The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-01-04

For tue liNPE VI SifuL nv a. N'
Ne oau make our hives sihilIIt; ,
IN, departing, leave heiiiAtt rs
70 ,tpriu.s III the SAINTS III Tine
We'll. indeed. may we enslcavar to follow
in tie footprints oi that all >acrli'i!s; pa
tr,ot Gen. G. T. E.aurr-ar,i On WHIT his
torian could do justice to sutii a nilh Tor
heroic deeds "sulg by poe!s ana pf2h'ci
by sace.' deeds thls go sounding d""'! 10
ages deeds that shall ever giitter III golden
characters upon the TIT red toids oi our
cherished AZ, untier winch his g'eainih9
stbr, ga he'd 80 bravely! tierr. tHnly, was
the Louisiana spirit rightly DISPLAYED, AMI.
now. wei may We admire The un 1IeHi'9iit'
chafact n OF one Of heI creole s"nS. "n'
fought 80 siiilai.tly AMI last so sloti'u>IY-
b. rs scared: yes, De t.slrad tta6 tn if1-
rci4 winch he won upon tht tuitI cfuieS-
ted Il,lGs ni battle VIII Always ro..i IN |"
peri.etaatc his memory, ". NH ever en-
circle his liberty owing aFw VITA leEci'.
MA! glory.
Rest assured that there is 80 puttr. no
i,pre rl,ivairoas. ru more patriotic b.ooi
tL.a. that Niich courses n purple Strcltl5
through your Noble creotc yeils--or, CLAN
ciae thiodgi tie undesirable pages at ms
| turT. ni that history which lies or these
rustic desks, We ini, that the creo.es nave
everywhere distinguished Themselves TOR
| their .ailaatreS, AMI Their military prowcss
ms 1ttFC tiTt pltt. 'tA' i''N -
invaders Of uur dowI-iio,den STATE.
And shall We, mobile sonS oil n~a!e aires'
he deaf to the voice OF those Creole iuiIlna
| ries that have pioaded on before, and who
| through the mystic round of years smiling g
L. cry out to us" Come on! Come n !!
Pray, | beeeeeh you, b. not indifferent TO
| The earnest and generous aprtai; bat re-
| inanlbcr taa lessons you were taught lthler
| the roof Of st. Ninrent's institute. Ito on
.,,.l a,,,i.t. tho all plrtt1rlnU EXAMPLES OF
| eo,le OF our II mortal grcoi. braves.
! How our pulse quicktls when we real
| the Immortal words of the bold, intrepid
| Gairez Lee these WHO love nle, follow
| where | leatl" Fifteen hl4idred young and
! daring creoles immediately shoulder aims,
| swearing eithert 10 conquer or to die IN de
| tense vi their hon;s and those the, dearly
loved.
Tn. ~chapparals IF Mexico the bloody fed
OF Cilalinette-iafer on, the glorious l4til.
| Of -cD enber, speak out in trumpet tones
to an ordinary world the ~unf1ineiiing spirit
that ptrVutieS the breasts OF the desceh-
dauts of those inconQuerab'e warriors
against whom Rome could nangat-proui
ZONE hose eagles tlapped their wings ov-
| ar all Of the known woro.
Lear 5 hoo,-Int rs. proud am l here to
state Tor love OF Louisiana l have imb.bcd
ut nv mother 8 breast, aud history will
bear l,e ont i'll tho bold assertion that
Tlrksnira HayiGg s,,ecntii'ed to oven. ,owcr
,iu hosts. Port t~!a,i-4n yielded tt, he
thnnu ring bat cries vi th: Norti,-the ia
mortal lee f.r.od the noble confederate
iag-yet the 18th Louisiana regiment con-
plS-d o. yuur fathers a,i't brothers. stoo.
! alonr. havonct III hand. and the rock oi
tac Storm, Oh the r.mso!ed Ield of dying
L!bo,ty.
