Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-27
LOCAL NEWS.

dred and fourth anniversary Of the birthday Of
the poet Of Scotland, Robert Burns, the repre-
sentative and exponent Of tho patriotic feryor,
tho irropresslble spirit Of Independence, and
distinguishing love Of beauty and poetry, In
herent In the true scotchman, was celebrated
with great eclat last evening, by the Burns Club
Of this city, at Stanton & Ottman's, on Seventh
street. s'fsfr
It was an occasion that will long be green in
the memory Of every member present, an oasis
In the desert Of life, fragrant with the flowers
Of sentiment, resoundlng with the music Of
song, and fruitful in tropical magnlncouce Of
all that plDases the taste or charms the eye.
Tho decoration OF the parlors, In which the
tables were spread, tho work Of W. B. Todd
and A.. Williamson, reminded the observer, In
evory aspect, by many emblems, Of the green
banks and braes" OF his native mountain
home, Of which the poet writes
"Their groves o. sweet myrtle let foreign lands
reckon,
Where bright, beaming summers exalt the per
IA, a..,rr to y. Won ion. v,sD n, vr..D hr,,,n
WI The SnTn stealing under Inc lang biliow
broom s ''''' 'e Univ"
On tho fropt wall WINS yrscsr,,,,v d,s,Iov,d
the American aar. lis foIdslnterwo,;en witi,ibe
nstIonsi 6aes IN 1irssl RTiiaIn anJ France in
the centre ~ Witch tbo nortrst M Rnrns ionL sd
foyth from ~ ao,TinJ snysIone Of nn,try and
natrjotiImEa nstrio6sm wi bsr courtry i tho
world ana Fhose countryn,en can only he I'm.
mainly al large.
Tbe chsnAslIcra war, f.,t,o,,sd with ivy. In.
tsr,ncrssd SSIth II,cs of tho n,,rc.t ,Sbits ana
The tshloa ,rsr, oruhmented with bonuets ~ tbc
tarsst eor,.rs consnIcto,rs amony which y,crc
The auaenIv Ca,nsiia -.yaponicaNtbe wbole a
pressnt from Mrs. IIucoln. and A rlTt worthy
Of ma wife Of the highest oflcisI In tho limited
State in honor nFtkr memorv oF the greatcst
poet OF The earliest home on freedom in he IsIes
Of Western Furope
The table Nas burdened with a mapniaconce
Of Cookery dalIphtfuI 10 the eve of sovor. and
S,tISfying 70 tbs pSIsts M EnIcun,s snresd Inv
tbcse nopnlSr aStsrers. Stanton 4 Ottman
Tbs tpItcys ware Totnnd. with 4 nipSnidItv s1g
gestivc ~ assocIatIons aIdeTmanIc, tho roast
beaf was never excellad Al the home NJ anv
IoIlv Fnglishnnn. Win i" fair round beIiv with
good canon iIpod,p the game was sayoTy. Inc
ysgstshiss snccnlent, the gr.en meas AVA as-
nsSsvns exhsird I'm fraor,nrc m Nav, tbo
whole yetnst IN ia numeTous courses. ImnoS.
able 10 mention. was In lie bigheSf degTco
provocative of appetite and replete with Elista-
tory enIoymeut
X Tho head of the table sat the venerabls
and ycneratod PresIdent on tie climb Mr.. IA,
CIenhanp who nreaIdod Win bis usu.i sLHi
, and dignity. and Al tbe lower end WA tbe Vice
ProsIdent, Nr. /. NJ Ramsey. who was in bis
nsnaI hanpy mood. md made ali merry around
him. Tbs secrrtory boIng absent NJ GsSrgs
CowIe acted In thIs canscIfv.
The accrctary then read Inc FolIoWlny sLsnd.
Ipg toastE,
The nenorv oF Rurns-tbe favor4to hard
oC Scotland M WINS the noct NJ 1stnrs. his
Syerp thc syveetrst strains NJ SI.r,ion and io,,"
he spng tbe yprIiLe jarino orbIs country ana
tbs deyotionsl rietv ~ lis ,casaI,t,,, - '''N
'"T TSs Prssidcnt NJ y las as gs,hsMSS r..rord.d
10 thIs t1Sst IN few well chosen ana prrtincnt
remarks. which were misunderstanding received
3 The Presidcnt oC The TTnIt.d State 'Mav
thu present term OF HIS office witness me unIo5
Of ali Tho STATE. in IndIssoluble hands meyer
again 10 he dIstnrbed.
In rssnonss NJ Hifrod yyoodlo,, anu, In =.
stirring manner the /" star.snSngIsd Bannrrin
a. oueen VIcloria.-The boloyed of nor ncn,.
nIs. tbo eYsn nInry ,rifc and ,no,hcr Ion, ~,
H.. ii, aIu ~ ,ons may
eho IVY W v,uoy tho cotooh VI ncI COUNTY
When Vulcan forged the bolts of Jove, I"
by Mr.. Rutherford.
u :. The United SALES.--FUTURE the stranger
has ever found a welcome, the emlgrant home,
and the oppressed an asylum and protection.
frol Mcleod oeiDg called upon, responded
in the following language ,,
Inc language OF the toast designates ntly the
characterlslics which ehdear our country TO the
natives OF every other land. A Noyager and
traveller In my early life, have known what Il
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III IL .Niat r 'iebo .no SS,oultooy
ana khuheaS "neTeWltn L was personally treat
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Ara ,shrSs nv TrScrJs az. s,,roI,, ~ L.. d,..
tbs moor s,niSraSt And home &c hon. uC oU
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ne o,,Is, snS contonI "a bo,,ass JvSs,
,vord IN o,,r s,,os,s
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S,nnd hs,aso IntanaoiS as to,,ods,,h anu
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rh,a PSo .,Srn sSiat I,i ouniineeL
Had forced him from home he loved ss dear,
Yet here he finds home and glad relief,
And plies the beverage from his own fair sheAf
That hres his Highland blood with miokle glee p
The resounding stanzas OF Campbell attest
tho truth of another clause of your toast.
America is, Indeed, an asylum of the oppressed
Of every nation. II would SAVIOR, perhaps, OF
that overweanlng vanity which foreign satlrists
ascrlbe TO US, II |, born on the banks Of tho
Potomac, In the vicinity of Mount Vernon,
were 10 dwell on this topic. But let the most
polished Of Scotland's bards speak for me,
uu.r. ,h. ,,;l,, D,.., s,or, ,.,,o,,, ,,,,,.
And snsaL An fricndsbip sysrv SIsysnt tonvue
Men from the blood OF warning Europe sprung"
p.ss,ny from, ,hesc ,,h,,,ous aud rorh.,,s TOO
omnn,tniace On ,,os,,i, ~ ~
nsvsr In ths ShoIe co,Srss of on n,tSo: I III