Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30
rHu SECESSION NEWS IN NEW

ORLEANS
Great Excitement and Observation-Disclosures
ing AVID Canaon-Firing-Tas Pelican Flag
Floating Euergrhsrs-Prooessions Hlamia-
atoms at Kight, etc.
At about I o'clock, on Saturday afternoon,
the neWa Of the passage Of the accession or
dinanee by the State convention at Baton
Rouge reached this city by telegraph. The
fact was soon proclaimed TO the town by the
firing OF cannon and the ringing Of the bells.
By arrangement previously, the Washington
artillery fred a salute Of one hundred guns on
the ievee, while tie church bells and FIRE bells,
by telegraphie impuise, peaied forth the Joyous
Hdings In all quarters Of cur seven-mile city,
The news bad the greatest effect upon the
population. Pelican asgs, long before the
bells had ceased ringing, were flung out to tie
breeze from steamboats, and ships at the levee,
and from the hotels, theaters end public build
ings throughout The city. BnsinFss was to a
large extent suspended, and the streets were
crowded with people, surging to and fro, ex-
changing congratui atioHs and eonFersing upon
he great event, and the new sensation Of
feeling themselves "out Of the Union - The
weather being bright and pleasant, the flags
flying and the multitudes out, the town had
quite a gsla-dsy appearance.
Al night ihe reJoieings over the grea event
were conspicuous everywhere. The indepen-
denee Of Louisiana was the one universal
topic upon all tongues. Many inbilsnt citi-
zens Illuminated their residences; the ar nories
ST some Of The military companies were splen-
didly lit up; the hotels were gay and brilliant;
the theaterH were thronged and to a late hour
at night could be heard ringing through the
streets the ~iu5ilant "hurrah for independent
Louisiana"
The Pelican G ards, Capt. Ssvey, (the gal
liant military band formed out OF Pelican hook
and ladder company No. ~ had their flag out,
with thu rest; and in the evening, at their
tTuck-house and srmory, eerner o. Basin and
Cont streets, they celebrated the independence
Of the Pelican State over whole fountains Of
punch and with many a patriotic and telling
speech and toast. The house was brilliantly
Illuminated all this time.
Capt. Todd and bis hne company, the Louis
lana Guards, turned out and psraded the
streets at night; Presenting the usual elegant
appearance, and contributing not a little to the
enthusiasm OF he night. Their armoTY was
handsomely illuminated.
Among the flags flung forth in the afternoon
was the southern confederacy Tag, from the
Crescent building, (this ofice) on Camp
street-a large dag of stars and stripes, sini-
lar to the old national aaF, but with only IF
teen stars in the Union-the flag Of course be-
ing decorated with the name and symbol Of the
Crescent Office. We need not say how proud
we are Of this flag, or how long we shall keep
it waving as the symbol Of the free and soon
to-be-united South.
At the academy Of music, when the news
was received, a beautiful Pelican flag was also
stretched out, and east It's beautiful undulating
shadow over the street.
It would require more room than we have to
spare this mo ming to enumerats all the Peli
can flags that we're flung to the breeze, or all
fha m1annauF furfAauHH rhfah noff,u-oT .rI svhf-
lsntly ratified the important act Of the seces-
sion Of Lonisiana.-N o. Crescenf. 2fth.