New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-08

Eds Crescent While with pr0udcr array and
all the polap and circumstance Of glorious war"
you have celebrated the fourth Of Juiy in the open
ing of the second edition Of the war Of ndcpcnd
ence at your Glitering and hammered Camp Lewis,
and other suburban centcrs Of patriotic and social
attraction, we, too in the latest and youngest Of
the camps of drill, bearing the honorcd name Of
Pulaski, had Our jnyous and patriotic celebration
in the pine forests Of AmitG.
At | O'Clock. az the first train Of morning cars
the Jackson Railroad came in from New Orleans
to Amite City, about fourteen hundred men oil the
Polish Brigade, now organizing were seen in array
in front of their encampment and facing tie rail
road. under command of Major Frank Schallcr, Of
tie Second Regiment of the Brigade, now incOm
plcte. Before the cars had left Amjt". nOrthward
bound, the tUrCe marching a Brigade were in
motion and moved in proud array TO the sole music
Of twelve company drums, with all the company
banners flying to AMite City, about half mile
distant from the encampment. Chiefly without
arms aud ia their undTess uniform, still tie move
ment was sodery and majestic, giving idea of
unity, strenth and excellent marching drill. The
want Of two thousand stand Ot arms, either rifles
or muskets, we'll as cannon for one company OF
artillery allowed to the Brigade, most con-
spiCuous and lamentcd by those who know how
necessary even to the bravest soldier is the manipu-
alton and ready use Of the weapon he is destined
70 bear into battle. Ole week $ constant drill with
arms in their hands would make this young Brigade
under the Veteran General Tochmau, in the Ian
guage OF Gen. Jackson, - the pride Of one army
and the terror Of another" on the battlefield.
In the line of march 1nder command of the
Young, enthusiastic, but fnlly pdurated in military
evolution and tactics, Major Schaler, the follow
ing company standards seen: o. the First
and completed Regiment, Jefferson Cadets, Capt.
McGinuis FranlIo Guards, Capt. Dalton: Askew
Guards, Capt. Folger; Grivot Rifles, Capt. West !;
Empire Rangers, Capt, Wilkinson: Lafayette
Ini, Cadets, Capt. XthIe Concordia Rifles, Capt.
York; Mcclure Guards Capt. Austin; St. James
Rifles Capt Strauss; Nixon I}ties, Capt Cooley.
Of the Second and incomplete Regiment, there
were several companies in line not full in mum
bcrs, but adding materially to the force and ap-
pparanCe OF the columns.
On the return of the column, the dinner hour
having drawn near, copaus Iibations of true sol
hers' cheer were poured out principally at the
hosptablc and abundant markee Of Capt York OF
the Concordia Rifles. All then repaired to their
Joyous and cXtra-furnished company dinners
which consumed the time 10 dcwy eve and the
tattoo drum. Then followed imprompu serenades
patriotic music, including the revolutiOn-e Netting
Marscilase Hymn of Liberty, rendered in pure
German.
1t is among the honorable and most agreeable
adiuncts Of Camp Pulaski, that the veteran Capt
Wilkinson, of the Empire Parish of plaquemine, il
accompanied in camp by his amahlc and most in
tercsting wife and daughter. Both the gallan
.. Captain and his lady are of renowned revolution
AIRY stuCk-thG former being the descendant of tht
famous General Wilkinson, well-known in tht
early Southwest, as well as ia the revountonar,
annals.
Say what one may, the presence Of such accom-
plished ladies' constitutes the true 8 Florence
NigEtingaesn y Of Volunteer COnfederat
Army. They infuse decency, chivalry, feelings O
honor and the home virtues into every bosom tina
is not dead to the remembrance Of a wife, sister
or mother. The sentinel at night has proudc
step on his rounds when he feels that he guard
the rep0se Of beauty and honorable affection.