Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-11
Correspondence of the Gazette g. Sentinel

Nh. Edit0r--I have not had this pleasure
for some time; but better late than never.
Having attended the Inauguration of Governor
Moore, | thought a few items would not be
amiss. The day was glorious-all Baton
Rouge, the neighboling parishes and many
distinguished strangers, were on hand. Long
before IL u'clock--the hour fixed for the adj.
vent Of the new and the exodus of old Com
mander in Chief Of The Amy and Navy Of
this SIatc--the House Of Representatives was
crowded with aides and gentlemen; it was
literally a Jam from pit to ceiling. PunctuaI
to the ninG4e, Governor " ickliffe with Gov
ernor Moore, escorted b. the "Pelicans' Of
Baton Rouge and the "Cbasseurs a Pied of
New Orleans, entered the Hall. The former
having gracefully aud with dignity surrender
ed The powers conferred upon him four years
previously by the people, the latter proceeded
to take the oath and read las inaugural. He
was interrupted by frequent %plauditS, partic-
u2arly 10y the military, who seemed to be bent
on giving him a benefit, going off half cooked
all the time. Some one must have snapped
their fingers at the right place, for we could
not hear-a word. Whilst these foImalities
were going on, your humble servant was APP
Piled to interccde for him, by an otlice-seeker.
My dear sir, ] replied, | fear ! could be Of no
advantage to you; for the first time in my
life | feel prescribed | am classed among the
New Liners. would remark that | applied
in behalf Of q friend-a distinguished lbervil.
lian-for an office to the late Governor, and it
caused him to be disappointed. However, il
|, you think | can be Of any service to you, !
am ready. Ny friend has not yet called on
me. Isuppose be has got the office.
Every thing having passed off without an
accident, we waited patiently for the opening
j. of the Grand Inauguration Ball. In the mean,
o time, we called about dusk at the Harvey
House. Here we found a great excitement
g about sleeping arrangements. One of my ole
{ friends Rom Point Coupee was applying to my
c Orderly Sergeant, Company ID. 9TH Regimen
La. Vol, for lodgings. Il can't properly ac'
S ccommodate YOU was the reply, there il
now three in a bed and not a vacancy left.
Feeling disposed to exercise a little Of the an
Il cient authority, and also to help out a lrienC
in distress, | ventured to suggest: Well, can
u you give our friend a rag and let him sleep il
the passig3 "Oh, yes, we can do that" s
you see the old complaint of thee it folks, o
nothing to eat, nothing to sleep on, still sticks
C like the shirt Of Nessus, to Red Stick but
imagine under ordinary circumstances with al
ordinarily fair crowd, it is about as well found
9 ed as the lady who complained that she ha'
l. nothing to wear.
q But it is time for us to be getting to the bal
d Here we found all the world and his wife; an,
% we must say Baton Rouge spread herself o.
this occasion. The managers did themselye
greatcredlt by the perfection of their arrange
!. ments-every body seemed to enjoy them
: selves-eyery one seemed to be at home, an
,r he dance vas entered into with a zest an
Or abandon, that was delightful TO the lockers OF
The music was excellent, playing none of you
new-angIed motions, but Old time tunes "
o. never thought would be set to a country dane,
c. And when they struck NJ,