New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-08
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The DAY WE CELEBR4TE--Days follow each ntysw
10 rapid succession, but how different each, sixsy.s
one years ago, on this day, the roar Of cannon and
.ne ratue OF musketry appalled, the tmid hearts
IN our city, whilst brave men faced the storm ~
bullets and repelled the invading hosts Of Great
britain. 1t was bright page in the history Of
ew = h.,u! ,Uureans and Jaekson's name shines upon It
~ DR,iliant and indelible characters. The PENN
~ 5ia heroes, the warworn and tried veterans of
ellington, who had faced the ilustrious French
gtpe1or ana vanquished him, in all the pride Of
their continsntat banners in the greenest glow Of
head as ehiyarous and brave as he was nnfortyI.
nate, were crushed and mangied at The faet If or
ogeean @ fan rsnparts By the unpractced but irwin
ciDie nahqs OF Our citizen sofdiery. Since that
YemoFable occasion, it has been Customary far
our people to celebrate its anniversary with dr1e
pqrnP Ps1I and q soleemnty doing hqnor to the brave
and hailing the triumphant survivors with aecls.'
nations Of joy and gratitude.&
Upon every anniversary the ranks of the sur-
EIVlng veterans are thinned. Time, surer and
1eadlicr than the bullet, strikes them TO the earth
enc By one, and soon none of these noble relics Of
the past will be left to smile proudly at the memory
Of tfsnspired glories, and say with hearts vet
Young with the full remembrance Of byg0ne
herolsm, II was there T" a few are left, child
VINO begins to stamrner, could count their names
ON is tiny fingers, but the wind of many winters
mas wfIistied through their branches and they are
%, pare az tae top But yet though they should die,
their deeds are uadyfng. Nations perish, but his
tory is immortal; and one of the most brilliant
legends OF me traditionary records which will
cause to pafpitate the hoaoms Of oar ehildfeu's
children, viii be the recital Of the deeds done by
their foreiathers on this memorable day. and the
indissolubly connected ideas of jackson aud tie
eighth of January. Ii
We enter this day with uncovered head sve
w0uid enter q church, with PRAYER to the
Almighty TO inspire the citizens of this nation with
Intelligent patriotism and devotional love of
country.
Too STIP4THIz1sG.--Thosew women those sFo-
men. their kind hearts will always get them INTO
trouble. They cannot see suffering without trying
to alleviate it-they cannot see thirst OF any
description generally whataoever,,' without en-
deavoFing to allay itand so it came to pass with
Mary O'Brien. prisoner-pr are always
Interesting to kind sous--a prisoner lay within the
bars of the Second District lookup, signing for
liberty and the free air of e&lilarating streets
DC was lone and weary the sword of Justice hang
ing over his head by hair, aud his threat parched
Withthe calling "reminiscences Of departed drunks.
Mary, whose heart is sensitive and whose hand is
| open, saw the poor fellows DISTRESS and clanIes-
timely attempted to farnish him with sufficient
amount of whisky to comfort his piuing gonI. It
would have been very well if she had notrbeen
seem for as success is the standard Of right SO Is
detection the substance cf crime: but aiasI size
was caught in the act, charitable but nnlasFful:
and being arrafgned before Recorder Gastfnel,
this Hnlinching arbiter Of Justice sentenced her to
pay fine of five dollars, in default, be inpris-
oned for two days. The next time she gets IN
such q. fix, we advise Mary to think Of the old
song: