Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-05-18
New Orleans, May, Sd, 1859 For Me True Deneocrot--LiHle Rock, Ark. By the "Old Captain"

AfeW OfteuHS, Dldy ou, IcoJ. For Me True Democrot--Lihle Rock, Ark.
 By the "old Captain"
 Our old friend and townsman, Prof. F. Richard, wrote you letter, wherein he gives you "hint' of my whereabouts, on the day of the s'Deutsches Holks Fea,'' celebrated on the 1st day of May by some fifty millions of Germans in their |" Vater- land" and elsewhere on top of our |" insig- njfeant'' globe, when compared to space" Here in N. O., the gathering'' of Ger mans took place in Canal street, attended by vast concourse of human species of all different countries, climes, "shodes" and "tolE"
 Canal street will one day be, a.xNew Orleans, the New York Broadway, Y re- gard to business; but in vain would New York Broadway attempt to put on a [" dress. like the green carpet and charm inclv shaded Canal street of New Orleans The city has more such etreats-but not so favorably situated for business or com merce.
 But, the Folks Fest. Every New Or leans paper spoke of it in terms of high regard and appreciation. ] am glad of it. Yet, I claim the privilege to give de- scription of "things," as they presented themselves to my own eyes, and subject to my own judgment, any remark to the con trary notwithstanding.
 The day promised fair X moving mass of human beings crowded Canal str@t- Before the procession formed, someNeli- cious music was discourscd by thirty artists, every one of whom was perfect Thelberg upon the instrument he played. Like resistess charm did the first notes, emana- ting from the instruments, hush the roar of the crowd. Silence reigned Every one seemed fearful to lose a note of so splenY did and soul lstirring performance.
 Fronting the music-corps, halted the car riage of the '' Bakers" The bal,e-oyen Gen minature) was shaded by foliage. A stout baker had taken "post' on the top of the oven, throwing cakes amongst the crowd. The cakes were handed to him from out of the oven by baker '' jour" whilst another 'jour" was knending the dough, and scattering the -four around when he '' souzed' the lump of dough down into the tray with violence.
 Hulrahl for the bakers of New Orleans; their tastily arranged mammoth conveyance took the lead of all others in the procession This is "my'' judgment. The programme of the day pointed out the course of the procession from Canal through Royal street l took "po@t" on the corner indi- cated, in front of the well known house of Hyde < Goodrich, having the gentlemanly MT. Thibault, (formerly of Little Rock as presiding spirit |" O." came the pro- cession-here stood in suffocating crowd determined to see the end. A most splen did corps of musicians headed the process sion, timing the step by the excellent march they played. From the foot of Canal street the cannon boomed forth a salute of Fl guns, but the report of the cannon found no echo being drowned in the deafening rat tie and chatter of carriages and in the surf like roar of the talking and moving multi tude.
 The Queen of May passed by with her fair, youthful attendants, followed by the athletic " Turner's" clad in their uneuruA bered costume of light, grayish white, well calculated for their gymnastic exercises
 Next came < Gam5rinus,'' the prince of malt liquors, a horid countenanced and < Bachus' formed gentleman, representing C Gdmbrinus," sitting astriie of barreY of |" Lager," and dispensing the favorite bev- craze in Boot' Tine top of the car riage was too low, '' Gambrinus' was all- but invisible amongst the foliage which surrounded him.
 Next came the mayor of the city sitting solitary and alone in splendid coch I felt like taking seat along side f him, and bless him with my company; but, my natural bashfuiness prevented me from ex- ecuting my philanthropic design. Sdhe rolled on |" alone in his glory" Next he |" .Soenger { Singer) Verein" with a spla did wagon, decked and adorned with tn freshest green of glorious spring, and filled with number of < Lager' barrels; then citizens on horseback, in coaches, buggies, other conveyances, and on foot The rear was brought up by very large wagon re- sembling miniature garden, with the in- scription '' Carrolton.' So far the ''Pro- cession' which was truly ''grand"
 The "procession'' was followed by large number of omnibus, purposely en- gagged for the occasion, and by other con veyances of every grade and shape.
 You can have no idea, how immense the rush was for the '' Creole BalE Ground, the spot selected for the '' Folks Fes. As fast as omnibus returned to Canal street, they became crowded with man. kind." l counted as many as 34 lndlvl- duals "in" and "on" one omnibus, for the agile one clambered up to the top of the "oricle," even before the omnibus came to halt I waited patiently iron 10 o'clock, A. M., until half past 4 r. M.' before 1 found chance to de~ose my ml- litary person inside" of an omnibus This achieved, I rolled on to the ,a'' ground"
 Good by! Dick! More anon!
 c. o. HALLER
 TSy" A writer in the Des Are Citizen