Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-20
TUESDAY DECEMBER % 1885, No lax

! and Viscount d'Abzac having, in shor
4 end eloquent address, thanked tho AS
4 sembly, in the name Of the French ma
ton, the party directed its steps toward
THE SENATE CHAMBER,
\ where the President of the Senate vel
coined the visitors in cordial and ex
pressive language, and introduced them
ITO the Senate. Senator Par]ange from,
4 Point Conpee, then delivered the fol-
lowing address in French, which we re-
produce as given:
SENATOR PARLANGE's ADDRESS.
AIessieurs:
An nom DIES Senateurs de la Louisi-
ane, je vous exprime le bonheur que
leur canse votre presence. LIE Senat
s'honore de recevoir dams son enceinte
les representatives du peuple Francois ct
les descendants de cenx qui yersercnt
leur sang pour la cause de la liberte
Americaine. lei, vous trouverez une
population don't une grande partie est
de descendance Franchise ct chez la
quelle le souvenir de son origine est at
testee par votre langue ct restime que
nous portonsa votre glorieux pays, la
France.
| Les Etats sUnis mont pas oublie &c
| qn'ils doiyent votre pays, ct all milieu
dune prosperite, peut-etre sans exemple,
ct de Pagitation industriedse gui les ca
racterise, ills mont pas perdn, croyez-y
bien, la memoire du cGur. 81 jamais,
dependant, 10 souvenir de CO qu'ont fait
vOs peres pour l'unlon Americana, allait
saffaiblissant, c'est lei que nous lie
conserverions encore parmi nous aui
sommes spresqoe vos compatriotes.
Nous savons, messieurs, CO que doit a la
France non settlement notre pays, mails
la canse do La liberte des peoples.
La reconnaissance nest pas le seal
lien, nessiesrs, 4ai noss unit vous.
Pendant plss dan steele la Louisiana
fut terre franchise. Cette vile fut fon-
dee, ee Pays colonise, pnr la France.
Nous nous rattachoHs a vous par notre
origine que nous navons pas oublie, ct
par les liens du sang. Messieurs, au
nom da senas de la Louisiana, je vous
souhaite une cOrdlale bienvenue.
After Mr.. Psrlange's Grafton Gen.
Boulanger made fitting response, and
the party left the Senate chamber. Be-
fore quitting the State-Houee the mill
tary delegation could not pass the Gov.
ernor's office without paying their re-
spects ana having talk with Gen Beau
regard. They then took carriage for
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Ascending the precipitous iron stairs
which lead to the interior Of the granite
building the party were received by.
Gen. A. 5. Badger, Collector of the Port,
and led to his private Office, where they
found assembled A. J. Dumout, Naval
Officer; George L. Norton, supervising
inspector Of steam vessels; Gen. Hunt,
Mr.. 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-
tives Of France, and welcoming the ma
tion's guests to the Custom House as the
property Of the nation. Gen. Boulan-
ger, ever ready and 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, basket of |
Roederer was broken to the mutual
friendship Of the two countries.
The party retired thereupon, and took
carriage
FOR THE ARCHBIsHOPRIC.
They were introduced into the parlor
Of bis highness, Archbishop Perche, N.
j., who received them with the grace of |
q man Of the world, and the protecting
benignity of one authorized, as Father
of the Church, to look with amiable in
diligence upon his flock. After much
pleasant conversation, for his bighness
the Archbishop has lost none of the
freshness Of his witor polish Of manner,
the delegation paid visit to the rever-
end coadjutor, Monseigneur Leray.
This prelate, who appears under the
signs Of old age to have re-
tanned all the vigor of mental and phys
ical youth, took advantage Of h.s posi-
ton to read pleasant lectore to his
visitors. which in fact showed hia lova