, 1861-05-28

which to sing its glories and what human pa-
creed. This was all, and when he came out
Will: :thnt udeeres Of God the shout TINT vent.
S.S tsess 's e oRe esls
for and then 81 'smIth," who was seen on the
platform. There were several in tho crowd who i
Ed heard CALEB B. Smith on many pitched
deld of the politieal'tlght aud knew tAat he
was muster of place ThersSn s s tsee o9ss s;s
Tot know what 1t knows now, that the Secre-
tary Of the Interior can sail In when speech
IA to be made, and come out as far ahead Of
almost: any other man., as ! Brother
Jonathan's yatcht did ahead Of John ;
Bss asaa soon tiF 55Sn zsa's msd!s sda ~ ou
diana was in ecstaeles, and this :clerRs,- COM
missioner md all returned to the Patent
Office Justly proud Of the patriotic, timely aud
eloquent speech Of their new Secretary. Mr..
Smith Ia o man slightly bald, but not over
fesy five yss1.s Of I; eomRa 4 9f go9d @ height M
he speaks and kindles, with a voice penetrat-
Ing and musical; with words ready and the
; very word he sn1ning fol, coming to hia utter:
ance at the very time his argument calls It Z
from the START and holding it more aud more.
Its master to the last syllable he has to utter.
He took the ground that the people of this
country could never forget what our flag had
cost:uB; and that they would see it float over
our land snd ocean, and that they Eeio able to
DO what their nndTtng patriotism proposed
IN this matter. do not pretend to give bis
words, butitwas one Of the completest short
T speeches ] have ever heard; aud was Nespeech
| cf the occasion. : BE has rot his hands full
| hereafter, When there Is any Cabinet, talking
| to do to the masecs; and Ehot, with the United
I Office; the United 8tates Indian Office; the
United States Patent Office, and the United
| States pensic;1 0dee, he will be pQsT man.
/ But he, is found fully equal to all tasks In
office, us well as alta speech and 1s already
| straiteuing ont the tangled sketn Of, thing1
which Jacob Thompson left for his hands.
THE President and his carriage we're waiting
| Lincoln. Your correspondent happened to 5t
there just in time; and was recognized by Mr
/ Lincoln, he nodding first and offering his hnnd
I, Of course, returning ny best bow, aud tell
Ing him who TRa. eG0h remember you vef5
Een." said he, aeaw you At Springfield.
This WIS six months ago, and his memory Q
persors must be very rare, unless there L
Something about me $50 very peculiar" III!
PRECEDENT had one Of the little Lnk7oas witl
hin Who seemed quite az much disappointed
as the dieconso1ate father in Mrs. Lincoln
not arr!V1ng. o..s a. ...,.,on.. ;s,o
taace @ only to i tke residence ] E Q Of II: ponglas
His Is one OF three IN brick block three au'
bnlf stories high, owned BY the three scna
tors, Wilkins on; Breckiuridge' and Douglas
There vas lady in black standing IN one q
the yards looking at the beauty Of Its gras
and roEes. made bold to ask which wns Iii
Douglass honse7 =.
4 This one" eaid she, very pleasantly. :
could do no less then, than to enquire for hi
health; when she said "she had jrst got let
| ter from her daughter, Mrs: Douglas, rankei
by himself. BE was ont Of danger, the
thought" Bowing myself away from Mr.
CuttslI went to tie Church Of st. Aoysiua
near By, where Mre. D. attends. It was fit
races IN length, md is filed around Its alta
With several very fine paintings and SON
statua1y. The audience assembling Shove
large proportion Of them to be cultivated
and I Judge wealthy: :Nine-tenths were /
dies, and eightninths Of these went In on th
side Of the altar Of the, Virgin which va
splendidly lighted up, and her Imnge hun
I with golden garlands and flowers. Alter Ii
-tening to TIE singing, which waa operate IN
j.. ". R.