The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-05

day 20 70 meeting trim the engines were decorated
with ribbons and garlands, while their brilliant
banners gave variety and splendor to the long pro-
cession.
With aceiamaiion and The martial elans Of Instruments
IN do iustice to all the different companies |
bv full description Of decorations, banners and
dresses. would exact more time and labor than, |
afer The fhsignes Of The day, can bestow 10 the
pleasant task II is enough to say that the Firemen
az New Orleans never made more imposing ap.
pearance II is gratifying, too 10 remark the good
feeling which exists between all these companies.
They are evidently The favorites Of the city, and
their annual celebration is emphatieaIy the iete Of
The season.
The procession was advertised 10 be formed at 9
o'clock but it did not actually begin 10 move till u
We have never seen so many persons out since the
reception Of Gen. Taylor. Every balcony in the
long line Of the,proeession was filed by ladies'.
Before they reached the Theatre it was three
O'clock Many ladies remained from twelve. The
Grafton was delivered by one of us; but late
speech, like cold dinner, is poor affair, and
are Of the opinion that our address delivereda
little too late Such as it is we wrote it out after
its delivery and present it to our readers, and we
are sure no other paper has it as zoe hare ,Uren It.
THE oRATIoN,...B by J. w, FRosr.
The Poetry of Labor the Elements of the Poetic in the
Prose of Practical Ifhis forms an approrate theme for
the brief address which days fife requires. For speak
to banded together with all the severity and efficiency OF
military discipline but whose terrible power is exe1ted not to
destroy but to protect the fruits of human industry The
earliest definition of Poetry is found in the writings Of the
great Father Of Grecan Philosophy:
Poetry i general nane slgnlyng every cause whereby
g a III ise of every nYenye AT Is noetry and al
| sueh artists poets .
And in our day tile Philosopher Poet and Artist of Ger
many worthy to rank with Plato uses the following anguage
Let NO one say that reality wants postica interest Tor N
tbs doth the poet prove bis vocation that he has me art to
When our first parents were driven from that paradise of
dainty delights blessing intgaied the severity Of the pun
shmen', N me sweat OF my nro" sattn1u eau ofeau
Wa Dessnslot curse. lnal sven : le uue plo
sople1 1910 u E e posell cnai 'si 10y @
HI up saegs, any Ieeals eoh''iis lro ,iie Ielose
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ss Ni y. us i'a spaleu ue oiio Vi e si'ius e
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rteeaon 4 always eohheelea WIN trace ana INDUSTRY
pass to the brightest page in this volume OF hstoyo the
| record of Grecian genius and industry.
There was Grecian sword and Macedonian phalanx-
but the lies rung in its scabbard and the other shrunk
away before the fercer legion
The conquest OF Alexander was sudden in its career be
ia its duration
| The vast and sudden deeds of violence
| Adventures wild and wonders OF moment
rh,l HI r M 'i hs XIV Nj gdi W. ;b, ~,
| = = u.
sigh for other worlds conquer But though the Grecar
;sl sti ,ats, In tbsjr ,nn e
The hearts Of pay tribute of admiration TO the beauty
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u,s ~ W ei' IN, ~ IN ~ 4
LONG ana ,,erilors ,y.ga f I,bics W. watch osr III
cbase Who preserved for twenty wears ia honor Of
wife, and kept al bay win omans III he host of fierce
ad,u;,ays ba sta,s ,ohoss bl Il, l, M ,,yJ ;,
even now demands our homage we raze with exultatn
on the noble cod with arm md intent he
follows the hurting arrow, n rs eony The Temples
now in ruins rtai, o n,ne Of tlair aaptv that gr,.
visit tha, 10 .za on ,leir c, sr5 ,ba La,a , bigari
tert Than Wien their white columns ler IN lie snn
new world has en AMI co9ouqsd NO, Nv C,r,ay
arms Int nv (;Iian art rbt cbl Of the sulno, not m
sword OF the soldier has been into chains orthe human
mind,
In reading the literature OF modern Europe, it is 10 oh
serve the low estimation in which labor was held Even
M, ,is ;h, [ nj ai IGbo
~ p y M &C ~ ieVOsinAeu' N"e'
eferhe SPEAKS OF te aDohg CLASSES u IS always IN terms
dramas and he ,voo cor,ber orete an the ns,incts o hi
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the greatest minds to rise above the preudces of their times
But during the reign OF Elizabeth and particularly that
lanes he people hogan TO aeouire more mnortance
| SSi 49, ~ rps 80 -, ~ $500 ~, o -. ~ :. Il u ~
Massngef VINO wrote during the latter reign, md the TO
lowing striking passage. king, in Of his Journey
through his realm is approached by an old farmer who pre-
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''You behold
The poor and his present with contempt:
i, to their value, prize both he that could
So aid weak nature by his care and labor,
As to compel a crab.tree stock to bear
precious fruit Of this large size and beauty,
Into populoqs city, and from that
+ Erecta lourishing kingdom.
bui ne VINO ieaus WIN view 70 ascertain the condition
nation by It's literature, finds in that of England the mos
gratifying proof of progress The poems sy led the Suea
e' aiu NY hieeSes ui'"sn ppiohshs W an 'uhheii
ana iangum school, at that the claims OF the indus
a a'A weie Desmng 10 be recognized by the poets OF book
IN ou uas, uie ilou poe Oh i-sanu SINCE Nnlton' w oro
woui' mas aedcaeu ms highest strains to The mechanic a
nave nor pe now 70 rece te but they are to be foun
seahered ID mat noble poenl' the " Excursion. Will
the neves OF the present day draw some OF Their mo
interesting plots ana most profound speephions from III
hfes ana pohon oil Inc children Of labor one OF them TIT
describes factory
Gle entered chambers gastor than are told of in Arabia
fable, and peoped with inhabitants more wondrous iha
NH ~ s 2 e,s ne 81 pehsia, N rank
+ form with facility and IL an instant what men can iuf
"a l.