Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-07-31


sincere friend and wel!-wisher of the Institution
to which it refers. publish it cheerfuliy now.
st. Francis College is now justly regarded
as one of the best places in the State for obtain
ing thorough classical and practical education.
We trust it may continue to go on, prosper
ing and to prosper.-ED-
To the Editor Of tie Democrat and Sentinel:
SIR: You hardly expect correspondent, at
this time, to draw your attention, the atten-
ton of your readers, from the glorious achieve
ments of our army at the seat of war. Virginia
correspondents at premium. The de-
tails Of bloody engagements are eagerly sought
and eagerly read The full account of the vic
tories of the intrepid Mcclellan through Western
Virginia, and, like another Napoleon, his ascent
and descent Of the snow-capped Alleghanies the
lively description of the pluck of the Pennsylva-
mans, under the veteran Patterson, along the
Shenandoah. and their unrelcnting pursuit of
johnson, the rebel chief and the immortal at
tack on the rebels by the grand army of the
Potomac, under the dashing Mcdowell, would
be truly interesting and effective. Scarcely less
interesting would be the sweet language of the
heart, the bewailng strains of the dear ones of
those braves who fell in the unconquerable de-
fence of Zouaves and the terrible charge of the
Sixty ninth.
sDule and wac for the order, sent our lads to the
Border!
The rebels. for ance. by guile wan the day:
The Flowers of the Forest, that foucht aye the
foremost.
The prime @ our land. are cauld in the clay"
Miss ELLIOT.
PINT ID Sl,o fl,at la
blessings of government, like the dews of heaven
should be distributed alike upon the high and
low, the rich and the poor" Our country lives
by peace as well as by war; and we must pre-
pare for it. The cultivation of general literature
the elegant, rs well as the useful arts and sci
ences-cannot be neglected by our people. The
government must teach as well as fight.
..TIeie. measured laws and philosophlc ease
Fix and improve the polished arts of peace,
There industry and gain their vigils keep,
Command the winds and tame the unwilling
deep.
Here. force and hardy deeds of blood prevail;
There, lalgaid pleasure signs in every gale.''
GRAY.
Laws are made for the benefit of Universities
and Colleges. The Alumnis stands in a legal
relationship with his Alma Mater; and Colleges
are houored. year after year, by the presence Of
some noble men. Brigadier General Anderson,
with whose noble defence Of Fort Sumter every
| American is quite familiar, was present during
the exhibition at St Francis College, on the 9th
Of June. and expressed himself highly gratified
at the proceedings. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Do
menec, d. D., Very Rev. E. MeMahon, V. G..
and many Of the clergy, present, was
also Senator Rice, of Minnesota.
! The exercises began at an early hour, and no
| thing throughout the performance betrayed the
| violation of modesty, either in dress, action, or
| expression, or the tone and manner Of good so
| ciety. The dramatic department was not as ex-
tensiYc as it usually had been, owing, it was
said, to the disturbed state OF the country, and
the very short time the students had been pre-
pairing dramas.
One drama, though short, deserves special no
tce. The plot belongs to time and
nation and from the knowledge of modesty,
unity AMI incident that your correspondent was
able to command, it appeared no way unworthy
the follower of a Sheridan.
Original orations were more numerous than
the dramas. They wee suggested by the topics
| tha. now seem to absorb all the national atten
( ton, The best orations were by b. Murphy, of
/ kentucky, and J. McDeviit. of Pittsburg. The
former gentleman had the suspension of the
habeas corpus for his subject. To prove his
view of the case, he took frequent and copious
draughts from Blackstone, and his animadver
sions on the politics and philosophy of Sir
| William, though novel, told that the speaker
had sterling powers of reflection. The vocal
music, by the junior students, was very pleasing
Master Joseph Friel, of Philadelphia, whose fine
voice seems fast developing, received good deal
| of attention from the audience. The orchestra,
composed entirely of the students of music under
! their leader, Brother Join, performed well its
episode part of the exercises.
At the conclusion. Gen. Anderson distributed
/ the premiums to the students. AMI afterwards
addressed them, telling them that, in whatever
calling in life they should find themselves, to re-
member the motto contained in The Star Span
! gled Banner''-.'In God is our trust"-and they
are sure TO be right.
CO We are much obliged to the editor OF the
Uniontown Genius Of Liberty for the very kind