The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-09

Ths following Is the address OF the R.v. r.
Mcmahon, ON tho occasion CT coHsecrating
flag presented to the st. Mary's Guards, at
Pattersonville, La.
Cuptaia OFesrs and Soldis-s Of The 81
NarYs Guards: Having blessed this b-auai
sui tag. ymboi OF our Southern Nauopahty,
| must not allow you to depart with NJ I'D.
dressing you q few words on so important
an occasion. The language OF war wJuld Ill
become these liIs and this holy temple, did
l not End in present emergencies q compisce
Justification 1 hsve unlimited confidence
IA your courage and patriotism. If ever
called upon TO defend this flag, vou will
remember 1t is the gift of The gooo, The
patriotic, the generous hearud ladies' OF
ou- village ard it's environs. You will de-
fend it with more than Spartan vaIor, re-
membering that your homes, frssiGes, sia-
terra. wives, aged parents, country, even lilo
erty itseit-which no brave man should lose
but toaether With his life-ars all yolyeo
ia this contact. Northern hordss or fInatics,
the gen u offspring of heartlsss puri tanisIn,
are at this moment rushing down 10 destroy
US he pre- pa rcd TO reeeiv them they de-
serve, at the cannon's mouth. at the point OF
the bayonet. While keeping your powder
dry, let sacn man look well 10 his muskes or
rifle. preserve lt in good order both Inside and
edge and sha ply pointed These precau ions
are good, wise. even necessary, when we
have 10 contend with the vaDd uIc hosts
of Lincoln. Even now they are hovering
al
sorm menacing the eaTtn wi.a thundei.
But let them come we will give them
& similar hospitality to that which our
people OF old extended 70 Packenham and his
British plunderers. Their blood will enssn-
xuine our plains and their bodies Gnd en- easy
grave IN the yswniEg depths CT the MississiP o.
pt Wa have soldiers a' brave asaay of an
cisut or modern times, valiant ss Leonidas de
Tending the pass against the Persians, as Ro
Tatius Coolies impeding above the advance of
the enemy or as Mucins Scaevoia. who. for
y 49,
right arm into ,he fire. Already one glorious
name adorns our Confederate te escu tcheou, one
nero In whom Virgins shstl ever take
an especial pride and compiacency; who,
unaided aud alone, stood uDterI lied in
the midst of grim, feroc ous and
b,ocd thirsty enemy, and see ng toe &
hauled down, the sacred smbiem oE father
and, could not brook that 81 ectacle, but shos
down on the spot the insolent LincoIn.te " no
dared 10 profans it. Shade OK Jackson. all
hail 81 lrtyr in the hoiy cause OF liberty
May the memory of your nobis deed ire the
heart OF every Souther soldier, nerve has arm
fer the con- bat, irnpel him TO dght be yoBd the
mark of a,hsrs and !urch ali swords OF the
garland. Yell lnay va sxclain with ths
poet.
immortal heiy Of universal praise,
Nations unborn your migaty name shall sound
And worids sppia1t that mus notyee De foo nd q"
1 We have much reason to thank Divine Pro
yideres that Praeidsnt Davis, both an able
gtateEnlan and 2 vaiialt warrior, governs the
helm OF State IN this ..lost critical cor june
! ture, great in the WAY and great in arts Of
sway. Orr armies ars led Ga by galaxy OF
1 excellent tcommanders-EcCuiio M 4gruder.
Johnston, Lee, Pillow, end !ast, but first OF
| all. Beaursgsrd, In whose hand oar Northern
] fee may shortly fnd the coDQuering sWord OF
I Taemistocles or Scythian Tamerlane.
asy oar ban nsr bright, scill fat IN lsh:, when
4 aSes pass away,
Z Good N shall ram ths depaish an, Invading
4 Is t. dag
j At the conclusion OF the address, three
cheers were given fer Father -cGanon, that
would have Tifted he air had they been yaisad
: on tside beLeata tie sSUre vault Of Heaven
I thTse for President Davis: three (. : the Gap
/ tain and three for the iad d.s of Patterson VILE
/ the 81 Mary Guards then marched oat OF
| the church, and, naving performed some mill
| tary evoiutions. proceeded to the usual pace
| Of rendezvous.