance of communications from the great African cxplorer,dated Mozambique, Febru ary -4th. He was in good health, and a 'o'U t:i proceed to Bom bay, there to endeav "r to wll the Lady Nyassa steam vessel, 'nidi he had constructed at his own coL In a letter from Shupanga, on the Zambesi, oatcl the loth of February, Livingstone ntlils to a detail of his recent explorations in 'he interior, the following paragraph : "I u"pe a report of my berns murdered has not reached my family, as they may believe it 'ne more readily on account of the lies al riy propagated. I hare never known any "'incrtlty with an interior tribe, or any oth er not engaged ia slaving." ... Many a man has striven to be a good chris j'n and failed deplorably, just because he nad neglected his Imagination until his -Trong ann n;ui withered and died. lie not understand the Golden Rule is the nptural "Kule of Three," where the terms h,i"e,?bor wlf, and Imagination. And so las laid down the book and played truant. tJVT call sleep "death's counterfeit," and win'" 3 ea""e m wbich the counterfeit is gen-' preferred to the genuine article. f jae tomatoes wore sold in Richmond a ' " "is Ht:0 i-0T 20 a dozen.. 1 THE AfflfflVERSABY .'CELEBRATION At Chestnut Eidge. The 89th celebration of our National In dependence was celebrated by the citizens of Chestnut Ridge, in the grove near tho school house of that name, at which John Welch acted as President : John Norris and Jonathan Hartshorn as Vice Presidents; and T. S. Norris as Marshal. The committee of arrangements passed the following resolution : WtW, That Mr. E. Lydick be reques ted to furnish a copy of his address for pub lication, and that the editor of the RaU nuhi's .Journal be requested to publish the same, with the toasts, (read on the occasion bvMissH. K Mcaul,) and oblige many lt his friend' (Signed,) oMissH. A. Way, " H. M. Hartshorn, " II. E. McXali., Mr. Z. L. IlAHTSIfORN, " James Norris, . !S It. li. Way, Tiios. S. Norris, Marshal. Mr. address. Fellow CrnEvs, dec. The great day of our National festivity, has again returned, and once more we have the happy opportu nity of showing our attachment to the gov ernment of our fathers by a celebration of the 4th of duly, under the protection of tho old flag. That flag which has been the em blem of our country's pride, for many long years that flag which amid the din and rear of battle was borne proudly oyer the gallant armies of the revolution while the immor talized, time honored Washington, led the heroe. of freedom and independence, on Xj idol-ions victory. We love to honor the il lustrious departed those whose names are ever bright upon the history of our country's fame tho"s whose deeds of greatness made us a nation. Whatever may be the views and opinions of others as regards the impropriety of thu observance of .this day by us as a people and a nation, we do not believe they are found ed upon argument. From the days of the early patriarchs, we have accounts of feast ing and joy. And at the present day near ly," if not ail the nations of the civilized world, have their days of mirth and rejoicing. And shall America, the star nation of the world alone remain silent and not show one token of trratitude for the numberless bles sings which h.iTO been lavished upon her : .Not at all ! lis not consistent with reason. Although that old ship of State, launched by the heroes of 1776. and which w manned to-dav by their brave descendants, has been contending with the rousrh billows of rebel lion agtiinst the properly constituted author ities of the land, vet of her safely outridiDg t e storm there is none, w Aiie we uenoiu . -i 1 1 ' I 1 1 that noble craft in the hour or peril, as the waves of opposition beat mightily against her, and fears are entertained of her safety how miicklv are we cheered bv the eight of that beacon-light of liberty, which floats proudly from her mast-head, and whicli trai tors have not the power to destroy, 'iherc is no day which we welcome, as a Nation, with as ni'ich enthusiasm as the day of our country s birth from the despotic power of tyranny to the free government of the poo pie.. And while we attempt to celebrate this dav, there are those that claim our at tention : and not least among them are the leroi sof the present dajr. One year ago to-day with a darkened sky md the raiu descending in torrents dawned the morning of the 4th of July. But what different aspects did that day present what different scenes transpired during tho short revolutions of that day upon American soil? While we hailed it as a day of rejoicing and jubilee, others who once appreciated the privilege of celebrating it in a similar man ner, had the high privilege of spending the day in tlie gloomy cells of a Richmond pris on many buffering from wounds, disease, and starvation. Others wounded, bleeding and dying might have been found in the streets, hospitals, or upon the bloody con tested battlo-Ueid