Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10
Communicated.
BaTor Rover, July 8, 1862.

Editor Gasetts-Saturday last was a
gala day with the citixeus Of that portion
Of our Parish, Familiarity known as "Sandy
Creek and also contiguous portions O.
Livingston. II was the anticipation OF
the Anniversary Of the Declaration OF
American Independence, the ever-glorlot1s
4,h OF July, which Gas remarked by the
Orator Of the occasion) !" was for para
mount reasons Introduced one day IN adj
vance," DESTROYS Of joining III the offer.
ing at the shrine Of Freedom, and partici-
pasing In n jubilee rs national and disin-
tetested III ito design as 1t was joyous and
pleasing IN It's associations, we readily
availed ourselves of the kind invitation ex.
tended us, and Mt mn early hour OF the
morning we were wetding our way TO
The scene Of preparations. pleased with Ma.
lures romantic presentations. enlivened
with the wild notes Of the early songs.
tera, and invigorated with the fragrance
Of the dewy morn.
After a ride OF fourteen miles we drew
| up OH the banks of the beautiful Amite,
near the hospitable mansion Of the jovial
and kind.llearted Squire McC. Here we
found the Committee OF Arrangements
busily engaged In completing their extern
siye preparations, 1t being still quite early
in the day. Among tile most remarkable
| objects that attracted attention was n huge
:" pit" exoavated for barhccuing purposes,
but which was unwittingly mistaken by a
| stranger for a u canal intended for improv-
ing the navigation Of the river" Of such
extended capacity were Its yawning di.
nensions.
AT 10 o'clock the assembly was called
to order by the Rev. w. II. Crenshaw,
| who, by request, announced the order of
proceedings for the day, aud opened with
a prayer, replete with religious and pa!rio.
tic inyocalions, aud fervid with pious clio.
a,,ence. After whicl, DR.. s. P. Ward nd.
dressed the audience IN d few appropriate
aud chaste remarks, PREDATORY TO the read
ing Of the Declaration of Independence. Of
which he acquitted himself In a style as
eloquent in Its simplicity, rs II was appro-
pirate and becoming in Its dignity.
The Orator Of the day, Philip Winfree,
Jr., next assembled the rostrum. We had
expected u handsome little speech Of M.
w, but we confess the injustice we did in
making up our estimate Of his abilities as
an orator. His address was n combination
of political knowledge with scholastic &C.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of thought with
ohastenees Of expeession-beauty Of setti'
ment with elegance Of diction and faci.
lily OF invention with ease of descrip.
ton. In n manner rs bold and Anne
rioan-like m it was unassufning and
republican, he reviewed the past with III
thrilling events and kindling hopes sur
veyed the present with Its quiet repose
and teeming rewards, mud scanned the fu
ture with its grand aud Inviting prospects
aud sublime aud beskoning destiny. W.
regret that the space which 1t is intended
that THE communication shall occupy, j
insufficient to edinit a report Of the entire
address, and should regret it the more, bu
for the hope that those to whom it woult
be becoming will adopt the necessary nea
sures to procure its publication. Il is emf
nentiy worthy OF the attention Of q read
ing and enlightened community.
The regular programme having beef
gone through with, and the dining hou
not yet arrived, the names Of several wer'
promiscnously called out, among which
was that OF the Parson, who. faithful t
, the " needful" ends OF professional life, nd
vised the young men to make prlvat
speeches, and the young ladies to listen I
them. His advice was promptly take
and acted upon.
At one o'clock dinner was announced
when we all assembled around a commt
dious table, erected temporarily for the OF
casion, grooming beneath a most sumptt
GUS repast, to which we beef.surfeited Bs
ton Rougeans did ample justice, and the
left for home.
Thus passed off as quiet, interesting
and pleasant a 9TH Of July celebration d
: we ever attended. We were impresse
with the truly republican simplicity an
American characteristics of the scene, an
: fancied that it was quite similar to thos
Of an earlier period, when the patriot h
i l,oes of the Revolution assembled in run
: hara around the affairs they were defending
Peace, happiness, and prosperity be |
the neop,a of Sandy Creek. Long ma
! thev live to manifest their patriotism
, such demonstra lions, and long may v
live to enjoy, with Them, like occasions.
A LETTER rRoM w. II. SEwAnD.-W
find the following letter from Gov. Sev
ard Of New York. iii the last New Yor
s Tribune. We publish il to quiet some
the fears entertained Of Seward inAl
ence !"
+ WASHINGTON. June 26, 1852.
! M Dear Sir..-Yonr kind letter la
) been received. It would be presumptl
GUS on my part to suppose that any Pres
] dent Of the United States would, at ali