The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-27
Meeting Last Night to Celeebrete the French
Revolution.

Meeting Last Night TO Celelebrete the French
Revolution
The meeting called by the French citizens last
night at the st. Louis Exchange, was truly bril-.
liant affair. The large room was densely crowded
with enthusiastic republicans, French and Amer.
cans, who testified their sympathy with the new
revolution and the last gallant effort of the Parisans
against tyranny, by repeated applause.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Boute
of the Orleanan, who nominated as President, Mr.
Preaux; Vice President, Mr.. Blesin Secretary,
Mr.. Eude; which gentlemen took their seats upon
the platform.
Mr.. Preaux, in accepting the chair addressed the
meeting in very eloquent and appropriate speech,
setting forth the objects of the meeting and calling
upon all the citizens of NewOrleans to respond cor
daily TO the efforts of the Parisians.
Mr. Boute moved that committee be appointed
to draft resolutions and devise measures express
the appreciation and concurrence of the citizens
OF NewOrleans in the French Revolution. The
motion was unanimously adopted
AT this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Preaux re.
signed the chair to MIR. Soule. who before takinp
it, addressed the meeting with his usual eloquence
and power.
Mr.. Soule expressed his opinion in favor of ap
when further news should have been received, and
when there should no longer be any doubt of the
success of the Revolution. The audience, how
ever determined that the committee should report
Immediately
The President then appointed Messrs. Preaux,
Mason, Tibot and Tissotte as committee to draft
resolutions
Before Mr. Soule resumed his seat, he remarked
that he would give the meeting an opportunity of
singing the Marseilles Hymn. The idea was in
stantly seized by the people, and the walls of
Inc ST. Louis We're made to reverberate to the
splrlsflrrlng tones of the MdrseiHaise sung only
as Frenchmen can sing it, Scarcely ever before
have we witnessed such a manifestation of enthn-
slasm; all seemed TO be sympatheticaly animated
with the same spirit which has impelled the people
of Paris to such heroic deeds.
The committee then reported as follows:
The Franco, American population residing in New n,
leans haSn E learned that glorious
chca power. of which the corrupt desposm has So Iong
weighed upon France, unanimously adopt the following re-
Resolrod That there shaIlin New Orleans be public de-
monsati0n to celebrate worthy of The heroes Of
this sublime act and of the free people amongst whom we
ving-Ths great event vets the sympathes already
eAsrng between France and the United States For this
Resoired: That patriotic banquet shall be given and
snail De designate The OF the
celebration to take all necessary measures for the es
eaton q the desire of this assembly All of what
ever political party whom the worship OF liberty
Is the most sacred of all religions invited this fraerna
and patriotic feast.
Major General Lewis will be requested to ask Maj GaIy
to ire the public square salute of 100 guns morrow
at midday, in honor of the French Revolution.
On motion, thanks voted Mr. Alvarez for the use
of the of the ST. Louis Exchange
The resolutions having been unanimously adopt
ed, Mr.. Boute addressed the meeting, which by this
time had become so very excited and enthusiastic,
that the people could scarcely repress their emo
lions and every moment, as if by spontaneous in
spiraaon, the Marseillaise would break forth.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Boute's speech, the
meeting adjourned.