The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-26
Tie visit Of General Allen.

Brigadier General Allen, Governor elect of
Louisiana, addressed tie citizens of Rapidss ac-
cofdfg TO appointment, on Friday the ! itll ins
tlat, aSsshe Methodist chutch. The hoase was
entirely filed by q very spectablesaudience,
including naay ladies, whom the unfavoraDle
weather did not keep away.
Upon being introduced by the Rev. Mr. Lin
fegd. the General was greeted with applause and
proceeded to state the design Of the series Of ad
llesses which be had undertaken to deliver III
North l1oaisiana lie regretted that severe i'll.
ness hid prevented Col lodge, Of Shreveport,
tom sharing ia this work, aud paid that gen6le-
ulan dsaefTed tribute for his distinguished ear
paeity. his raefita1Sous services in tho afia1y ard
1t h9nae, aud his laaswefying patriotism. Ie had
setlaat npon this tour alone, looping % be joined
at d ea4lY day By his colleague bathad been
disaspoiAlad lly the continued illness Of Colonel.
Hodge gia
Efaas General referred ta,lis recent unsolicited
election ii tie Chief higsstfslcy Of the staetsnd
while than king his issssla citizens for this dis
iiagashed leaor be ASSURED them Of bis purpose
10 discharge his duties MIh stfi,t and impartial
fidelity He had no enemies to punish, no
friends tofeWard, but would ao his duty and
bis whole duty, Hithoilt ffs.as CT favor
The General said iae la1 came III this way be
tofe the citizans oi Louisiana for the purpose, in
part, os answering The tWo questions now ii
every mouth " haf fs he cnnditinn of out
armies sad ef THE Gsilf fsaaFacy a's I hen Will
the war end n He Ind eeilie lateis from tile
essel size of ta aissssip pai II hero llts las5 been
bg1eEh ID dasly eentaes With saaffy al the gror.
iaens civil and military oiiieers Of The CuaEadara-
eys isaslng other means eI obtaining fill
aati accl ifilsgnaatssl III tae Situation ali
stFenas b our armies sra Of the means Of keep
ing otir troops armed cid and ted lie gave
tho nnalber of IoafH tstFats troops llow
il aesual service ss Id ilss os,sr three hgndged
were will Lac, oae hnndfea 4llaissafa With
Islslgg, shiifs-saa thousand with Heaareeaid
the most ID sSl gatserl
IN toe continent who lad assured lin that
the Eederals could never take ghafiestal ten
fhosssa ia lieIauhd ten thousand III 4 feFida,
thirty thousand wiEii ,JelsEss sou III tts.
three hundred III tao ississIntI H.
l.srs1sen I, twenty lsioagald III n CasdIina, ~.
ss3sa 'ensF allalsaail aaaYa estimated iii de-
Tackled Bsigadss, Regs s1aeslts. Baftasioas and
cuinparlsss ~ described Tie eondition III oar
trasiis Id pohs Of clothhla 4. eqaipage, food
an a tlis al pliagces o ce5iifBFt, Isaah and ei.
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