New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-19


In the number Of ledgers and financial re-
ports Of one kind and another relating to the
municipal government, there appears to be no
lack in the room Mt the City Hall devoted to
city archives. There are volumes of docu-
ments in writing of every kind, which COM
mence with the city under the Spanish gov
eminent, (marked "cabildo" from which is
said to come the word "caboodle, ~ down to
the police reports, warrants, licenses, no.
tarial documents and Inventories of the
present time We should imagine, from a
recent cursory examination, that there were
some fifteen hundred of these books of record
besides almost any given number of packages
in yellow wrappers, containing papers refer
ring to the various offices of the city.
These papers may doubtless prove valuable
for occasional reference but they are rather
too bare of any facts except those contained
in names and figures, to amount to anything
like historical matter. One or two old private
letters left behind by the gossips of the elder
day would be more interesting, and perhaps
more valuable, as historical matter, than the
whole of these red tape packages.
| The only part of the collection that would
be a serious loss if destroyed by fire would
be the files Of old papers formerly published
in this city, but which are now nearly forgot
ten. Among these we noticed the Courier of
1924, the Argus of the same date, the Adver-
tiser of 1926, and the Daily Jetfersonian and
True American of little later day The
oldest file we could discover was the Ami des
Lois, published in 1873 We noticed in it
many of the names that one still hears i'll our
midst; but the interest attaching to most of
its subjects have long since been forgotten.
The most interesting paragraphs we observe
are naturally found in the local columns of
these journals, a fact alone which would have
made up already, that local writer's deserve
better by thepublic than some people imagine.
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SPoTTsYLvAN1A CEMETERY. would earn
estly solicit the attention Of our readers to
the subjoined eloquent and touching circular
Few families in our State but mourn some
loved member whose remains are Wondering
in the vicinity Of Spottsylvania Court House
And when we remember how diligently and
religiously the women Of Virginia have la
bored in the holy duty Of collecting the bones
Of the Confederate dead, without distinction
Of State, and giving them hallowed sepul-
ture we feel assured that the generous people
Of Louisiana and her sister States will respond |
with alacrity to the worthy call
SPoTTsYLvANIA COURTHOUSE, VA, 1866.
large number of the ladies of this county have |
organized themselves into body called "The |
Spottsylvania Ladies Memorial Association - the |
object Of which will be to rescue from neglect
and Dissertation the remains of those who offered |
up their lives in behalf of the lost Cause" 1t is
intended, as far as possible, to identify andremoVe
the remains of the Confederate dead who are
buried in this and adjoining counties, to a ceme
terry, the site of wh.c as been selected, and it is
desired to make their last resting place worthy of
the precious dust it Shall contain, and of Virginia
who will guard with jealous care the dead sons
Of her bereRved sisters still suffering from the des
Citations Of a cruel war. We are compelled to ap-
peal for aid for the furtherance of our object to
the patriotic and generous friends of the South,
feeling that each one will esteem it a duty and a
privilege to shield from obliteration the graves of
those who went from their own State--it may be
from their own homes.
Remembering with pride what Southern women
have accomplished in the dark, sad past we have
assurance that our appeal in behalf of our pious
work will not be made in vain. Any lady by pay
ing an annual subscription of twenty-five cent
may become an active member of this association.
Any person may, by the payment of an annual
subseription,of 81 orupwards become an honorary,
and any one paying SIS or upwards at any one
Time, may become life member of this associa-
ton. Any society of kindred character may be-
come auxiliary to this upon contributing not less
than 800 to its funds and shall be entitled TO rep
resentation on the basis Of two representatives TO
every 800 so contributed.
Mrs. DR.. A. ]. Boulware, president; Mrs. John
K. Samuel, vice president; Miss +, C.. French,
secretary; Mrs. r. G. Dabney,
reasarer: Miss Emily Browne, recording secre-
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