The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-11
5 No: At.
For the South w estern.

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For the South Western.
Go1Se TO CHuRcH.-How much more rell-
gious people are on clear and pleasant sabbaths.
How much more consonant to the worship OF
God; if we Judge from the numbers brilliant
in silks, satins, and broadcloth, who are seen
vending their way to church only on clear
sabbaths. When the sun shines clearly, and
the wind breathes warm and balmy, then arc
the solemn tones of the church bell welcomed
by these summer day christians. Then is the
ear open to it's summons. Well attended is the
house of God-for it is a clear sabbath! Num-
bers of devout and demure faces are now seen
with semi i-reverential air entering the portals
of the long neglected church. Numbers OF
those in whose hearts the love of God has lain
dormant until awakened by the bright beams
of sun, that looks with compaisance and ci-
Witty on satin and broadcloth; for their love
stands not the test of Gods gentle rain falling
on hill and glen Should clouds oerhang the
spire, inside the closed shutters and closely
drawn curtains may be heard in conscience
soothing and religious tone, ''We can worship
God as we'll at home as in church, for/he says,
where two or three are gathered together in
Isdevout attendants of divine worship on clear
sabbaths careessy and hastily cast their eyes
over one short chapter in tle bible, thereby
soothing their Indiarubber copsciences, and
then turn with avidity and eayerness to the
last new novel! O, ye attendants ofchurch and
mock worshppers of God, W ben a new coat.
or dress, and clear sabbath come in con juno
ton, are We not the sneer Of the unbelIever.
who points at you the finger of scorn and asks,
'tmust l not Judge of the tree by its fruit? are
these the shining lights of christianity? are
these the christians of a christian region?"
! Shreveport, June 80, 1855. BERRlsFoRD.
THE TRADE IN BRANDY AND SARD1NEs.-The
principal brandy district in France, is the de-
partment of the Charente lmprieur, from which
comes all the fine brandy of France. The
town of Cognac is about forty miles in the in
terror, on the river Charentt, where, as every
one knows the first brandess are produced.
The principal or rather the only articles o.
foreign commerce in this district, are brandles
and sardines. The outlets for brandies are Bor
deaux, Charente and La Rochelle. England
gets her brandy almost exclusively from Cha
rente, and the United States take theirs chiefly
from La Rochelle and Bordeaux.
| We get from correspondence dated "La
Rochelle, Al pril 49," with the state Department.
number Of interesting facts connected with
the trade.
''The brandIpes of La Rochelle are inferior to
those of Cognac, Singeres, and St. Jean d AT
gely. They are very strong5 and have the
flavor which all the products of the grapes
grown by the seaside have. They are used
4 in the United States exclusively fo2 mixing, one
barrel of pure, it is said, making four of "bran-
dy," by mixing with pure spirits, whiskey, etc
The expectations of brady from La Rochelle
in 1852 were 1862, ,493 litres. The price had
then begun to increase, in anticipation of the
failure os the vintage in 1854. The bad crops
of that year and the total failure of the vines to
produce in large portions Of the department.,
have brought brandy to It's present high price,
never before known in that country, and
which amounts almost to total prohibition at
expectation. The price of brandy iii 1852 and
1858, which was from 70 to rs francs (abodt
sl4) rer hectotre, (26 gallons. is now 100
francs. The result is, that expectation to the
United States has almost entirely ceased, that
in order to lower the price, and to effect sales,
brandy, even by the proprietors in the country
before it reaches the merchant, is mixed with
other spirits of very inferior quality and cheap.
A quantity of American whiskey has just been
received by large firm, which will probably
be used to mix with brandy for the PURPOSE Of
sending to the United States at a lower pric0s
Nearly all the brandies sent to the United
States lately have been sent to San Francisco
on consignment, some few to Norfolk and Bos-
ton. The temperance excitement in some parts
of the United States has also deferred mGro
chants there from sending here on their own
account. Itis to be hoped that che of its bc1s-
fetal results will be to arrest expectation until
pure brandy less noxious and poisonous than
now for export, can be had. There has been
no shipment from there of brandy s:nce S&p-
tember last, the last American vessel which
was there leaving in that month,
The expectation Of saFdires to the United
States is immense and increasing. The fisheries
commence about the middle of May, and l&st
until the middle Of October The quantities
consumed are enormous, each evening. upon
the return Of the fishing smacks, they can b.
bought for a few cents per dozen, and are an
important part of the food of the poorer classes.
These fish are better and have flavor when
put up in oil which they otherwise have not.
They are found in great plenty from the coast
of Rretagnc to the mo&th Of the Gasmore. La
Rochelle is the principal depot for the fishery.
! The quantity exported to the United States in
1852 was 50, $40 kilogrammes. Last sumner,
the quantity exported to the United States ex'
ceeded 1oo, 600 kogrammes. Strange to say.
more than one-ha( of this expectation is for
California.
The wines Of this department are of very
inferior quality and seldom exported, in ;act
they are rarely used by the Inhabitants as
beverage. The high price of wine has led the
Bordeaux merchants to purchase large quaint
ties of these wines to mix with their own. The
consequence is, that for higher price inferior
wine is had. Ordinarily, the wine q this de-
partment is worth three or four cents per bottle
now it is worth fifteen and twenty.
The London correspondent Of the National
Intelligencer says, one Of the best things pro-
duced during the week is a lecture by lord
-Ashhurton on mCommon ThingsN which lie