Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-10
TIE FOURTHAI GROSsE-T ETE.


received with the usual demonstration ..
Of 1 patriotic character by the coed citizens
Of this and The adjoining parishes. East
.Baton#Rouge rather took the old Fourth by
and celebrated the Third with the
usual ceremonies At Greenwell Springs. We
can only speak from hearsay about the
Springs festivities, but We know that SO far
as Col. MARKHAm was concerned, he left
nothing n,done to give satisfaction to all who
visited that pleasant summer resort On satur-
day. In fact all spoke highly Of the name
tnzwhich the Fourth passed away at the
Springs. Some Of thaSyoungsr men OF fair
Red Stick were determined to celebrate the
Fourth on the Fourth, and from what we
heard of their procession, etc, they must
have had a high time.
Crosse Tete outshone herself on Monday.
The announcement given#through the several
papers of the vicinity, that a Barbecue would
take place there on the fifth, to which the
people of East and West Baton Rouge were
invited. was sufficient to call together a
crowd not often seen on the banks Of the
beautiful bayou, At an early hour on Mon
day morning. the railroad depot at the river
terminus, presented quite an animated scena,
Carriage after carriage deposited their bur-
dens at that plaee.and then hurried away to
make room for others, while the smaller
co~nveyances literally thronged the avenues
leading to the cars. ct 10 O'Clock, the ferry
boat SUNNY South, landed at The depot with
between three. and four hundred persons on
board, who marched ashore to the <entivening
strains of the Baton Rouge Brass Band, who
were among the guests. Two passenger cars
and four large freight cars, temporarily fitted
up for the parpose,w were scarcely large enough
to accommodate the number Of persons pres
ent. But after squeezing them ii as thick "
FIVE in a bed, and one At the foot, things were
found pretty comfortable, and the train started.
for Crosse Tete. During the trip, frequent
%stoppages were made to take up passengers,
which only helped to crowd Il little more,
but as, the Brass Band would occasionally
give us one Of their choice pieces, 10 one
felt the Inconvenience OF the squrzsin the
slightest On arriving at Crosse Tets, we
found a large delegation waiting to welcome
us with ca rriages to convey the ladies to the
grounds, Of course, leaving the sslordsn to
walk the distance-barely halfa mile. We
smiled at HARvEy's, where things looked
decidedly Grassy, and then mounted s'shanks'
rnare7 for the barbecue.
Thesspot selected for the festivities was
the same used last year, and all who have
had the pleasure of seeing it and enjoying the
hospitality Of the whole-souIed Crosse Tete-
ans. will agree with lis when we say the
State affords no prettier or more romantic
spot for a barbecue.
The tables and forum, stood exactly where
they did last year. aud having the experience
Of the barbecue the year previous, there was
a decided improvement in everything we
saw. The forum beautifully decorated with
gaTlands, through which the honored and
revcred names OF Washington and Jackson
! appeared conspicuous. Theiadies' table was
most beautifully decoi ated with flowers and
evergreens, not to say that fowersSatna ever
greens were t~heSonIy decorations, 10 indeed,
for in the shape of eatabies, the pro]nsion
that covered the board might well have been
mistaken for the nuptial feast OF q million
aire. All the deIicacies rroeurable in Pta-
quemine, Battn Rouge andsGrosse Tete were
to e found there in profusion-in fact, we
can do no greater Justice to the ladies having
in charge this portion OF the arrangements
than to say they deserve the highest praise
for their lahors, and that they left nothing
I%undone that thought OF fancy could suggest
After q beautiEu! and impressive prayer by
Rev. Mg. BAKER. The Declaration of indie
| pendence was read by Hon. Fl. W. ALLEN,
of our parish, ~prefaced with some appropriate
remarks which elected the warm applause
Of the audience. The orator Of the 9Ma.
JoHN +. NEw, a talented and popular young
lawyer, was introduced, and delivered one OF
the most tasty o~rations We ever listened to.
Fourth Of July speeches generally abound il
any quantity OF nonsensical stuff, in which
moderation and reason are entirely forgotten.
MIR. New, with decided good taste, entirely
avoided this and gave Us something entirely
nsw. The loud and frequent applause Of the
audience, told how much they appreciated
his efforts. Another point introduced by Mr.
NEw-which' it would be we'll for all orators
to observe-was the brsvity Of his discourse
Much may be said in a few words. After
Mr.. NEW had finished, His Excellency, Gov
WtcKL1FFE, from an almost unanimous call
mounted the forum, and made one Of Elt
p%rettiest little spseehes We ever listened to