, 1870-12-27
THE LOUISIANA LEGION.
Flag Presentation Speeches by q
Confederate General aud Souptors

IIaE Presentation Speeches by q
Confederate General and sonntor.
From the tsee Orleans FiaasaIt, Iee. ~.
The tag which has been made at the az
pensa Of tho State, conaista Of heavy fine
elk. and shows in elaborate yellow embroiderv
the inscription, "Lonisians Field Artillery"
and beDektb, tho coas-of-arms Of Louisiana
and two cannon. The flagstaff bears n orua-
nent two miniature cannon The four guM.
ons, nhich are presents to the whole legion
from their lady tnerds, are mAtle OF costly
crimson silk, with yellow tilk friugcs.
General Lppcstreet p1esanted the regiment
al i!ag to Colonel s9uires, with the following
address:
4CoLosKL sqrtRrs: lttsmy pleassus duty a.
he repteat h;ause officer Of his ExcellencT the
Governor. 10 hand = u lhis banner for your fes1-
Ment Of artillery. The Louisiana Legion IL the
Ftrst Corps, composed Of our old comradcs, whose
None Int those who nave lad tic TIC rcsoluiion Ga %
combat and overcome dsepl5-ruot.I septimcpts
aEd rc!u Ices cen appreciate the eHost that II has
ST. r. nSe!e Gse,s q the Lssoa ,e throw on
peace and crier. The advantages and len.
ehta that our in1tyldual mep5ers viii re-
seTe ;; ,ssn;s a1ss 1cs appear at present but
when {ou Viii 1etoc 70 this organization with a.
mucn tnte1e.i AZ You are won't TO consider your
tofTs' dcecs Of va,or; and I Will ASSURE you tnas
to | tceiTc iht Il 5ust rewards. W siys you "a sas
nag, the emblem Of the prtda anil honor Of y3us
SsRie, in the fuIfes. confidence th9t your iatth
vi! n1oye eqnsa to your contoge an,l sallln'ry.H
Tho Hon. T. j. Senues, who has Tecsntly
been elected an honorary member OF tha
Louisiana Legion. in the name Of the organi-
I zation, thanked General LongstTest for the
! regimentM tag, making tue follo*tns 1e-
marks: ..u.,.
mTns Is Of ns 70 ae pase a.
Louisiana since tSS:,ie1s1;n tS aS'oa % q tue receat
fsnsSes Ss1'S fsa d.amarc significance Yon, Sir, "a
great ssahErardes OK the hostile forces recently
4 sffayed against the Government Of the United
es e - sfp os Il ns % ILL.,: n
. i tAtaty 0IR1uzatton, sn 1T whose onccrs,
sad most OF whose men. contributed, by tneir
noNn Of y:nfte't aod o.hcye, while I, Who
recf I've This dag as the representative Of tic o..
nc roc aiei 81 ~ ffRa6sz s6tf ~ Il T;a
representative Of their opinions atd feelings,
We aavs all buried in the graves OF onr GLORIOUS
dead the nwo:d OF Opp0siuO1 ana tho banner OF
u1e lost cause. and with An honesty which IL
etatsnteed hy 3euteRri1y ct the scnuM ants Itch
acrh1c1 us IN the contest, We ali today recognize
ami aa loyal citizens auo soldiers OF th miit 4 are
p1epared to support the Constitution and the lava
o. he iaud, This duty was imposed ua US BY the
tnculcatel and enforced by the great Christian
so:dlet whose memory Is SO dear to Us al, because
We ioxed The csuse ot which he WAS the re.1e-
sentative, and believed II Just: and, though he Is
dead and the cause Aoandooe,l. We feel no is-
homer IN our love. But this sentiment Ia NOT At nj
Il he da bes. III tot rs
his state, which be believed his Ultimate sover~
eleu. AID that same heart would scorn the
ment which conrdcs In him, and whose authority
TO re1forH piesent duties tho result OF The Du-
+ lie nosest discrimination of he ctilzca 70 &C. .
crpi In good faith the fres8iible log OF events.
Have wc not already indicated the Irutn Of what
tteaed zeal In the perf umance Of prrscn, d.
esai,on. snd u opposition e ssusi@eutsi % 1e" eaa
a et ne s1'Ss1s ees1'c
re1ce. We have mert;si tae Confidence OF those
nS xe5s e. ,sposs 70 eoa,!as, i 70 q,
Let not, tnerrflr re, tho spirit nf dH.tuss destroy
eur 1sefulnesa As men Of hooor, We secogulze
the oalzat!ous voluntarily assnmet IN our enroll-
tf honor we feel bound to tnldl the obitgatt,n
thus assumed. Tne accepsauce Of this nag Is the
pledge Of ou- good faith. II the days Of ancient
the triumph ef the cross W4s tn. La'aruu.
1ts safety vas entrusted 20 the guards OF &C.
proved valot aud ndelly; This coosecratei ban
ol constantine With IN iovlnclIe enthu*t lsD, and
tcaisered terror and d.s1nay through the ranEs OF
adverse 1eeions- As Christianity and civilization
wrrc exsencei under the Standard OF The l.aba-
rutD, accompanied by the memorable motto,
SUB doc ttano riHcta, 80 The banner pre-
tented on tits occasion ~ the eslant COM
IND mutual confidence 60 necessary to pub
tc tranquility and the co}oyment Of property aud
Irs!ty: These gnMieIs presented by tae ladies'
loyeAnd reverence. The acceptance Of them Is
pledge OF our EuiRh,ls Word OF honor that our
Weapons in time Of danger aud distress, will leap
from their seahnarls IN defence of purity. A3,l In
E>ctnCc, and fovellcesf, and lheF, whc1 siartleu
h the tnunitr 0f our guns, NAV rest ASSURED fhat
fsefy reyereerAtf0n Is but the ANNOUNCEMENT OF
anil Atf1f}tTe1