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CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1864.
VOL. 10.-TW. 47.
BY S. J. BOW.
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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: -
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.The bark of trees is gener.. or,
their northern sides. ' - ,: v .m
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