The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-01-18

benjamin Franklln-PhllosO
Patviot--Statesman." o. jackson
square, where you gaze upon the sta
tue of the soldier-patriot, the hero Of
many battles, but especially of the
unparalleled battle Of New Orleans,
fought January 9Th, 1915. Or at the
foot of Canal street you stand before
Kentucky's gifted son and Americas
most devoted lover. The world will
ever remember Clay in the Senate Of
1850. How he stood as peace.ma-
ker in those agitated, turbulent
times, how he strove to pour tae oil
of peace on the waves Of political
strife. On the base OF the statue are
words something like the following:
"If could be instrumental in reno
wing the foulest stain, slavery, from
my country's name, I would not ex-
change the proudest satisfaction I
should feel for the honor of all the
triumph ever paid to the most sue
cessful conqueror." As you read
those words and gaze upon the noble
form before you, you catch some
thing Of the spirit of the man-of
the. man who would rather be right
than to be President of the United
States. In another part Of the City
is circular mound with an unfn-
ishd monument in the center. This
is the Lee monument, built in honor
of Robert E. Lee, one of the bright
est stars of the late war. Yes; there
is Lafayette, aud Franklin, and Jack
son, and Clay, and Lee, men who
were giants among men; men whose
history sRans our entire national ex-
istence; men who thus brought into
juxtapositipn form indeed galaxy
ofgreatness, And in honoring them
New Orleans has certainly done hon
or 70 herself.\
CANAL STREET ON cHR1sTMAs EVE.
Here a scene presented itself that
battles adequate description. The
street lamps seemed to emit their
brightest rays; Stores were brilliant
ly illuminated, \and seemed to vie
with each other ip making their Fl.
nest displays. All manner of arti-
cles could be seen rom tin horn to
thousand DOLLAR diamond ring,
from a brass buttdn to the most
elaborate suit. Indeed, everything
seemingly that man Oh woman's mind
could devise or heart &ould wish was
to be seen. And what an assortment
from which to seloct\ articles for
Christmas dinners! Grovea-or-
chards, gardens, truck .paI tches, poul-
try yards, slsughter-pen4 all con-
tributed, and most literally too, to
the general demand. Their was GER
taiuly variety enough '&mpt the
most delicatke: >.ee'~s Or satisfy the
most gluplds gormaudizer. And
p'nS- crowds. Twas one living,
moving, seethiug sea Of humanity.
All were represented. The ragamuf-
fms, the beggars, the street vendors,
the light hearted boys and girls, the
beaux and bellies, the lop. cared tops
and squint-eyed coquettes, the ma
tronly danes and stately lords. all
mingled in one promiscuous, hetero.
geneous and jammiug promenade.
And there was confusion worse con.
founded. There was talking and
laughing, whoopiug and yelling, FIRE
crackers popping, tin horns blowing
and brass bands playing! Twas a
gala time, time of general relaxa-
ton and enjoyment, time whom
each felt good and seemed self.ap-
pointed committee Of one to contrib
ute his or her pro rata toward the
public entertainment. IT'S we'll pos
sibly that such days occasionally
occur.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
On our return We stopped at Ter.
rebonne Station, whence a fifteen
mile branch road conveyed Us to
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, and
Houma is its Parish seat, being
about Is miles from the Gulf. This
is fine sugar producing Parish
The only thing Of interest here
which attracted our attention was
their manner of navigating the ba-
yous; twas by tow-buats something
after the following manner: In the |
first boat is rugged spar to the top |
of which pulley is attached, and
through this pulley runs a rope