Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-02


ONLY SEVENTEEN NoEs:
THE PELICAN FLAG UNFURLED
The proceeding, Of the State Conven-
ton OH Saturday the 26,I of January
mark All era it, the history Of the Com
inonw ealth of Louisiana. On that dav
tho representatives of the sovereignty Of
tte State, ten minutes before the hour
VI o'clock P. NJ, declared and ordained
The separation Of Louisiana from the
Government entitled the "C nited States
oI America During the vote on the
Ordinance, the most solemn and pro-
found interest and attention was inn
pressed upon the me,nbers and the large
concou'se Of spectators assembled to
witness The ceremony. As each Of tn Csc
elected ." the CO operation ticket rose in
their seats and .eeIi"gIy gave in their
adhesion to The will of the majority.
nothing could Restrain the outbursls of
applause from the audience.
When the last vote was recorded
when the name Of York, Of Coucordia,
was called the crowd began to NOV.
and whisper, and when the result was
announced that only seventeen out OF one
hundred and thirty members had res
po"ded III the negative, there was such
II shout as never before went up from
the floor Of the Old Gothic Building. a
At this moment Capt. II. w. Allen,
walking i'll 'front.' Of Gov. Moore, Col.
Bragg, Rev. Mr.. LnfeId, Father HUI
bert and other distinguished gentlemen,
came down the central aisle bearing the
glorious Pelican FIag-.be emblem of
independent Louisiana which was re-
ce'ved with waving VI hsndkercL,efs by
The daughters Of Louisiana and perfect
hurricanes Of applause fiom her gallant
sous there assembled.
An Impressive prayer for the future
prosperity and glory of the State having
|" "e" delivered by Mr.. LinfcId, Father
Hub,rt then, in an eloquent bu. brief
address, dedicated the Flag, and invoked
The people Of the State 10 its defe nee.
The event WAS IL solemn one; many an
eye was dimmed With tears ss they bid
The long farewell 10 the glorious .ofd
Union which had once fostered and pro-
lecsed us, but which had finally passed
INTO the hands of those who are sworn
10 "pp'ess and crush us.
On The streets the feeling Of gvatifica-
''on was equally deep. il not SO de,nou-
stta,iye. A rocket went up from the
State House grounds when The result Of
the yots on the Ordinance had been as
csrtained; this was the signal for salute
at the Garrison grounds and soon the
! 'ud-mou.hed cannon, under charge of
Col. }. II. Duncan, thundered forth its
glad ;idings to the people that Louisiana
was free aud independent State. ~
The Ordinance, from the fret day of
the session, was generally known to
have been agreed upon by the majority;
its passage, therefore, was only quss-
ton Of time. When its passage, there
fore. was announced in The Convention,
he outside demonstrations were more
hearty than boisterous. People met
each other with beam'ng and JOY ful
faces aud cordial gra.ping Of hands.
They were all Louisianians, resolved to
stand or fall together iu support Of the
flag that now waves 30 cheerily and
brayely from the top,nost pinnacle Of the
Capitol. ,-.,...t .-...e ,-.t,.zk
Coming down to home matters, we
cAunot refrain from. expressing our sim
cers qualification vt the resolution finally
agree upon by Our immediate repressn-
tatives to vote for the Ordinance Of Sc
cession. They were elected by large
majori;ies over the secession candidates,
but with a liberal, enlightened and pa
trio!ic sp,it they have nobiy come for-
ward aud given their support to n meas
ute which they saw the people Of the
State approved, aud ly $" doing added
materially to bringing about The almost
unanimous result attained in the fual
vote.
ED- Marriage has recently BEEN de-
fned as n prod'ga' desire CD the part Of
Of young men u pay some young wo.
mans board.