of Gettysburg. Rut why all this gloom and sadness on a day of such celebrity a day of such high renown a day which has for almost a century been memorialized as the birthday of a nation to which we arts proud to assert our attachment? Ah ! well may we make the interrogation ! It was because our National defenders brave, patriotic, liberty-loving soldiers had encountered a vindictive foe (who was at tempting to invade our Commonwealth) upon the field of carnage ; and while the roar of artillery made the hills of Pennsyl vania tremble and her soil was being stained with the blood of patriots and traitors, they faced that foe bravely on that ever memora ble spot, put to flight the enemies of right and universal freedom, and were the cause of the glad news being heralded back to us, that the old Keystone State the State we love was again free from the armed min ions of a hell-begotten rebellion. The year which has just passed comple ting another year of our Independence has been fraught with interest to the American Keople. Vicksburg and Port Hudson have eeu added to the list of never-to-be-forgotten victories. The bloody, but iudecisive battles of Chaneellorsville and Chickainauga have been fought. Rurnside has been vic torious in East Tennessee Steele and Rlunt in Arkansas and Ranks in Louisiana and Texas wliile the brave, courageous Grant, is pressing the army of the Potomac in the very face of Richmond, aud the fall of that city appears to be a mere question of time. Our National credit has been nobly sustain- j ed, and our financial prosperity was never j ' l l-i' '11- .1. 1 A' .1.. I in a DOtter eonuiuon. o me vaiur oi uie common soldier we largely owe, under God, these great successes. Rut many of those soldiers will never return to us. ihey were good-hearted, brave and kind. Afow letters, a photograph, ana a thousand sacreuiy cner ished recollections, is all that is left to their friends. Day after day we are receiving the sad communications that some one who has been our associate in former years Ihe com - panion of our school-boy days, has fallen to rise no more.' Rut,' t'e Rook is closed and in His holy keeping V ho, smiting, heals a nation free and brave Who careth for the down cast and lonely'and weeping, and re bukes the traitor and redeems the slave. The short time which has eliipsed since we or manv of us at least met in this place to celebrate (he 4th of July in honor nt t hat immortal document wmcn you nave just heard read, has been mingled with sor row .md inv. The clorious victories which our soldiers in arms have achieved, renders it conspicuous as a year of joy and gladness to the lovers ot the union, un tne ouier hand, the grief occasioned by the loss of life an.l mih. on the helds or carnage, consu tjit it. a voar of sorrow. Rut althoug hostile armies are yet marshalled on tlie plains of America, and the ravages ot cm. war hideous in character still continues to curse our once united and peaceful land yet there is great reason for rejoicing, and we can celebrate this day with the glorious bono well founded, that ere the sun of Heav en shall gild the eastern horizon on the 4th ot July lSf. the rebellion will be played out ilond and buried, to rise no lucre ; and fovernment nure in principle and just and holy will be established upon the grave of treason, and the founder.-of this aecursei system be forgotten, save for the evil wind they have done. Rut. as we said before, we must not ior get to whom we owe the peacei ul enjoyment of these liberties. Had it not won that tne northern portion of this now distracteu union possessed thousands of as brave men as ever faced the cannon or braved the clash of steel, where would we have been to-day Echo answers, where ? Gixl alone knows For more than three years many of ou brothers have stood between us and our en einies. They sacrifice the pleasures cf home and society for the pleasures (it pleasure vou call them,) ot camp lite per!ornie mdrches not excelled bv tho armies of Na poleon, Alexander, or Washington passed the fiery ordeal ot some of the severest con tested battles ever fought by any Nation- ami to-day hundreds, yes thousands of them sleep where they fell, far from friends and loved ones, in an enemy's land, while the winds of the South sinir a mournful requi um to their silent forms, and the pilirrim and stranger bedews their graves with tears ot gratitude. Well may America be proud ot her heroic defenders. ell may sh style thein her heroes, for heroes they cer tainly are. We owe the enjoyment of this day, under God, entirely to the soldier. We can claim none of the glory and honor of the world-renowned victories which they have won none of the laurels of fame which should ever wreath their brows. To attempt to do so, would be robbing them of honor due to them alone, and would not be unlike the story of the cowardly soldier wao, it is said, hid during the battle, but when the enemy gave