Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-18
~eecp'icn of oes. Taylor st rev Orleans.
Brilliant Spectacle - Departure Of Gen. Tdy.
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Brilliant Soectaeie- Depnrfurs Of Gen. Tdy,
%r for s'iemph;s.
PxrERssuRo. Dec IL, 1877.
The express al 10 day from New Orleans con.
tains pa pers Of the i,h and 9Th instant.
The accounts given os ,hs magnificent pro.
csss'on IN honor OF Gen. Taylor, which took
place on the 81 ult.. show that il was In every
way worthy Of the occasion. and what might
have been expected from the enthusiastic and
excit bile character Of tho population of;he Crcs
cent Ci'y.
He landed at the Place dArmes amid the
thnnders of artillery, .alutes of one hundred
guns having been Cred from each Of the public
squares. In reply to the invitation Of the May.
or to become the guest Of the city. the gallant
hero msde brief but appropriate reply. From
the landing he passed through The Place Arms,
in which triumphnl arch had been erected.
and entering the Cathedral. Immediately oppo.
site, he listened 10 an appropriate address from
Bishop Blanc. Gen Taylor replied in an elo.
quent manner. A grand Te Deum was then
sung bya full chair, accompanied BY powerful
paHu oi INSTRUMENTAL performers.
On the conclusion Of the services, the process.
sion was formed and moved through the princi.
pal streets Of the city, according TO previous ar.
rangements. The General was escorted to the
st. Charles Hotel, where he took up his quar-.
ters.
The ST. Cb,rles Hotel was brilliantly illumi.
mated, and in front of the gen,lemens parlor
transparency Of the General, in his old brown
coat. ives exhibited, having tor the motto. "A
little more grape. Capt. Bragg"
A splepcid dinner took place the same even.
ing at the ST. Charles Hotel, which was given
in honor ofthe General Grand dspl, ~ Of fire.
works were given during the evening, and the
city's guest, With his suit, visited the theatres,
which were crowded TO overlooking on the oc.
cason.
On the 4tb. the presentation Of the sword vo.
ted to General Taylor by the Legislature oe
Louisiana was made, accompanied by most in.
teres,ing ceremonies. The weapon was pre-.
sented by Governor Johnson, in long and most
eloquent and enthusiastic speech. The reply of
the General was BRIEF bit at the same time We.
~ appropriate and eloquent.
General Taylor was TO leave on the morning
of the 5th instant. on board Of the steamer Mis-.
soari. for Memphis
From the New Orleans Mercury, Of Saturday.
the 4th inst, we copy the following graphic de.
seription of the events of the day
The manner in which Gen. Taylor was yester-
lay received, must have been gratifying to the
old hero. The heart Of New Orleans was bound.
ing with exultation at bis approach and enthusi.
astic was the welcome, she gave him. 1t was a
reception such as 4 great and free people could
sive--grsnd and imposing, without pomp or
show, and respectful without formality. The
scene which presented itself when the Mary
Tingsand neared tho wharf was affecting from
its sublimity Along the shores Of the Missis'
sippi, far as the eye could reach. gay streamer,
doated on the breeze from, ships Of every nation
and the water of the river was tossed in foam
from Lafayette to the farthest extremity Of the
city, BY the innud3erabe stea amboas which were
then rnnn:ng 10 every direction. The ship A
merica, that had moved Immediately after the
Mary Kingsana in the aquatic procession. aoated
slowly down the river, and the music which wa,
borne to the ear from the derk Of every steam
boat, was occasionally unheard in the loud boon
ofthe cannon, and the wild shouts from the shore
The streets, housetops. and the decks and yardi
of every vessel within sight. were darkened will
human forms, and high above the mass of headi
rose the trumphal arch in the Place dArmes
with the sunbsams playing on the words "Wei
come" and "Buena VISTA" which were inscribet
IN letters of gold.
He whose presence had called that mighty
mass together, aud created such commotiou oI
tn, bosom Of the Mississippi, stood calmly bu
evidently affected at this glorious manifestation
Of the feeling which Louisiana entertains for th'
distinguished citizen. There was something fin,
in the face of the old man as he stood gazing OF
the scene-a shade, bearing the sembIance o
pride, would occasionally settle on his brow
but the feeling which gave expression ofh' kim
md manly countenanca and touched its ever.
Inc with tenderness, was that Of love snd graft
,nde. His tolls and strife, tho glory and danger
" battle, aud all which he has endured and a
chevcd, were apparently forgotten-hs 'fo"
before his country with the kindness and tender
ness Of a child in his heart. shd her arms wer
open to receive him.
When the old man landed. the cheers whle
pealed from the assembled thousands were eles
,rifying: and the Committee Of Arrangement
who had hattered themselves that they eop'
move in procession after the General. we're sea-