New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-09

The Celebration of the Eighth

Yesterday, the forty-third anniversary of the vic
tory of Chalmette, was ushered in with the usual
cannonading on the squares and the unfurlinV of
bunting to the breeze The day was anything but
pleasant, SO far regarded the weather-which was
cloudy, dark and rather chilly. Still, as there was
no rain the celebration observed outdoors more
or less, by all classes of the population the suspen
sion of business being general and the holiday spirit
gay manifest in every quarter.
The Grief feature of the day, as matter of course
was its celebration by the military and the veterans
of the battle celebrated. The different military com.
panes turned out in their strsAgth and formed in
procession at the City Hall, forming an escort Of
honor to the veterans, of whom goodly number had
assembled, the coored veterans included. under the
care of the Mayor and Recorders The procession
when under way, was very long and imposing one.
and paraded the principal streets of the city in the
following order
The Louisiana Legion, under Gen. Palfrey, includ.
ing the different downtown infantry companies and
the Orleans Artillery Battalion-a long line of ophan
boys-the Mayor, Recorders, and some Of the Alder
men, followed by the veterans of Chalmette and the
colored veterans, all in carriages, and forming long
line-Governor Wickliffe and Staff the latter incud.
ing fifteen or twenty distinguished military and civic
cizens-and Gen. Traey's brigade, including the up
town companies, to-wit the City Guards, under
Capt Dean the Louisiana Greys, Capt. Strong the
Washington Artillery, Capt Walton Company G,
National Guards, Capt. Dreux Company A, National
Guards Capt. Campbell and the Continental Guards
Capt. Todd.
Throughout the line of march the streets were
crowded with holiday lookers-on and the balconies
and windows glowed with the delighted faces of the
ladies and children. Though the military by tteii
brilliant uniform, manly appearance, and precise
order in marching, excited the admiration of all
those who naturally attracted the most attention and
were looked upon with the sincerest respect vert
the veterans of the great BATTLE as they filed past
the carriages, with the badges of honor at thei
breasts They were of course, all old men, and som
of them very old-and the interest felt in gain,
upon them was enhanced by the reflection that th
passing years are gradually lessening their number
and that ere many more years shall elapse there vii
be none of them left to join in the celebration of th
day which they rendered so famous or to receiy
the honors of their children and fellow-townsmen
The eolored veterans. who brought up the real
were all respectable looking old men, and were ri
garded with scarcely less interest and respect tha
the others. Jourdan Noble, or "Old Jourdan,n tn
colored veteran drummer of Chalmette, also had hi
place in the procession, with his band, and rattle
away upon MS PET dfum with all his accuStome
vigor and marvellous perfection. He is getting quit
old, but still stands peerless as a drummer
The procession, after winding about through tn
central part of the city, and the military portion
it undergoing review by the Governor, disbandet
Some of the Companies afterward paraded indepent
emily, and made fine displays of marching drill il
. passing through the streets whilst the Governo
and Staff the Mayor, the Recorders and the Veteran
repaired to the St. Louis Hotel, aud partook of tn
banquet which the city authorities had provided 70
the occasion.
The population continued to throng the streets Il
late hour and at night all the places of amusement
each of which had prepared something extra for th
oceasion--were crowded with gay and mirth-huntin
multitudes. And before the theaters let out, ther
were bazes of gaiety in the Odd Fellows and Armor
Halls in the first of which the Louisiana Greys wer
dancing the holiday to happy termination, with th
aid of their sweethearts and cousins and in the la
> ter, the Jackson Benevolent Society doing likeWis
1 Nothing occurred anywhere, that we could hear o
to interfere with the pleasures of the days celebr
A tion.