way, rushed into the crowd of victorious veterans and shouted, "didn'tve make 'em skedaddle ; hurrah for the union, &c." Rut we gladly render the honor to whom it is dut; our heroes ! W ?aw them go. Brave self-sacrificing men ! We saw them come up, rank after rank. pro.npt and steady. No manlier, braver men is all our proud land, i bey are ou soldiers : ours ! our country's ! To stand ut) for us, to fight for us, to die for us. W hat solu'ery like them? Freemen, going lorth in their might tor freedom s sake each man a ruler and sovereign in his bear- imr. Joins forth so unselfishly to hardship. to" suffering, mayhap to imprisonment, to maimimr, to death. Ihe drums beat gaily, the banners wave triumphantly, and they pass on, away from us', until the last line is beyond our straining gaze. And to-day we mav look whither thev went and inquire "will they coine back again as they went?" J he answer is dehnite. 3o! never more will those same strons. unthinned rank inarch with waving banners before us. A gallant company bearing their gallant name may long hence return for our welcome, cheer, and Messina, but we will miss among them very many. We will know the new ranks only by the valor and spirit bequeath ed to them from those who have passed away. Rut not one will come back as he went. Some will return, bronzed, wan, and scarred, yet handsomer in our eyes lor all this. Oth ers will come back ; the cold, still dead. They left us in such pride and glory, how could they die C Uut they are gone. W md the banner under which they fell around their coffins, and let the funeral drum sound in our midst as they are borne along, for a solemn hush will thereby be brought down on men's souls, making them more conse crated for these new witnesses of self con secration. Let their ashes make more sa cred our burial grounds ! We would gladly sleep our last sweet sleep beside them. And many will never come back, in life or death. The hearts that wait for them shall wait in vain. The eyes that watch for them shall never meet the object for which they so ar dently gaze. 3Iourn not for those who come not back if 3ou cannot do otherwise since the noble are gone, the beautiful departed, the excellent laid low rejoice as you mourn, since they fell for country and for freedom a sacred, priceless heritage. They sleep where they fell. Fit resting place! Their tomb a battle-field ! You may not guard their dust, but a nation guards it You may not shed a tear upon their graves, but mil lions of those for whom they died will be dew them with trrateful tears. - Generations yet uubcrn will visit them with reverent spirit, as they recall their deeds of glory and of might. Who, indeed, is there that does not esteem the soldier who that does not honor the name of an American patriot ? When we reflect - what they have endured for us, we cannot do otherwise. This very day, while we celebrate the 89th anniversa ry of our Independence, many a brave son of Uncle Sam is sharing the hardships of a 1 rebel prison. Hundreds have doubtless pensued there already, oi wnoiutneir. menus have never heard. Sparta knew the names of her men that perished in tlie gap at Thermopyla, but America will never know how many of her gallant sons perished in the dens-of Richmond. But there is another band that claims a place in our memories and our hearts to-day; and they are the immortalized heroes of the revolution. That glorious band of patriots, which thronged Independence Hall iu the city of Philadelphia, 88 years ago to-day. Where are they now ? Alas ! "They too have passed away ; but their deeds have not. No, nor never will. To-day tlieir mames not their names alone, but their deeds and declarations come up before us with as much glory as ere before. Their deeds of great ness made us a nation, and now that nation is being cemented by the blood of their sons. Their names have been chronicled in history among the greatof the world,and can never be obliterated. They lived lives devoted to the service of God, and their country, and while the ivy is silently creeping over their peaceful graves, and they are receiving the reward of their labors, their deeds of patri otism and greatness are being rehearsed by their posterity with a heartfelt gratitude for the good which they have done. The poet loves to dwell upon their memories in bis poetical stanzas ; while the heart of Youiig America is fired by the adventures of a Washington. Rut we must pass on. The next who commands our attention is the juvenile band, or the children. W e are not called upon to pay a tribute to their memories for deeds of greatness which they have done, but with the hope of hearing from them in afterlife, to speak words of cheer to them as they proceed iti their onward course. We have quite a number of them present to-day who, we believe, are nearly all soldiers iu the Sabbat h school army. l ou are rapidly approximating to a stage of existence, which