The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-09
Intersst1ng News from Hayti.
oPENyN0 OF THE LEGISLATIVE AssENBLY-SmN0N
BY THE AFRICAN PRIEST ABBE NOUssA.
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(From the Evening Post
We translate from the Aoniter Ha1ien OF September
legislative Assembly Of Hayd at Port au Prince
On Tuesday the 4th instant the legislative session OF
1855 was opened AT seven O'Clock in the morning the
the Capital and the corps Of the Imperial Guard, under
the orders Of the Count de La ranged
themselves front Of the Halls Of National Representa-
ton. The place had been ftted up for this imposing
ceremony at which the Emperor himself was to preside
A eight O'clock in the morning the Emperor appeared
by the high officials OF the crown deputation Of
members from the Chamber OF Representative came for
ward to receive his Majesty VINO entered and took his
seat at the side Of the Baron de Ia Simon President Of
the Chamber.
in his imperial costume from the pensof NJ lie Baron Col
bert de Lochard painter to his Majesty the Emperor
placed in the recess, where the president Of the
The President pronounced discourse appropriate to
the occasion and the inauguration OF this picture which
commands admiration both the artistic skill which
one sees displayed it, and On of the eminent
parsonage which it represents ives sauted by salvo OF
artillery Of twenty-one guns.
The first part OF the ceremonies being completed, ms
Majesty pronounced the opening discourse.
The President Of the btdy announced to his Majesty
that the chamber would respond by message TO the ad
of the The Emperor left the chamber in the
lsdst Of the accamations OF the Gepues accompanied
BY the same 70 the liz M MAJESTY
The seventh anniversary Of the inauguration OF the en-
pre celebrated the 26,h OF August win true Hay
tien pomp and agnifcence, will appear from the fol-
lowing brilliant description, which we translate from the
Monitelir Haitia OF Sept. L.
Last Saturday, August 20 AT sunset, the cannons OF
Fort Alexander annouced grand solerrny for the fol
lowing day. This solemnity the celebration Of To
seventh anniversary OF the establishment OF the empire
On the following day at cIock in the morning the as
semby summoned 10 the garrison which was TO
sst the celebration Of the fd and a. O'Clock Fort
Alexander repeated the svo Of the preceding evening
The troops of the garrison under the command OF his
Excelency the Count Of Petionvile, fled oil from the
Place Potion and drew up front Of the cathedral
little later the corps Of the Imperial Guard also filed off
and ranged themselves around the cathedral The ar
tllery OF the Imperial guard occupied the espanade of
the attendance where under the command of Monsieur
Baron Sine de in. Giles it served in admirable
four pieces of artillery which handled with
much dextery that would have said that the savos
came from a battery OF ten pieces, the discharges
followed each other with much rapidty, regularity
and precision.
At seven and half O'Clock the legislative body, the
consus of foreign powers the public unctonaries and
employees the chants and the pupils OF the public
schools betook themselves TO the cathedral The masters
of ceremonies Who always discharged their functions
with the greatest exactness assigned TO each one his
place At three quarters the Haye nces
the minister's the high officials the crown, the officers
of the household OF their ajeses, the marshas OF the
empire the generals the officers Of the staff and those
of the general staff and the ladies Of the court pre-
scented themselves the imperial palace TO form the
ege Of their maestes. salvo Of artillery saluted the
entry of their maeses into the sacred temple and the
entire clergy forward to receive them at the door
When their had taken their place the throne
and the imperial princesses had seated themselves at
their side, the mass commenced 1t was recited with
great pomp.
When the mass was concluded, the Able Moussa
preached very eloquent sermon taking for his text the
words -" Nisi Domnus edfcavert domum, laboravunt
in vanum qui edifcant cam. FPS. 1876 Except the
Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it,
At the conservation and the TIE Deum the artillery
Ieae6 its savos and after the their majesties be-
took Themselves directly 10 the palace followed by all
the corps that had assisted at this @ celebrated with
so much pomp In the evening the entire city was
Illuminated.