Litchfield enquirer., 1836-12-09
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If ever Peace with gentle wing,
 Visits our cold and cloudy cline, Or Stoops, her radiant lines to fling
 Upon the stormy shores of time, Surely her light and gentle feet,
 tmId dove, delight to roam,
 w here hearts with hearts in union meet, Among the quiet scenes of Home. If ever Joy, in robes of light.
 10 bless the bowed and weary one, Comes downward through the long, long
 night
 OfsorrOw, from her sun lit throne Where can her resting place be found,
 Tier pure and stainless spirit come, But in the sympa lhies around, And in the blessed holds of Home? If ever Love, the first the best,
 The sweetest dream to mortals given, One little spot of Earth has dress'd
 With dews, and rays, and flowers Sf Heav- 1t is that spot of verdant green,
 WI here virtue an,l her handmaids come, To deck with simple charms that scene,
 And bless the holy haunts of Home. If ever Hope, that to the heart
 Is as the sunshine to the flower, Comes 10 the spirit to lmpart
 Her sweetest and her freshest pOwcr Is when pale sorrow waves her shroud,
 The darkest in Lile's vaulted dome, And SWeetly beams upon lhe cloud,
 Her rainbow promise, pointing Home !
 St. Rndrew's Day.-This good old ami. verSary was celebrated in Phlladelp phia, with perhaps more than common enthusiasm.
 James McAlpin, Esq. occupied the chair as President oG the day, assisted by Quinten Campbell! and P Graham, Esqrs as V. Pres ldents. The company was large and highly respectable. Nicholas Riddle, Esq. was seat, ed on the right of the Presidents; on his left, Dr. Chapman, of the University of PennsyI- vania, sustained an honorable place. The songs of Messrs. Maywood, Hamilton, and Burton, Of the theatre, added much to the en- payments of the occasion. MT. Riddle, of whom toast was required by enthusiastic acca nation, arose, and after few brief and direct remarks, upon ,he high character of Sir Water Scott and the imnorta genius display. ed in his ceebra. ed works, all delivered with his usual felicity of expression and thought, proposed the memory of that distinguished man. The sentiment was received with the demonstrations due to such a name. A high CT tribute could not be paid. MT. McLsne added literally to the pleasures Of the even ing, ny his Scottish songs.
 Alter the removal of the cloth, the standing toasts were read and drunk. As we shan publish these hereafter, amOng,he regular pro. ceedings of the Festival. we refrain from the present selection of many thet were highly opposite, and told with wonderful effect. Dr. Chapman offered the memory of His Britan- nic Majes.y's late Consul at Philadelphia, the lamened Gilbert Robinson, Esq. ThiS was received aud responded to with much feeling. After the retirement of MT. Riddle, the Presi- dent passed several meried encomums upon the character and public services of that dis tnguiShed citizen, and proposed his health, which we need scarcely observe, was drunk with unbounded and hearty spirit.
 The company separated at seasonabe hour, every member and guest delighted with the entertainments, which were prepared in tha, uailorm good style for which Mr. Head, of the Mansion House, is so lavorably known, and all agreeabIy impressed with the say ings and doings of the occasion. 1t iv very doubtful if more testal comfort, and more ex- ceilent sentiments than those of our own St. Andrews, were experienced yesterday, by the g0odlieSt company convened within the moth ery walls of fluid Reekie herself.
 Philad. Gag.
 The Koran.-Professor Bush, in his remarks at the anniversaries last week stated one fact in regard to the Koran, which we were not before aware of. 1t was this that the Koran maintains the