many in this audience have passed. And have you ever thought of the numberless blessings you enjoy of which others are deprived, or how much better you are situated than others ? Rid you ever reflect that while Sabbath after Sabbtith you have the privilege of attending the Sabbath school, there are thousands of children possessing faculties not less sus ceptible of improvement than yours, who are to live throughout eternity, that are doom ed to live in ignorance, poverty, and shame, and whose adorations are paid to dumb Idols? And since your position in society is as much sujierior to theirs, are you content with that? While you are permitted to live in this civ ilized and enlightened land, in the 7th de cade of the 1 "Jth century, have you ever thought of the duties and responsibilities devolving itpon you or have you concluded to remain dormant upon the stage of mortal action, aud pass away without leaving one marked impression of your worth upon the mind and hearts of society ? This certain ly is not, or at least should not be your aim. Rut then how are you to become useful ? (.UVIV 11 v "iUUJ It U.J O JJ tUL' ilU uv; s ment of your time you may lay tho founda tion of a useful life, not only to yourselves, jut to all around you. All the yreat and good men that have ever lived, were once children. Where do we first find the illus trious Wahingtoii ? In the cradle. Then as years roll ou, and his fathers cherry tree became a prey to the hatchet of young Georee. and he was asked if he knew any thing about it, he gave evideuce of his bra very by a frank confession of the deed. j Newton, Shakespeare, Locke, Napoleon, ! and J ackson, with hundreds of others who have lived, and whose fame will ever live, parsed their days of infancy and boy-hood in obscurity. Queen Victoria was once a little girl. I he celebrated poetess, Mrs. lie mans, roved over hills and dales in the day of uuny girl-hood : and you, by the wise iui provement of the time allotted you, mav all become as use! ul men and women as they. lis a true saying, "that wc cannot all soar to the summit of fame, but we can. at least, drink of the crystal fountain which gurgles from its base, l ou know nothing of what awaits you in future. In a few years t uose w bo now occupy important positions iu church and state, will be called from the stage of action. It will then devolve uixn , ou to nil uie positions men iney occupied, t is for you to say whether you will fill j .1 . ..i 1. ' t -1 f i them with credit and honor to yourselves, or not. . r . The reason why most of our great men are so much superior to others is, that they lave taken more pains than others. Gib bon who wrote the decline of the Roman empire, with other valuable works, was in his study even' morning, summer and win ter, at G o'clock; Sidney Smith says, "AH truly great inen have commonly passed the first half of their lives in the gross darkness of indigent humility. Thinking while others slept Reading while others rioted. ' Feel ing something within them that told them they should not always be kept down a- mong the dregs of the world, and then when their time was come, and some little acci dent has given thein their first occasion, they have burst out into the licht and trlorv of public life ; rich with the spoils of time, and mighty iu all the labors and struggles of the mind." Life is renrcsented as a vovaire we embark in the cradle, pass over the sea of life, run the blockade of death, and anchor in eter nity. How proper then that we labor to tore our minds with useful . knowledge. Consider and act with reference to the true ends of existence. , This world is but the estibole of an immortal life. Every action of your lives, touches upon some cord, that will vibrate in eternity. These thoughts and motives within vou stir the pulses of a deathless spirit. Act not then as mere creatures of this life, who, for a wliile, are to walk the hills and forests and then pass away and be forgotten. Rut labor to accom plish a work which shall, survive, unchang- ed and beautifol,when time shall have with ered the garland of youth. Then aim to' achieve something whit h when, these your mutable, perishing voices are huhed forev er,shall live amid the songs and triumphs of a blissful immortality. ' ' Fifty year ago t his community was scarcely inhabited, and 5' years hence where will this audience be ? Many of us will be leyond the cares of time and those who' may survive will be, one here aud another there. Those who now occupy the sam'e seat ii tlie Sabbath school may in a few years be separated far from' each other ; but wherever your lot may be cast let your motto le, onward and upward. You should be punctual in your attendence at the Sabbath school. It is one of the noblest institutions of the present day. ,"fis said to be the nursery of the church ; but is it beneficial to the church alone? Nst at all. It is also a blessing to the nation. Rut