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~'-| which a. IA hero conducted t1c
VAR. aid c1..'1I11 ~ expressing l1e
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.''..L Gent I.l'ot IccIi11II replied and
..I||. responded 10 t1s ltfn1st nstifa-
|;... "a f.I I'.Ltn. that peace might
b .n5.1;Is secdred When Gen Taylor
appeared again before The people, he was
mounted On his famous charger sold
Whitey. The excitement a this staes
u The proceedings Was intense. and the
cheers almost amounted 70 a phrenzisd en-
tilusi1sin
The crowd pressed close to eOld Viii
tey, Z and he received many q kind and az
fectiohate pat bnl The uneasy witch
which the old fellow occasionally gave
made il apparent that be was being de-
spoiled Of ! portion o. bis lowing name and
Il were vain 10 attempt description
Of the procession Al eyes were turned
70 linn whom all honofed, and balconies,
doors and windows were throEged with Ia
| dies ii all the gay and brilliant drapery Of
fashion. who Iivaled in enthusiasm the
lefowd that cheered and rolled on below
Arrived 1t the St Charles, Gen Taylor
sfood on the collonade and the whole pro-
cession passed before him. The order Of
the rank and fle was forgotten, and citi-
zcns and soldiers we're mingled in the
crowd, who cheered him as they passed.
IL would requfe the pencil u Vandyke
70 portray tLe changing aspect Of the old
mans face, As with cap In hand, he wit
messed this closing scene in the great ORA
ina Of the day.
TIE ILLUMINATION.
The vast extent Of the ST. Charles sud.
denly became the blaze Of light about six
Io'elock in the evening, aud the streets
leading to it were densely crowded BY
ipersons Of every condition IN society. Be
tween the pillars Of the collonate in FROM
of the building were suspended large va
riegated lanterns under ehaplets Of liy,
oak. In front Of the ladies' parlor wa
d transparency Of the General, IN the old
brown coat, with the motto-aA it'll,
more grape, Captain Braggi" In front
of the gentlcmen's parlor was another
transparency of the General, with tn,
words--'sI have no reinforcements to Civ,
YOU, but Major Bliss and / viii supper
You In various parts Of the building
there were other appropriate Transparent
cies and devices, adding much to the gen
seral effect Tho Orleans theatre, an,
some of the buildings adjoining and oppo
site, were also illuminated.
THE DINNER.
II About seven o'clock, the Mayor con
: Quoted Gen. Taylor into the dining room
followed by his staff, Gov. johnson an,
suite, officers of the army and other invites
guests, among them some Of onr mos
distinguished civil dignitaries
The appearance Of the dining room wa
such as would have made even b hungr
man pause ere the work Of destructio
lcommenced Every thing which conl
tempt the taste Of the most fastidious, wa
In abundance on the table, and the ric
! odor Of choice wine was mingled with th
fragrant breath of flowers Lehman
: brass band played in an adjoining loon
2 land all was arranged in manner highl
lcreditable to Messrs Nudge Il Wilson
under whose superintendent the Dime
was prepared.
1 When the cloth was removed, the 70
.lowiRq .sAspalfzy t5Afs , werrrdrunR VIII
: Enthusiastic cheers, or in silence, as th
mature Of the sentiment suggested j.
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. Isle, Hail Columhianl
2 Our Contry-May she always be Righi
) lbut, Right or Wrong. our Country. IMnsi
/ /" Star Spangled Banner.nl
3 Major General Zachary Taylor. IAiusi
I g Hail 10 the Chiefsl
a The Army Of The United States IAfnsi
Washington March,
5. The Navy or the United States. tMusi
II Yankee Doodle n n-s
yacksons March.
:. Major General Scott Music, Gener,
Scouts March.
II S. The Hero Of Conirefas- Louisiana favo
{ tite son, Gen. Persifor F Smith. Music, G
where Glory waits thee.
Il Q. The Memory Of Washington Music
1 Dead March in SAUL
10. The Heroes Of the Revolution. Music
1 Il. The s Memory Of Gen. JaeksOn. [Musi,
Il Ii he Memory ' Il n. gallant omcers an
II Soldiers who have fallen ia The Baisies Of Mex
CO Music, e Rosslyn Castle y
Il IS. The Ladies, Music. Home, swe'
When the toast TO Gen. Taylor mas 81,
| en-. the shouts With which it was receives
lwere undisputed evidence Of the feeling
/ for the subject Of the sentiment
The old man rose with an appearance Q
ldifhdenee and tinidity, which al knew b
never felt in the presence Of our enemie:
and replied pertinently and appropriately
/ He said II was difficult for him to expires
his sense Of the honors which were show
erred upon him by the citizens Of New Or
Ileans but Of all the trophies he received
1.-THE approving smiles and waving handkel
lchiefs Of the fair daughters Of Louisian
AFFECTED him the most, and we're deare
Ilthan thousand victories on the battle
Sisld. They we're triumphs peculiarly era
: living 10 him, for they we're unalloyed b
I.(in. and LEFT no sting behind HE kneV
rlstA how others felt, but for himself, no,
pFt IS soerer he might forget in the hou
vi a. tile, the sad consequence Of the strife
,lwavs rushed upon his mind after
!, VII making his heart TO sink, and caui
Z seI. 4 10 feel Ike child. He had hopes
tk. done more for his country than b
Gould - thought be might have been ena
Fhose ". accomplish 4 speedy and honors
which s--an event essential to the vel
|. and IN countries, and particularly 8
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