The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-03-15

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T. H. Kennedy,
NJ. VOORHEES,,
MOntfort Jones,
C. Cunningham, of Bossier
To which the following answer va
promptly made:
Gov. John McEnery and others:
The guns will be fired at S c'clocl
p. NJ, in Lafayette Square.
Yours truly, w. NJ. OWEN.
AT the appointed hour Capt. En-
gene May, Of Battery A. with tw'
dstachmeuts Of bic company, carried
out the orders Of HE colonel at TIL
square, where thousands Of enthusi
astic and Cheering citizens Assem-
bled to witness the celebration.
In the meantime the news of IN
aequittsl spread like wild6re through
ont tho whole city, and it SCENE,
that the entire population was vom
tied from home and business upo,
the streets. Cheers rent the cir
hands we're grasped, and joy beamet
from every face.
On Saturday, tho enthusiasm hal
not abated; on the contrary, it hat
iotens6ed. AT four o'clock tho Bat
TALON Of Orleans Artillery, unde,
command Of Col. Bac...min, viii
bands playing and colors flying
marched to the City Hotel to escort
our people to the BART ABLE.
The 0rleaos Artillery formed IL
front, next came the prisoners and
witnessed, followed BY 1T. Governor
Willis, Treasurer Burke, Secretary al
State, Strong, tho staf Of the New
Orlesns Democrat, and 4 large con.
course Of public men aud eiti.sps,
while Canal street from BarouDe Ia
the Levee, Was lined With Thousands
Of people. The line Of march, from
tho City Hotel down Camp to Canal,
up Canal to Bsroune, across and
down Canal to the Levee, vac one
macs Of enthusiastic and cheering PEG.
pie. On tho Levee 10 were welcomed
BY the booming Of canon, and Capt.
Dick SiDnott, one of tho poblest and
best Of men, bad tho Queen Of pack.
etc, the loved Bart Able, dscked With
streamets aud dags, while from her
roof the Academy Of Music's Band,
greeted "a with q burst Of such ma.
sic % made oil wild with enthus,-
lsm.
Tn board, tho crowd Was 20 dense
10 to render movement almost i'm.
possible. Gen. Fred Ogden, our lov.
ID hero Of the 18th September, wac
'alIed upon and delivered . speech
which vent to tho hearts Of OH. He
sas followed by Col. W. H. Jack, in
'us Of bic telling addresses.
From Canal to Carrolton, tho City
|root was lined with fifty thousand
and when tho Bart Able
,acked out and came steaming BY tho
Levee, every tee, rerry bost and
ssluted with bell and whis-
10, while tho river front for tho nine
uiles to Carrolton, resouoded With
he cheers OF sne people, and happy
aIews"s we're waved from thousauds
{ hands. At Carrolton tho Bart
Able discharged her cargo Of escort.
% friends, and how 20 many peo>
10 could have been crammed into
I'd upon one steamboat is Won.
Ut. Here 70 received our last fares
'sll from our New Orleans friends,
I'd tho straius Of music and boow.
u canon waited % % far out and
p the Mississippi, told % that they
lill labossd to show their JOY a our
ietosy.
Aud nov, what shall Ne, one Of the
equitssd political prisoner, say to
iese gallant men and coble women
} return for their kipduees 10 our
ed and their ovation in our tri>
nph. Words sss too poor to ex-
ssss ~ deep gratitude, the high
osoe 10 feel. 10 DOR memories viii
. inscribed The sesoss Of tboss days.
"a thy shsll remain saoblitsrated,
soissd With bassr aassse % long
} reaeos holds Ito seat. To Colo |
Dc Baehoin asd Owss, Aod their
nllsot 0en q tho Osleous aud Waah. |
'eteo Arillsey, he 'Nstehitoehes |
'slldssss1 ssessd . right royal greet |
.. Nag thoss gallant orgsnisati.us |
ID yss sshse ehaplsts 70 their |
'svss e bssse asd sleey ; ssd to Oh |
. Ne1 0slsass NsssLissshss ssssot |
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