New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-30
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EfONiicMt AUuuttl euuh piuce festeiuhs, ~ "ia
outside Of the ST, Louis Cathedral, at jackson
square.
The weather heing pleasant, immense multitudes
attended, and the church and street outside were
jammed all morning.
The chief feature or idea of this closing eere-
mony was TO collect all the Catholics lof the city
together and to have proceedings in the open AR,
as demonstration Of sympathy for Pope Rsus the
Ninth.
DursHg the forenoon the different Irish snd Ger
man Catholic societies, numbering many hundreds
of ren, marched to the Church IN PROCESSION,
weasng their regalia, carrying their pan
ncrs, and accompanied by music and the nauohal
colors The children of the different Cathoiic or
rhan asylums also turned out in full force, making
aong and handsome professions, as they wendea
their way to jackson square. The Catholic sun
day School children Of the Fourth District also
marched down town in strong fierce.
The formal ceremonies of the day began with the
PROCESSION of the high functionaries Of the Church.
in their robes OF office, and escorted BY the LOUIS
lana Grays and the different societies, from tine
Archiepiscopal residence on Charities street, be-
low Ursulines. From this place to the church the
multitude which gorged the streets was almost I'M
passable.
What took place IN the oathedfai VIZ "e " aii
able to see, for the reason that we eehla NOV ges
within fifty yards Of the entrance
AS the hour approached for ne outdoor eAer-
cises the multitude kept increasing till the streets
around were allied, Charities street jammed' and
jackson Square, which had been kept apart for
ladies and the religious and orphan societies, was
also filled, or the greater part OF 1t. Being unable
to obtain view of anything from terra .ta7'o, we
went up to the bell tower on the courthouse, ana
from that point enjoyed birds-eye view 81 az
magnificent public spectacle, perhaps, as was
ever offered in New Orleans.
The appearance of the multitude OF gally dressed
ladies which filed the interior of the square, in
dense mass from the Jackson statue TO the gates,
and of the different societies of orphan boys and
Girls. in their neat and varying uniforms, as they
stood ranged soIdierlike around the two circles of
tbe sonare with their numerous little banners and
MI haras IL m,s;e vas heautnl and nicturesoue
&, te ox+rana f,bartres street lacked az if MAYED
With beaver hats. the streets ON both side Of the
erox,aed and t,,e lone galleries of the
pan.a,ho p,,;,d;nas and tho windows of tbe Court
,,ore-ad and hr;i,iant With ladias and
a1,;1asa,, ~ sha,,a ;rdaa tbat tba mnI,;tpae
ra.,,a,sa - n,,r,,,ara fra, al III
6tfeen thousand.
BEFORE ? o'clock. the services in the Cathedral
concluded. The louisiana Grays. with their guns.
had forced an omen massage through the crowd
fron the church foor and across the street to the
platform, winch had been erected for the occasion
Just inside the man gate 81 the square Ihls plat
round covered with the American colors. The
Archbishop, bishops and clergy, preceded by cru
cifix and Candles issued from the ehurch ana as
they crossed the street and assembled to the plat
FORM one of the bands near by played the national
air, Hail Columbia We were not near enough
to distinguish one from another but representing,
as they dld the high oihces of me tathohc Shurch
throughout the southwestern STATES, ana clao IN
Their gowns OF whlle ana IN tneir gorgeous robes
of scarlet and gold they presented nriihaht ana
mast dazzling appearance IN the ef,ght sunshine
winch presaileu' e,.. .....
ihe ehaillitah ~ ~ ooninistse " arrange
R;shor o,,;nlan ~ Mnb;Ie VIVA nreachaa \ ser,non
in English. we could not get near enough ia
hear what lie said. but from those who did hear
we learned that the chief points of his discourse
were high compliment to the freedom and free.
dom of opinion in America. and some severe
structures upon the course of the present Emperor
Of France.
After this, was presented an address from the lay
Catholics Of this diocese expressive of their SYM