The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-25


ance, Father Mathew, who arrived in the city on
Saturday last. After high mass, the worthy Father
was presented to the people by the Rev Mr.. Null
lon, the Pastor Of St. Patricks. great sensation
was produced by the appearance Of this celebrated
man, whose unceasing labors in the great cause to
which he has devoted his life have been the admir-
ration Of the world Father Mathew although
broken in constitution BY fourteen years Of devotion
to his countrynen shows no feebleness in bis man
ner; his face possesses the characteristics Of good
man a mild and placid look is stamped upon it,
and there beams forth those phanthropic qualities
which have been so apparent in his career. The
photographic portraitwhieh we have observedfor sale
is a very good likeness of this eminent divine
although gray hairs have added years to the face.
1 The Reverend Father stated that his i'll health
prevented his addressing his audience in the man
nef that lie could wish, bat he would say few
words. At first troublesome cough interrupted
the speaker, but soon, warming with his subject,
all debility for the moment was forgotten, and he
proceeded with stirring appealto his countrymen,
exhorting them to good works. He drew picture
Of Ireland in the olden time, when ST. Patrick hore
aloft the sign Of redemption, and believing follow
ers listened to his wondrous oratory. He reverted
to the fact Misunderstanding drinks were unknown
at that primitive period; the disciples of ST. Pat
rick were saint-like in their lives, and had trans
mitted pure faith and spotless name to their de-
scendants How requisite then was it that Irish
men should be true to their religion and true to
themselves that they should maintain that charac-
ter which their forefathers enjoyed and in what
ever country they were cast, that they should, by
| the purity of their lives, reflect honor upon the
0siuisn " w'ii'n 'liey 80 gehetaily belonged
10 ieie'teu " 'ii.s country as oheol progress IN
- s - ei esey e.n's eiSe' anu now could
peo' 'ilei, iai'n 70 eAieno tney cast
oPpfooaiunl upon II by their acts Ireland was
iioie =. oa.honc country tlan any othef; although
nu,,iDs. q t'a' enarcii came rom countries on
~ ue mass eihisia'eo' IRON ms
gun' ny onuiones ana supported
4lN = was ~ IriAhineh tilat
.np iOVAeu i0f examples OF ene oathoilc
-
ne 'u,'iei leaiU"s appeals upon lhis SUBJECT
'No piee u his couhtrymen- the
SOU ,aAnei spoAe % me prominent position OF Ire
any, ns' suilei.ngs ana lne n,anhold prosecutions
y ma ls,e. ne whole world
~ WIN hei, ana wien me dreadful
s.n. S s4~eo a. ner s.'iisaeveh 'he lnrk--the
1T seli' ''i0uSNiu POUNDS towards
Il 4. r
V 'ae sup" uegheu witn provisions from the
sn,'ea '''a'es wn,oh pore TO inc starving multi
tpoe Tue aneansoi h.e' ne narrowing descriptions
q n,eAa'ei scenes out4hg the famine, Affected
A''s' =, 'te 4A'useAce 70 Years. linen came
'le P,osless % inc temperance
le'otl =, leianu an" mere 'e speaker dwelt with
llioon sn'nuSashh upon ms ia"orte SUBJECT FOR
= 80 nc nau ao''eu m inc cause crowds
Vi ulel WOMEN cHilur6N nad gathered wherever
mem hereaos were dark
'ne must y appcah'S 10 .ake the piedge'
~no mi',ioue solisla'on' 'r0ngeu forward to re-
ee w7 10, hS llai nus
iAs n@u never KNOWN ,tna' Piedge TO be broken
~ hoy DViiu o"oe iiiaue' hau Deen kept sacred
u's "'seis ~ s''S isi,u ne mad met men
1, - ne nau administered the
~ 'ne uigh''y u
'Ney nay yiepiee NOT 70 tne tenptsh
-. -asn iepu.a'.on among 'her lei
~ 800. s'o.' u,s oou1f y'iieh 70 come
s,,,.,'.. IL, o - ''aA upVi, 'neir es-
-"e, ~ 'au e'osSeu uie sea ana PRAYED It's
"a 80 y o''et mem
{; Isa,,a W eie ei'ee'S o. ms
iaol ,l,,ssa1f.,, a.. ny
- ~ 'llo anu =,
~, mo-
TheYatber, here ended NE h.yo o;Yon ~.
bref Of bs roro,,,. ,,,1iot e.,
10 win prNIonnd attsnt;on a.. q ,,r ns'eeI
c..s. ,,,a,a 49,. H., -, Ip'u,neu
rustl;ng garment d;s1rbsd IL .a,G.y
The Rev Mr. Mullen then n.5e sonoa $3.50
pirate remarks and adi1rsd n. ~
forward and receive The nle5oe '''D'
L Father Mathew. rr.sen,aJ hi,o.alf :, -
the al1ar 70 perform thisInteresttngicerem and
then came scene which must have touched every
heart beneath that vaulted roof The old and
young pressed forward to take the pledge, father
and son, mother and daughter joined the Temper
anee troop. Wives clasped their hands with un-
comfortable joy their husbands advanced in the
ranks, and tears Of rapture flowed freely when they