The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-23
Extraordinary Doing. at New Orleans.


r, Extraordinary Doings at New Orleans
The New Orleans Picdyuae pub
fishes the following transl alton OF an
address aod reply, on the occasion
Of the presentation Of q confederate
flag to the French Legion, by Mine
Gueble, at her residence, No. 157
Canal street:
GENTLEMEN AND DEAR Fellow
CTHENs:-Receive this flag y, NY
humble hands. am bot pe
that ! understand IT, .uerous
thought which prompte. you in the
selection Of your colors. France and
Louisiana onco moro united togeth.
er. France, whose banner waves,
"a it ever does, side by side with the
dag of people wrong'ully invaded
Louisiana, who remembers that che
is noble daughter OF France, and
who lie preparing for the contest. -
She will follow, doubt it not, the
footsteps Of her mother; and were
she to contend with armies an hun.
dred told more numerous. she will
overwhelm them without counting
them; she will conqner. because
justice is on her side. and because.
# needs be, the formidable sword oi
France will bo unshcathed Tor her
defense.
To Franco the late United States
were, in a great measure. indebted
Tor their independence. They since
have forgotten it, and God forsakes
them! Victory has already crowned
the efforts Of this confederation, and
the South together may sing the
praises Of her Generals.
For us, the French inhabitants oil
Louisiana, there ia and can be bu,
one flag that Of France, welded to
tho coiors OF Louisiana. Upon our
4 flag | read "IIonor and Country
upon that Of Louisiana, DUTY and
Devotion"
The flag OF France points to us the
way Of honor. and reminds us OF oul
country, that we may be worthy o
her; that Of Louisiana makes uc
understand the holiness OF the duty
which the hospitality we enjoy im
poses upon us, and which we can
acknowledge only by boundless de
votion to the cause Of our friends. -
Let us remember that they are ex
actly situated as our France has &C
often b,cn. Let us help them as We
have helped so many others.
Let us be proud. gentlemen. let u.
be proud OF our country. Every.
thing in her immortal history is gi
gantic her misiortunes and hel
glory! Twenty times overwhelmed
by the coslitions OF barbarians, TWEEN
ty times I"- abe rison aeairi w,
lind her always upright and fore
most, because she carries within hei
the religion of the idea, because sh,
is the first born daughter, tn,
champion Of Cod" because Goo
protects her and watches over her
IL is through her that God transform,
the world an forwards it ir the wa,
of intellectual progress, and Will,
other races are struggling for materi
al interests, she, tho holy elect, she
makes war for an idea! Who crush.
I'd tho pr vi'eges of a rotten aristo
cracy2 She-she alone. Who cas-,
into the world, like unto the good
seed Of the evangelic parable, the
principle Of human emancipation;
She--she again. Who prepared tn,
banquet at which oil the children o.
God may now be seated without ans
distinction ofcaste or religion3 She
she alone. Who proclaimed, and
compelled Enrope to acknowledge
the divine right of the nationaltesi
She--she alore. Toward whom de-
the oppressed people tnrn their eyesi
Toward her, a! ways toward her.
! know not, but my hcart over
flows with prido and joy when
think that to France again this go
rious confederation m ~ perhaps be
indebted in q great IN, asure for the
rank she is called upon to occupy
among the nations of this world -
The revolution which ia now taking
place brings this country in closer
connection with France. The froz n
race ofthe Northern hypocrites sep
arates from the children OF the sun.
The struggle has commenced, the
struggle of the spirit against matter.
Go, then, gentlemen. Rash on to
help yourfriends and brothers. Rival
in courage and energy this regimen
whom you have chosen as your god.
father. May God guide aud protec'
the beautiful regiment and their
noble Colonel.
/ Take your flag carry it high and
far; and when yon shall have assisted
our friends in driving away the enc
my, bring back its glorious relies
like that OF Joan OF Arc, the heroic
|, and holy patroness OF our France,
you will give it it's share of reward
"becsuse it shall have hal its share
OF trouble" You will confer that
reward upon it by consecrsting it to
the King OF Heaven and Earth.
Frenchmen and Louisiana 9 salute
tho hag Of Francel Long live
France! Long live louisiana
Long live our glorious godfather -
Long live Davis and Beauregaril-z
Long live the Emperor Z