What shall I SAY Of those noble Aca-
diaas whose sons and dau,h rrs HOW over
spread this var Glrttc!. OF L.,ten On The
hon liable shores of Louisiana, they caught
:. glimpse OF that proud Oil flag which yet
waved over their mothers country lie
, ,iraocan tricolore qni ne AZ rend que tons
les .!iiie ans. aad un !cr its conspicuous
folds pitched their tents. rather than beut
the knee to foreign rule or tors the
iaith ei their fathers.
=! Coming closer to our day in history, W.
find one conspicuous star dazzling proudly
in the military firma,nent. and flashing
back through the years that aie gone. l
bi,Isu BE up and doing. with these mag
re wortts for mntto: Excelsior ENctlsiu!
qie." his conspicuous star is none othe'
tnan Gen. M"utoh. one OF the truest oft
slrinms OF Louisiana sell.
: He who fell 81 CALAMITY at Mansfield
fighting for those rights which million
i,eiore had died to prescrv Well, indeed
may he be mourned as being one of tn
, bravest Of The brave. Louisiana lost IL SOL
OF when she was Observation-Disclosures,
brother who hail never tailed them, who's
nani' is high in their love to-day.
Dear schOol-niates, words truly are mad
cquitr to express how grcat was my salts
faction when l ascerta!nad that the ''Iiistu
ry and Geography of Louisiana had bee
~in5relHcet into my old school room unde
the supervision OF Prof. John Dolese.
This i really Il right step in the RICH
r way. | feel ovrrjoyed NJ the idea of havin,
: 80 valuable a book III use not only be
cause it has been RECOMMENDED Ivy Hon. II
: NJ. Lushcr, Supt. of Public Education. an
oar pa;ocfial school board but because i
is Il repertory of the most useful knOwledg
/. rep!"te with the brightest examples of civ
A lc virtues ana patriotic devotional nos
V graphic panorama of ttt immense resoul
c-s and tempting scenery Of or NATIVE
Land, such ~ vii! enietr it to the hearts "
al its true sons. Oh that the limits Il
this short address would permit me t
sketch to you a faithful picture of this BILE
| sed land of Ours, flowing with milk All
hnuev.'-its romantic ssr;iary-it suu,me
> res'sts-irs picturesque viiias-i:s nrt-wor
l ot navi gable streans-itS vast 2rdSsN siaI!
, teelning with hfe-its gigantic strides j
Il the arts ami sciences-its proud ia%rtrapoli
numbering. two hundred thousand. souls i
D the year of onr Lord iS7S-ani in !7l$ cor
e sis'iig Of only II lew ti>heinen's !iuts =!
g Regret not. dear fellow students. the fe'
months You mav have devoted to the stnd
at so Instructive Il WORK. For what dos
$ ii avail it man to compute the relative tii
: tances OF the planets>to know of the revt
a litlau OF the revolution OF the moon an
stars-to know all about tho Esguinau
{ and sencgtnbilns-the width there ~ t
c he an eclipse Of the sun that IN the 2Etl
and depth of the Ocean. ii be knows nntl
e in abput the loa>e he iivrs IN. ur the ilOl
Il izun that circu4scrihes his viaW
:, Adaressil = himself to F,:iiN Doiese
And yol. young man. who bore the pal
in the competitive examlnati, IN on the hi>toa
Il of your native State-you, who 50 glorious
u iy woa the SILVER Cap'-IeStenl to yo
the hand of friendship. | am proud to reco
rlze you one my former playnlutes. Yo
T! have woven around your y"nthfui bro
wreaths of unftdiug lanrels. May YOU ,lriu
deep from that cup, drauglts Of unalloye,
+ bliss and devotion to our dear ".AIma-M
= ter! Far superior in MY estimate and i
i the eyes OF all matchmaking. men is thl
4 humble prize to all these golden insight
G and badges [ bear frnm famed ST.. .iary's
! it is a token of yonr prof .i.ncy in the h.
h tory of your II tive country. Emulate Il,
lives OF the patriots chronicled in this ii
tie work for rely upon it. they iave il
= their her.liean deeds erected to thef,
: selves in the history of La Il montnlei
t far more enduring than any shining piiia
of brass.
: And now, dear school-inatcs. tliruus
= fear of being wear,Saulp, permit me