The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-15

| might not be summariy dropped into space. as
II o'clock in the morning the principal thorough
fares showed plainly that the people were inter-
| ested in the ceremonies OF the day, and ut noon
Canal street was
so DENsgLv THRoNGED
that IL was with the greatest difficulty that pedes
trians elbowed their way through the tbrong.
| As the day advanced the crowd grew gratIu--
| ally thickenand thicker tho dense masses of
anxious lockers on waved more numerous and
heavy SO that 1t was almost impossible tp
| cross over either Camp St. Charles street,
| from Gravier to Canal street. On Canal street.
| the iara was such that we scarcely believe IN.
| pin could have been dropped between tha
shoulders OF the assembled multitude.
| 1t Is evident that tried soldiers were the Or
ganzers Of the pageant. for Mt 2:50 O'Clock pre-
cisely. the hour fixed for departure. the column
began to move up In the route made up for tho
procession, that Is down Chartres to st. Ann.
Further down we give an account Of the order
! in which the martial pageant wended It's bril-
liant way, but before we follow the brave mem
whose heroic deeds have made them worthy Of
the admiration Of their fellowmen. and. what In
more, the smiles Of beauty. let us cast q glance
at the surrounding popuace who cheered tf,a
heroes OF times gone by. and at the beautiful
faces and graceful forms that adorned
for the pageant. The Frame We fear. must be-
admitted, was more beautiful and valuable
than the tableau itself. OH that frame. Inn
agine ON both sides of all the streets where
the representative men Of the glorious Four
teenth passed, % string Of ladies' vleing i'm
beauty each with the other. There the dark
colored bombazine giving additional lustre To
snow-white arms and necks Of alabaster full
white and well rounded; here the white muslin
dress gracefully falling and following tbe
divine shapes Of irreproachable beauty. Dark
eyes and blue eyes-which Of them are
sI1e prettier we leave for future ages TO deter
mine; we dare not undertake the task. for
under their influence the mind and the
heart get bewildered. and the fires that
sparkle from dark eyes make such heavenly
harmony with the sweet light that beams from
the blue that the chronicler is dazed
and his pen Is incapable Of rendering
the double, contradictory and tparadoxical as
ii may seem In expression) harmonizing beauty
OF the picture. Our boys, tho men who made
the 14th Of September and 9th OF January. ara
certainly entitled to much credit. and VIC sim
cerely believe that they have saved the State.
but the women who have inspired them must
not be forgotten. 70 begin with there Is onez
virtue in women which is paramount. and that
is as a general thing. they are beautiful. To
be beautiful is everything. Beautiful, virtuoua
and intelligent women are really the basis
upon which republic is built. They
are loved because they are beautiful, they ara
admired because they are Intelligent. they are
respected because they are virtuous. 1t is the
| women that make the men. 1t is the moral ed
| ucation given by the mother that makes states
men and patriots If we have had men that
fought on the 18th Of September, If Louis
lana to day is free. it is because its women ara
4 zIsy Iryr.f and tFsaE
the men who love- respect and admire them are
the true sons of the chivalry Of old times. and
are ready to fight and die at any time for them
and their good name.
At few minutes before O'Clock, the time
appointed by the division commander for tha
moving of the column. the
First Division
fled out from Canal street into Chartres street.
headed by Gen. Fred. ". Ogden. and the follow
ing staff: Col. T. Lee shute. Col. Fred. Holy
land Col. J. Dickson Bruins. Major Fred. H
southmayd Major Walter J. Hare, A. D. G.:
Major James Buckner. A. D. c.; Major Samuel
Flower, A. d. c.. and Major Leeds Greenleaf. A.
D. c.
Immediately after Gen. Ogden's staff eamo
the first division, commanded by Brig. Gen.
w. J. Behan and his staff. consisting of Capt. a-
Williams. A. A. G.; Capt George w. Dunra-
A,I.G.; Capt Glenn. L, Walker. q. NJ; Capt A.
g. James, A. @.
The Orleans Field Artillery headed the pro-
eession under the command OF Col ]. B. Viness
with his staff.
Next came in columns the second regi.nent of
the Louisiana State Militia. ander f1s ale R - n
staff st0 eomnosed OF Major /. L. LU.coln. Lieut.
" II. Chafe, 4. Q. NJ; Adit Jos Brewer. and
Saroeant Major J. J. Bryant, Jr.
C6i RorIand's regiment WIS neatly dressed
in black pants with gray une. .ress shirts.
Company was led by First Lieutenant w.
Continued on Ylghth rage.