Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-24
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: and eloquent address, thanked re 4
Asmbly, in tho name Of the French !,
! ton, the party directed It's stops towsr
II THE SENATE cHAMpnR,
whore the President of the Senate vi
coined the visitors in cordial and 81
pressive language, and introduced tbsi
to the Senate. Senator parlange ], ffor
Point Conpee, then delivered the FOL
lowing address in French, which we re-
produce as given:S
SENATOR pAELANGE's ADDRESS.
Mcssieurs:
An nom des Senator's de Ia Louisi
ane, je vous exprime 10 bonl,enr qu,
lenr cause yotre presence. lie Sena
s'honore de receyoir dams son enceint,
les represeptants dn peuple Francois e
les descendants do cenx qui versercn,
ieur sang pour Ia cause dc la ltbertt
Americaine. lei, yous trouverez unt
population don't une grande partie OF,
de descendance Franchise OF chez Ia.
qnelle 10 souvenir de son origine est at
testee par votre langne ct l'estime que
nous portonsa votre glorieux pays, ID
France.
Les Etats Unis mont pas oublie CO
qn'ils doivent % votre pays, ct an milieu
Dune prosperite, peut-etrs sansexemple,
OF de pagitation industrieuse qui les ca.
racterise, lis mont pas perlu, croyez-y
bien, Ia inemoire dn ctenT. ii iamais.
dependant, 10 souvenir de co au'ont fait
vos peres pour runlon Americaine, allait
saftaiblissant, c'est lei que nous le
conserverions encore pafmi nous qui
s0nlmes spresque vos compatriotes.
Nous savons, messieurs, CO que dot la
France non settlement notre pays, mais
Ia cause de 10 liberte DIES peoples.
La reconnaissance nest pas le seul
lien, messieurs, 4ai mons unit q vous.
Pendant pins dan steele In Louisiana
fat tcrre franchise. Cette Vile fut fou-
dee, co pays colonise, par Ia France
Nous nous rattachous yons mar notp
origine que nous n'avons pas oublie, Ell
par les liens du sang. Messieurs, au
nom On senat do la Louisiana, je vous
souhaite une cordiale bienvenne.
After Mr.. Parlange's Grafton Gen.
Boulanger made fitting response, and
the party left the Senate chamber. Be-
fore quitting the State.House the mill.
tary delegation could not pass the Gov
crnors office without paying their re-
spects ana having n talk with Gen Beau
regard. They then took carriage for
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Ascending the PERCEPTIONS IRON stairs
which lead to the interior Of the granite
building the party were received by
Gen. ~. Badger, Collector of the Port,
and led tohis private office, where they
found assembled A. J. Dnmont, Naval
Officer; George l.. Norton, supervising
inspector OF steam vessels; Gen. Hunt,
MIR. Elliott and other officers Of the Gus
tom-House. Gen. Badger received the
visiting delegation with words Of most
cordial welcome, speaking in the name
Of the United States to the representa-
tivcs Of France, and welcoming the ma
tons guests to the Custom House as the |
property Of the nation. Gen. Boulan-
ger, ever ready aud fluent, thanked him
in the name Of France, spoke Of the
kindly feelings which had existed and
the amenities passed between the two
countries, that the two nations could |
not but live forever in mutual harmony. |
Viscount d'Abzac re.echoed these
sentiments in short address, and upon |
Gen. badgers invitation, q basket Of |
Roederer was broken to the mutual
of the two countries.
The party retired thereupon, and took
carriage
FOR THE ARCHBIsHoPRIc.
They were introduced into the parlor
If his highness, Archbishop Perclle, n.
J., who received them with the grace Of
} man Of the world, and the protecting
'eDignity Of one authorized, as Father
# tho Church, to look with amiable In
lulgence upon his flock. After much
pleasant conversation, for his highness
he Archbishop has lost none Of the
reshness Of his witor polish Of manner,
be delegation paid visit to the rever- +
nd coadjutor, Monseigneur Leray.
This prelate, who appears under the
.pparent signs of old age to have re-
aimed all the vigor of mental and phys
cal youth, took advantage Of his posi-
ion to read o pleasant lecture to his
isitors, which In fact showed his love
Or France, for all Catholics, and the