The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-07
THE EIGHTH.
The Battle of New Orleans General
Orders and O Hint to Whom
1t NAV Concarn

Orders and O. Hint to Whom
it May Concern.
Tomorrow, the Eighth Of January. is VIVA
we may term the heroic festival of New Or
leans, 1t being the anniversary Of the victor!
won by its SONS over the best troops of Eng
land who had fought under Wellington ant
beaten Napoleon Bonaparte. 1t will be cele
brated, no doubt. as usual, with great pomI
and circumstance by our military organlza
tions, and we hope that no laggard soldier
will BY his absence mar the harmony or full
ness of the pageant
The following orders have been issued from
brigade headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE
Louisiana state National GUAR.
New Orleans. January s, 1880.
General Orders No. 25l
For the parade In commemora'ion OF the
Eight of January the following directions are
given:
The following commands. will form on
South Canal tract. at b. M right on Camp,
facing northward In this order:
4. Crescent City Battalion. Lieut.. Col Oh. Il
3. Continental Guards. @ 4pt. VIM. Pierce
.. lrish Rifles; Cay. John Fitzpatrick.
a. Mitchell Rifles Capt. w. H. Manning.
o, Battalion Washington Artillery. Major
john b. Richardson commanding.
Ill. The First Brigade L.. b. N, Ct. will form on
North Canal street, right ut Ram part facing
southwark, thus
J.. Second Regiment Infantry. Major Hurry
Pickles commanding,
%, First Regiment Infantry, Col. Adolphe
., Regiment Louisiana Field Artillery. Col.
John Glynn, Jr.
4. Regiment Orleans Artillery. Col A. T. Bach
emin. with Company Trio al Bsrsaglto. Com
pany Franc Tireurs, Company Uazalores.
IL The COLUMN will move at 23o .. ~. by
these streets: North Canal. Rampant, Mt Louis,
Charities, jackson Square, s. Philip. Royal. st.
Charles. Julia, Camp and South Canal. passing
In review at Carondelet. where the several com
pa niles will be dismissed.
By order of Brig Gen W J. BEHAN.
G. A. WILLIAMS. Lieut. Dol, A. A. G.
Our militia, on that day, have solemn duty
to perform, the commemoration of signal
victory over the invaders of the soil, and with
out any doubt the ranks will be full and the
display of arms magnificent, as the occasion
requires.
In this connection we think 1t not improper
to repeat an echo OF the streets, rejecting
public opinion and showing the tendency OF
spirits IN our city. We have heard from
many sources that some Of the Chicago and st.
Louis military organizations would not be
unwilling to come here and compete with our
native troops for proficiency In drill. Wethink
that Ii these people could be induced to come.
say at some time i'm Immediately following or
pEeceuiHR our MaFul IFbS IeSJiVlUleSy IL would
be good thing for our city
III our hotel keepers and the proprietors of
our principal saloons would combine and get
up prizes. say for competitive drill, we
have no doubt, from what we have heard,
that two or three companies at least from the
Nerth and West would be- hanny To make the
southwark trip and enter into the competi-
ton. They are anxious anyhow to see our
Mardi Gras festivities, aud II only pretext
was offered they would no doubt jump at
the conclusion. OF course our people,
who would take the matter In hand,
would have to send the proper invitations
aud offer Inducements Of honor to be won and
to be remembered. We suggest
the idea, which we believe to be good, and
after all, Ii there is no immediate advantage
to be gained excepting from the visit of our
friends from other States, there Is no doubt
such a visit would bring closer together peo-
pie who are ready and well-disposed to love
each other, and are only waiting for good
to become acquainted, to frater-
nize and remain fast friends.