New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-23
ANNIVERSARY or THE FIRST FRENCH
REPUBLIC.

The anniversary of the proclamation of the First
French Republic, Sept %, 1922, was celebrated yes
terd.v by " La MoRtagRe" French Section OF the
Society of Universal Republicans, accompanied by
several members of the Democratic Societies and
other nationalties and large number OF ladies'
"Tle Mountain" formed into a procession at No. 50
Leonard.st their cub.room and wearing their red
badges and accompanied by music, marched 70 fier
No. North River, where the steamer Laura Knapp
awaited them for an excursion 10 Staten Island.
The Laura Knapp carried at her foreopmast the coll
ors Of :. The Mountain red flag bearing triangle,
in which was inscribed " Union Soc'aliste,' and
around which were the words Liberte, EgaiHe Fra
"ternite." The Phrygian Cap was placed on tue
masthead. The procession arrived alongside at about
O'Clock 2. NJ. and embarked to the music OF the
Narseillase HYMN. When the boat began TO move
GREAT red flag with the inscription :" 90 sepr. l's2
within a triangle was hoisted on the mainmasL ana
the band played the halseilaise and the star SPAN
gled Banner. .L-, and
Three French frigstes, the lphigenia Acheron ana
P,nelope lay outside the Battery. The Laura Knapp
WAS sttred so as to pass between two oil the rga'es
and then run twice near eaen OF tuel, tne osh
plavipc the Marseillaise and the members oil tne
Mountain Joining with their voices and shouting
- Vire Ig EeDnbl,que %" Mort Napoleon and other
sentences expressive of their republican ieehnSs-
while girl of about 10 years OF age az the
L
Goddess Of Liberty elevated on the shoulders OF
sou of the men present. No audible response was
given from the frgaies, but many hands were iur-
tiVely waved at the portfolios. The Laura hnapP
then passed near the t. s rigste Independence winch
lsy little further down the bay, the band playing
Hail Columbia and the Mountain cheering ioudiy;
Several officers on board the independence waived
their hats in Or the way 10 staten
Island the eXcursonist amused thems with dane
inc M singing and listening to several patriotic ana
reDublican airs-Le chant de Depart, La PofoHaise,
Pee Jerome &c.
Having landed on the island the procession was
oa;r fcrnqd and marched to the restaurant Of Mar
mo Frapchi an old soldier of the of Italian In
denendence and a companion IN arms of Gen. Carl
hofd; The company being assembled in room In
p-"ncb;'s cottage. Citizen ST. GAUDEss assembled
temnorary rostrum and pronounced an GRAFTON IN
bnnar of The day He took hopeful view OF the re-
nbI;csn cause in France, and having traced the hs-
orv Of Democracy in that country asked his hearers
10 1reserye themselves for better unes. supply Oh
INC was produced and each person present drank 70
the Universal Republic ar. D-,,,,,, D.. 3,
Citizen RESAULr then sang " E DruptdH Ieo1ge,
ENC Of his own composition, In the cnorIs ol
.ho nemnanv Joined enthusiastically. Dunng tne
siH hsaL 10 The city Citizen CAusIDIRk, reect Oh
poi;oa in Paris xnder the Republic OF Use gen.
era request, addressed the party, VINO Of the
the saloon TO hear him. Ills renialA rn;ver.
most extreme Red Republican ~. rn.d 10 its
sal repubEc-Franee the pioneer on uo ONsn or
establsbment-the overthrow OF al tels n.,-;ots-
nedition from America to France OF renou
ths slaughter and hanging OF all foes - ths
prominent features in his sddress, ns's"N''~ Wv