The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-01-17
Prom New Orleans.

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I'd. PoH.-Tbis is a day OF hallowed
associations and Of precious memory
IL is4s been celebrated in style Tar tran
seending any thing ever known. Hereto
fore the pageant referred % the past
bai 10 day it was mainly prospective.--
Thousands. | cannot say how many. with
deadly weapon. In their hands. quietly,
calmly, hopefully, paraded these Streets
where no hostile force has ever mustered.
Battery after battery of artillery rum
bling in sallen defiance. lensthenine and
strengthening the columns, whle the
cavalry swept on with clang and clatter
really exciting. The banners, the bugles.
the bands, aud the handsomest Of uni
forms. all contributed to brighten the
effect Of the most gorgeous parade ever
saw. The two railway tracks in the mid.
die Of Canal street were lined with cars,
sweeping back and forth, filed with eti-
zens. the side walks were crowded, and
the windows and overhead verardahs,
contributed full ratio of New Orleans
"beauty." stood on the stone plat
form surrounding the Clay Monument,
and as the last soldier Of that grea, army
passed by, with aching limbs and aching
heart, thought Of those in East len.
nessee who pray for success TO the Fed.
eral fleets and armies now beleaguring
this fair city. ] can say Father forsre
them" lntscats.E.., M our s4sior
did-"they know not what they dogs--
When We tell them the people here are
unit, they deny II. and If shall now
say that every soldier on parade to day
lives in this city, and that he drills from
three to five times week. they call it
reign Of terror. II say that the men
will die fighting. and the women will fire
the city and perish in the flames, before
they will submit 10 Lincoln's rule for an
hour, the Union men would say, "Jeff. I
Davis forces them to do IT," But do
affirm all these things, as my settled be.
lief-yiz That this community has laid
itself and its all upon the altar, and what
ever sacrifice may be needed will be
made, so that when Lincoln conouers il.
there will be nothing but swamp left.
But that contingency think will not
happen. The people Of every color and
nationality are organized and in arms. go
The British company, as matter of taste,
did not engage in the celebration, but
they went out on target excursion. In
the late war Col. Labatut commanded
the negro troops, and to day their de-
scendants and companions were mustered |
by tho son Of Col. Labatut. There were
corps Of Frenchmen, Italians, Spaniards
and Americans, each commanded in their
own language. An order given at the
head of the column was repeated down
the whole line, in the dialect of each sep
arate command, without confusion or
delay.
jeff. Thompson arrived here to day,
and of course is being liohized. This
evening large crowd commenced cheer
ing him on sight, in the St. Charles ro-
tunda, but very much to their surprise
he run. His modesty is equal to his gal.
lantry. He is about five feet ten, and
quite slender, little stopped, light hair
and thin sandy whislsers--would weigh
probably l45 pounds, and seems to be
about So years of age.
Com. 1Iollins is here--looking very griz-
Fly and obstinate. think he will con-
test every inch Of lake and river APP
and will call for quarter only
from the bottom. He win 90 through
The sinking process FIRST. TT.