a word to all, and I have done. Iet us, while we celebrate the day of our inde pendence, not forget the distracted state of ." a t y t oil 11 our nation, nation ! did we say en that is what we meant. Rut there are those at the present day that laugh well, yesj they try to laugh at t he idea of talking about nationality in times like these, when the devastating hand of war is making such sad havoc down in the cotton fields of the south, and bringing sorrow to so many here tofore happy northern homes. Rut we claim to-day, as our demonstrations plainly show, that we are still a nation. !Tis true there has been a severe gash inflicted upon the body of the Union ; but it is fast heal ing up. The sorest - spot appears to be down about Richmond that great city of rebel repute. Rut Gen. Grant and his no ble army will cause a 'scab" to grow over that place one of these days, which the com bined powers of rebellion, will never get knocked off. He done it at Vicksburg aud he cart do it at Richmond. The right must triumph ; and, if this be so, rebellion must come out at the small end of the horn. It commenced large, you know, bat there is an old maxim somewhere which says "a good beginning sometimes makes a bad ending,'" and we think 'twill be so with this rebellion; for ever since its first "swell" it has been dwindling away ; and by and by, we think 'twould be a blind thing to hunt for in the dark. We have not yet bowed the knee to the Raal ot Secession ; nor do we think we will. Sh?ll we sacrifice the Heaven-born boon of freedom to the mad ambition of a traitorous band oi iNigger Jdei chants? Ni! Never ! Rcfore we will see this nation rul ed by such men and our flag trampled in the dust in dishonor, by the hireling host of treason, we will give what thousands of oth ers have given our very lives. Yes, lot that proud ensign the Stars 'and Stripe., wave over our gory graves, rather than that the minions of the "stars and bars," of oppression should become our rulers. We love liberty. God knows we do , as our fa thers before us loved the same. What was thatjwhile the sentinel stars shone foil h in the sky and the chilling wind howled through the wilderness of America, which caused the Rev olutionary soldiers iu the hope of encounter ing the Rritish Lion to inarch over hills and valleys, and through heat and cold ? What was that which inspired the in with hope, on the J 'Jth day ot April ln.t, as they mot the enemies of their trecuom upon the battle-field of Lexington ? Twas the love of Liberty! It was this that caused a noble Warren to yield his life a prey to the sword of the enemy at Bunker Hill. And it is the love of liberty that has caused thousnds of our countrymen to lay down their lives in the present crisis. It is the love of free dom, fellow-citizens, that inspires our soldiery with courage to-day, while they contend with the enemies of our nationality. And may the right triumph. We believe, and more over hope, that the time is nigh at hand, when the dark cloud which has been gath ering and bursting over our land will disajt pear when traitors will be driven from the sacred soil of America and when our war worn soldiers will return to their once more happy homes. Rut, to keep on the right side of the question, let us ever maintain the pure principles of the Union that U nion which was established at a priceless cost to our ancesters. And while traitors cry "down with the government" of our fathers, let our united shout b3 "Down witli treason, and up with the flag of the Union !" TOASTS. Bj' James Norris. -Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the Standard bearers of the great National Union party for the two highest offices in the gift of the American people, deserve, and as they will receive in November next, the hearty and undivided support of every loyal citizen of. this Union. Ry Frances E. Bard. The soldiers the defenders of our firesides and our liberties deserve alike our sympathy and our grati tude, as well as our support, for the noble manner in which they have defended the glorious emblem of liberty, the Stars ami Stripes, upon many a bloody but glorious battle-field.' By Ephrani Lydick. Gen. B. F. Butler the patriot, statesman, and soldier. Fear less in the advocacy of the rights of a free and happy people disregarding alike the threats ot Southern traitors and the denun ciations of their Northern allies, the Cop perheads. . By Martin Broughler. Gen. Grant the hero of Vicksburg. May he he successful in his campaign before Richmond : and may ine tune vc mgn wneu ae and ins whole ar my will enter that capitol of treason and capture the leaders of this unholy rebellion. Ry T.. S. Norris. Our National birthday. Long may it be bright : and may the love of Iilterty which inspired a noble Washington nerve the arm of a brave Grant Ry a Guest. The ladies. Mav thev ev er be held in kind remembrance, and may tueir patnway tnrougn uie be