Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-04
Meeting at the Court House.

In pursuance to the call published in
hand bills, on the 9th, large and enthu-
siastic crowd of citizens and soldiers as
sembled in the Court Room, on the night
of the 2Sth ult., for the purpose of making
arrangements for the celebration of the
coming Fourth of July, The meeting was
organized BY the appointment of Joseph
Nephler, Esq, as President and II. W..
Knckerbocker and Lieut.. Chas, q. Shanks,
as Secretaries.
Iho object OF tho meeting was explained
| by ladge X. t. Posey, in an eloquent and
stirring speech which was enthusiastically
received. Headesired that the coming an
| niversary be celebrated as of old, when
Maine and Louisiana gloried in it together
aud when one people from the Lakes to
tho Hulf claimed it as their own. Lot by
cones DO bygones and let the past four
yearS OF civil war be looked back upon as
only Q nightmare that had benum bed
thess hallowed associations, not entirely
oblihrated them. The policy of the Fed
eral government had been that Of ooneilia~
ton the policy of the Federal Command
ers baa always been that of conciliation,
and Tho policy of the gallant old hero who
commands this Post, now, is that of con-
ciliailon- He called on the citizens to re-
spom nobly to the call for celebration
and made motion which was carried by
acclanation, that committee of an equal
nunper OF citizens and soldiers be ap-
poined to make programme Of the cele-
bratpn and carry all arrangements into
efiec.
Wlile the Secretaries were appointing
the committee, Capt. Hemenway, A. A.
Gen was loudly called for but excused
himslf on account of bronchial affection
whidl incapacitated him from public
speaing.
Tho elegant Brass Band of The 1lth
lllinis, which had kindly volunteered for
the ccasfon, discoursed sweet music dur
ing ne intervals. The meeting is strong
| ly lmebted to the Kindness of Col. Coats,
Commanding the nth, who offered their
services.
Julge G. L. Henry, having been an
noured, was loudly called for and made
a shct speech which was warmly received.
MI knickerbocker, being called, rose
and ddressed the meeting. He was glad
to hwe an opportunity to utter his santi-
mems, and TO celebrate the anniversary of
his ation's birth once more. For four
lonRyears he and many others in the Sun
ny Suth had been debarred the coveted
prlvHge of celebrating that day by the
opertons OF war. He was glad to see
tho len Of both armies and citizens from
whafwas no longer both sections but ono
comIon country, all desirous Of enjoying
| Together the Temembrances Of that glori-
Gus oliday. He did not doubt but that
the Clobration here would be universal
and unanimous, us it should be all over
the cuntry.
Pirate G. W. Regain, 1lSth Illinois,
being called for appeared and made
glowlg speech. Hereafter, he said, the
quespn would be-not whether man
worei blue coat or q gray jacket in the
| late var, but whether he was willing to
rallygith bis brothers round common
stanord and uphold the integrity of q
COMMON nation. He expected confidently
10 Sc the citizens take hold of the propoB-
cd cebration, and hand in hand with the
soldrs drown all past differences in q
gran jubilee next Tuesday.
Tk chairman then on motion of Judge
Pose announced the following rs the
comittee of arrangements
ON THE PART or THE U1T1zENs.
Maj.A. NJ. DuEN, Jos. NEpHLEK,
JoHfD. O'CoSsoR, Ii. j. HEARD,
K. v NKEIcKERBocKER, G. Z. HENRY.
1 VN Ahss 1AIsl Sh 1hb buLDIEhbs
Co JOHN G. FONDA, 1lSth Illinois,
Col. G. CoATs, l1th H.,
Liet. Col. 7. II. LOGAN, 11sth H.,
Cak A. l.. STEPHENS, 7th KY,
Car EDwp. HEMENwAY, A. A. Gen.
Lie. CHAs G. SHANKs, A. ID. G.
1t vs. then carried by acclamation that
the comittee be required to report on the
night Friday, the 80th ult', their plan
for, th celebration, tho place Of meeting
to be same as at present, in the Court
Roomlt early candle-light
A ntion was made, seconded and car
ried ulnimously, that the proceedings of
this netting and the report of the com
mittete published in the Gazettc d. C5quet
on Satday.
hft' some preliminary business and
some irring music by the Band the meet
ing adurned.
JOS. NEPHLER, President.
K: kNIcKERBocKER,l sacrato%;os
liel CHAB. G.. SHANKs,{ SooF'''''ioS'