The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-08

Orleans Picayune OF Thursday last gives an &C.
count OF General Taylors visit TO PIaQuemine,
and says that his reception was enthusiastic
beyond description, and characterized BY the
display of The most ardent love and admiration
When it was known by the citizens of Plaque
mine, that the General was in the vicinity, a
number of his friends determined to invite him
to visit the town, and accordingly Friday noon
was appointed as the time, and accepted BY
the General. Although few hours only were
gwen Tor preparation, the manner of reception,
aud the welcome throughout, was in the very
best taste and afforded pleasure to all who par
ticlpated in IL. There was a universal turn
out, parties were all forgotten, beautiful wo-
men, gallant men, youth and age, alike press
ed forward to render honor to the old hero
Al an early hour Of the day, the ladies assem-
bled upon the galleries OF the hotel, and occu-
pied other places in the vicinity. AT IL o..
clock the General came into town escorted by
a large number of his friends. He was receiv
I'd in the front of the Ho:sl by his honor,
Mayor Desoby, who welcomed him as fol-
lows:
Gcneral-It is with unfeigned pleasure and
INSTRUMENTATION that, i'll the name of the CT
| items OF Plaque mine, L bill you welcome, and
offer you the hospilalilles Of the town. Ii
would require eloquence far superior to mine
10 give utterance 10 the JOY and happiness
which we feel at beholding you among US. We
see you the victorious general without osten-
tation, surrounded by no military cavalcade,
great in that modesty which distinguishes you,
and worthy the praise aud admiration of a
grateful country. We have heard your prais-
es sung throughout the land, and we have long
I'd with Impotence TO greet among us the hero
of Buena Vista That day has come and we
bless tive will ever cherish il in our memo
rics, for it has brough; among us, one whose
high deeds and noble actions have struck the
world with establishment, aud filled one of the
brightest pages in tho annals OF our national
glory.
Gen. Taylor, in reply, said that he had not
the most distant idea that he was to be so GER
enormously received by his fellow citizens oil
Plaquemine, or that there would be any occa-
sion for him to make set speech. He, how
ever, seemed much affected, and continued foI
some time in strain that was singuarly elo-
quent. He spoke of the pleasure that he al
ways experienced in meeting his fellow -citi.
zens, of his long acquaintance of the State Of
Louisiana. and of the universal good Feeling
manifested towards him, by her noble popula
ton. He said that be had been in the public
service for forty years and that in that time ne
had suffered some hardshps, but that he was
paid over and over again when he received
tokens of appreciation from his fellow-c cit liens
as was then exhibited; he rejoiced that he was
not alone, recipient of the honors of the oc
casion, for there were fathers present who hac
given sons to fight for the honor of their coun
try, some of whom has stood by his side in the
hour of peril; but the kind and unmerited at
tention of the fair daughters of Louisiana b,
esteemed beyond praise.
/ see around me, continued the General
RI gray haired veterans, whose youth has beer
spent in the service of their country like m,
own; they are rapidly closing their earthly ca
reer, let held saddle, with steady grasp tn
catalogue of private and public duty our coun
try has given us, that our examples may b
$ worthy of imitation by these youths (pointin
TO sixty or seventy boys who formed part c
the procession) that are soon to occupy on
= places, and fill our stations in life, who are j
c fact the glory of our country, and the wealth c
our free institutions.
The effect of this address, so evidently tn
|. spontaneous feelings of an overlooking hear
g cannot be imagined. and several moment
lie elapsed before the silence was broken by III
Al loud huzzas that followed.
is Gen. Taylor at the close of his address wa
t. with difficulty conveyed to the hotel, so an,
ious were all to seize his hand. His receptio
J. in the parlor by the ladies' was comment o
. the old saying, that none but the brapc deserv
(, the fair, for the brarc had all the fair. AT
o'clock the General set down 10 SUMPTION
Of dinner.