decked as plentifully with flowers, as was our banner to-day. Ry Z. L. Hartshorn. The orator of the day Ephram Lydick.' Though' young in years,- yet brilliant in intellect. He deserves the thanks of this audience for the manner in which ' he 'acquitted himself on this occa sion. May higher honors await him. After the reading of the toasts, (at 2 p. ln.y the remainder of the day was spent in social amusements. In the evening the crowd dispersed in harmony end good order. The difficulty lietween Spain and Peru asuming a more serious character,the Madrid Government announcing its determination to reinforce its squadron in the Pacific, and to hold the Chincha Islands until all its de mands are complied with; and the Peruvian Government refusing to receive any commu nication from a Spanish gunboat which, on the 3d uf June, appeared in Callao Ray, and offered to treat for a suspohsion of hostili ties. . -- ; Rasi'bkrry Snoirr Cake, Mix dough as for biscuit : roll it thin as pie crnt, and cut in sheets the size of a bake-tin. Place one of these in a tin. then a layer of rasp berries, then, more dough, and so on lor three layers of dough and two 6f berries. Cut small holes in the top crust, pour in a little water, and lay on a few small lumps of butter, and bake half an hour. Serve with sweetened cream.- The consumption of ardent spirits in France is on the increase, a sign that the manufacturing classes are suffering. The best brandy known to the trade under tlie name of (iognac, conies the Charentcs ; the next in repute is Amiagnac, from the De partment of the Gers ; next coine Martrude and Montpelier. Spirits distilled from wine come chiefly from Langudoc, in the Herault. At the iron mines in Chanted, Gerluay. where Luther was born and reared, the waste slag from the furnaces is run into molds of alout a cubic foot each, and dis tributed to the workmen, who wheel them home, when they still contain heat enough to cook the meal lor tlie family. After they are' cooled these rectangular blocks- are an excellent material for building walls.- French Soitp. To one quart of milk add, when boiling, about five boiled Irish potatoes, rnbbed through a sieve, of which a paste is made ; when the' milk and pota toes have boiled up once, add three beaten egg. If it boils after the eggs are added, it is apt to cruddle ; stir it round till it is well mixed, and serve it up. As one of the brigades of Sherman's ar my was marching through Athens, Ala bama, a few weeks ago, among the specta tors on the sidewalks was a bright-eyed girl of five summers. When sho beheld the en sign of the Republic at the head of the col umn, she cried, clapping her tiny hands, "Oh, pa, ia ! God made that flag ! See tho stars!" - - The odorous matter of flowers is mnani mable, and arises from an essential oil. When growing in the dark their odor is di minished, but restored in the light, and it Ls strongest in sunny climates. The . I'hmt known as the fiaxniella takes re in hoi evenings by bringing a flame hear its roots. A feeling against England on the part of the Germans is showing itself in various forms. One of these ij the recent action of several authorities in the matter of com merce and industry, renouncing the use o? English coal, and using that which comes from the pits of Westphala. Captain Morris of the private Florida has sent a letter to President Lineoln, and another to Admiral Fainigut,stating that he is ready for their gunboats. The Florida may be gratified as the Alabama was. A farmer of Akron, Erie county, New York, has twenty Tuscarora squaws at work cultivating broom corn. Farm help is scarce, and these native "Americans' find abundant employment. Profane swearing, which has increased fn a disgu.ting extent in our country within the last ten years, is appro priatelv stig matized by a Gc-ruian satirist as the" Fool's Litanv. Fate is often the dear mother whose in finate tenderness, which wc cannot under stand iu our infancy, makes as cry ourselves to sleep on her bosom. Tlie national road over the Cumberland mountains i.i more extensive and durable than the celebrated Appian Way at Rome It would bo hard to convince the magnetic neeuie wiac u loau stone isn t tne most di verting thing in the world. . Get a high reputation for choice wines and you may venture to put your customers off with vinegar. It is an old saying, but a very pretty one, that a blush is like a littlegirl, for it becomes a woman. V "My son, you must start up from this lethargy. ' ' "Would you have me an upstart, father?" Put a couple of Englishmen . before two huge beefsteaks, if you want to see siccep- The captain of a vessel Is not governed by hh mate, but a married ladsman generaly is; Men wounded by the exnlobion of Pjoinb sheHs arc wounded laortarly. The best vinegar used in France is made from grapevine stalks: - i m m ' l .The bark of trees is gener.. or, their northern sides. ' - ,: v .m Mi m 1 I if- ! . I nr