Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-31

"Boz" 70 rHH ANN, Navy AND Vob
usrtERs. AT the late annual dinner,
IN London, oi the Commercial Trav'
elers' School, the chairman, Charles
Dickens having given the usual
loyal toasts. which were duly hoh-
ofed. called for a bumper for the
army, navy aud volunteers
He said they were sometimes told
"a II it were new discovery
that war was the greatest Of all
human evils. lie thought, there
fore. be WAS advancing no very high
claim On behalf Of the intelligence
Of that company IT he presumed
that they knew IL 10 be So. Hear,
heat ! SO very strong. indeed, was
this conviction rooted in the Eng
tish mind. that the popular opinion
was almost always in favor Ui peace:
and deep responsibility attached
to any man who for his own selfish
ends should be tho first Be- "cry
havoc. and let slip the dogs Of war"
Int the next greatest sin to such
an act would be that Of man who
should leave n people entirely m
prepared ~ resist aggressive war.
Hear. hear II was because that
they who sat there were devoted
90 The arts and ways Of peace, and
because they exhibited all tho signs
Of outward prosperity, that he con
congratulated them upon the man
w aud national spirit which was
stirring amongst them as well as
among our protessed defenders by
sea aud land. Lond cheers. We.
Englishmen. utter no defiance, NO
bfaggart boast, against any nation
on tho face 1T the earth, but wish
cd quietly to keep our own, and with
the blessing Of heaven. which help.
cd those who helped themselves,
they would most aHsurcdly do IL.
loud cheers Tho plain mean
ing of the rifle movement was but
tho revival of the old brave spirit
Of Our fvrefa,hcrs. and proof that
all who had stake IN the country
and who that had life IN IL had
notY--wefe ready, II occasion reqir.
cd, to fight and die in its defence.
Loud cheers With these feel.
ings and opinions. he felt happy In
proposing Nh alteration Of the words
IN the usual tonst. and should give
them The Army, Navy and volun.
teora. Loud cheers.
ReotrnoN of MoRMos Converts IN
lirAn.-from a recent number Of
the Valley Tan, published IN Salt
Lake City, weexiract the following
Early on Sabbath morning u be.
came rumorcd throughout the town
that the longlookod for Uand.Cart
Train was approaching near the
home of the particularly favored Of
heaven. viz. Salt Lake City.
After the conclusion of tho after
noon services at the tabernacle, n
Heterogeneous mass of pedestrians,
caucstrians and Jchus generally.
throngcd tho road between the city
and tho mouth of Emigration Kan.
yon, MI on the ga r,re 10 get n
glimpse at the coming Object 81
curiosity. Atabout four i. NJ, tho
train emerged from the mountains
on TO tho plateau overlooking the
city, where IL was welcomed by soy.
cral cheering airs from brass
baud, aud met by u few kind.hcart.
ed team owners, who took the most
wcaricd female members Of the com.
pauy into their wagons. while there
weH abundant of gallant young
men who hnrpesscd themselves into
the cara thus vacated. A sort Of
systematic procession was formed
just out of the city by placing the
wagons containing the baggage and
bedding Of the hand-carters in the
van, the music next, and then the
persevering, bold-spirited cart.draw.
crs themselves, the whole followed
and surrounded by hundreds Of men,
women aud children on foot, on
horseback, in wagons, carriages, etc
In this order, and under these cir.
oumstances, the possession passed
through the city TO the Public Square
where, we understand, they were
supplied with all manner of desira.
bic refreshments.