Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-30

III MENSE ASSEMBLY.

AT tile St. Charleo ISeatre last night
says the N. O. Bee, Of the u2stl, inst, /
thaalt vas a type-a feeble and ilnlterfec
one mt thnt-of the ardent, profound an,
unnlteratle devotion Of tho citizens o
New Orleans to the American Union
That II was no ,npre-tliat it did no
n1tnlpr seven %eirltl,4 Of utlr entire con,
nunIty is only to he ntt0hutel 10 tht
Oct, that the comparatively contracted
epa"c allotted ~ tie mepti,r. could 10
Accommodate more than q f~nrtiuu 3
those who are animated by q omnon sen
ii'neut Of LOYALTY aud attachment. II i:
indeed to he regretted TINT we have il
New DrIenns 10 hail spacious enough 70,
asee'nblages of the masses, wluie the state
Of the weather incwin'er is suclesn4 tt
preclude the possibility Of holding mass
meetings ~ the open mir, The gathering
~ the 81. Charles. can therefore only le
n WV >'f'ffh ~ ~ I'f'l'i' ''t'''' tIt'li'iH ~
popular leatitly, aud vet despite u bolster.
Gus and lnrIenlent e~veninyetl,nt sI,leltlid
Temple astlruured to lis utmost raraci.
ty Ivy the inteIligenne9; the patriotism
the sterling snuse of boil, poiit-
zeal %IarNirs. Wing and democrat ae,
seml,led beneath tho lofty dome rot IT,
hurl at one another war cries Of Defiance
not TO eyuIt over political triutni,iis and
the runy epllemernl contests Of party
lrnt to exchange greetings viii, each otl'-
or, to pied re mutually, their determination
o stand Ivy The Union, protect md defend
It. from ius,dlnus warfare or open assault
aud to welcome all parties, as ha,,lel to.
get|,er in the 1!o'i"at Of causes, nnl actua-
tel by the nolSe=t Impulse tl,ae can evoke
the sytnpmtl'ies OF ireemen,
The emp tel Oh enerinr tho Theatre
was magnificent. The stare wa ~e'ega!t.
" decorated anil featuone1. On every
eile hs'r the glorious stripes ool *tnr,,
with appropriate dev,rns aud inscription.
on the liars. ~ the rear n sllpprl, lrp,,
scene, designed aud painted Tor the occa.
sion. was sua,~n bed. At tho smut wa
surendal the American lIagln. 9th speaI
plnlol's, immediately beneatl, aprearel the
escutc|mnns Of the %thirty-one Stntes SIR
mounting the llailowel eeuiimaS2 Of
WEBSTER. 'Syibertv aud ru,on-uow a0I
torev"r-one ami inseparnb'e.' Below
was n blazing star uvcrlnnrlnr n r61,arv
OF clouds. The Prucnnin,n was taser,llv
ombal'slod, and bore ~consrrruouSly stare,-
cd il, goItsP clmractere, tho aemoebc
word. If ON Iipckony. ellie I0u,nu-,,
must aud shall * rre-er,cl." Tho $'ogo.
with tie s"rcss;, ~c@42e in I'll" rear. the
sid" and wings completely dtartd with
the Ang OF our country the graceful pro-
"o'l'rn. the handsome PLATFORM, tlrnn red
10 the officers OF tho meeting aud the
corps editorial aud re ISyrturial. was boil,
imposing and elopnnto Every thing had
been got up,u rS,l taste. AMI tho most
ample arrnm'rn lntlnus worc provided for
tao m"nibnrs nj the rtess.
tj approaching the entrance Of the ST.
Charles, before & O'Clock. we already
found - lSg" crowd, rIanorous for adult
lance, an,pzwe)jcd every moment lv tresl,
and formidable acressious. \ few min
.prt"= after e the doors were thrown "poir.
a,l witt, 4 ro-I+tloss rlsl, the miyhty m,pI-
t't""o tl'rongcd IN, Z? that in . few min
uta+ tho vast building was filed from PIT
To doIno. A. We have before said. the
emp H,r,k was sucl, as g. rarely. or. in,
aud when ut haif-pazt & O'Clock Il food Of
gas streanlcd from above aud on III Silcs.
aud shed q brilliant light on the maguif-
cent building. aud the beautifully fitted NY
stage, the elt,S was sublime indeed. In
addition to- the mpttocs l,nlore cuuncrte1,
figured conspicuo"sly on the pro-
sconlnn. amongst tllcm Senator Dickiu.
soma patriotic sentiment II am ior MAN.
tanning Tho Union III spirit as we'll nzin
form" Also the quotation: "EIc shall
take care that the laws he faithfully exc
cutcd." And, likewise, the famous motto:
In Union there Is strength"
Shortly before ! O'Clock, the fine l,a&d
OF muslS under the direction of Lehman,
struck Ir "Ilail Columbian" The effect
was electrical aud such n shout went forth
~ the walls of the st. Charles have never
yet echoed. Indeed, it very elIectun,ly
drowned the music, uutll a temporary
cessation aItorle an opportunity to bring
u SYankce Doodle which was received
with equality voc'lcrous applause. Music
then followed in rapid succession. The
STAR SpangIcd lia,uer. the MarseiIlae,
and other patriotic pieces, Were paved,
and admirably too. Qudrcl, pc, 3htJcn
these, we must compliment Lehman for
the excellent manner i'll which the Band
performed their allotted dutie~.) As the
Vice Presidents gradually took their seats,
the pubic, keenIy on the alert, discovered
many a we'll known favoritc, and testified
their appreciation Ivy frequent and repeat
cd hurrals. Altogether the scene was
exciting beyond all Cur former recollection