The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-30


merce, an act of the legislature was
passed on the 7th Of March, 1923,
constituting this town as a body pol
itic under the corporate name of the
! town Of Donaldson tVille de Donald
SOM, we find that the very next
year, April Z, 1924, the legislature au-
thorizes the establishment of a
branch bank of the Bank Of Louisi-
ana at Donaldsonville, La. (See acts
of 1924, p. 118). In 1926 the first
act providing for the transfer of the
seat of government from the city of
New Orleans to Donaldsonville was
passed, (see acts Of 1895, p. 80, and
on February 10 of the same year,
1925, reVoking the above act and
therein Donaldsonville is mentioned
again, (see acts of 1926, p. 201).
At page 50 of the acts of 1927 we
find an act authorizing the payment
of monies to memSers of the gen
eral assembly sent TO DonaldsonVille.
The work Of the tenth legislature of
the state OF Louisiana is shown by
the acts of 1881 to- have begun at
Donaldsonville, La, and in the same
year Act No. SO, p. IS, grants relief
to certain inhabitants of the town Of
Donaldsonville. At page 277 of the
acts of 1895 We find an act entitled,
IAN act supplementary and amenda-
tory to an act to accord certain pri-
vileges to the town of Donaldsonville,
approved March Z, 1923'-even our
legislators were so familiar with the
name of Donaldsonville that in
a mn IL &ho n1A 81
the town of Donaldson, they referred
to it as the town Of Donaldsonville.
(See also acts Of 1870, p. IS, and
acts of 1912, p. 29S, referring to DON
aldsonville). There is another act
upon which I cannot lay my hands,
I believe in 1881, authorizing the
establishment of female college at
Donaldsonville. The above refer
ences ought to be sufficient evidence
to any fair minded person that Don
aldsonville was not only historically,
popularity, but even officially known |
as Donaldsonville, and that there
was absolutely no necessity of ''re-
storing a name by which it was
never known. From 1916 there re-
mains absolutely no doubt as to the |
name of this city.
We now come to the martial his
tory of Donaldsonville. The history
of the Cannoniers of Dona1dsonville
is in part the history of my own
family; they were organized in the
SOS by Gen. Donation Augustin and
his brother, Numa Augustin, my
grand uncle, and find on the orig
lnaI roster such names as Nichols,
Bercegeay, Ayraud, Maurin, Terrio,
Comstock, Buquoi, Monere, and 9TH
ers too numerous to mention whose
families are still living in Donald
To them the name of Can
noniers of Donaldsonville'' has al
ways been dear-with that name
are linked the most cherished mem
Dries. My clever contender makes a
great deal of an act of 1843 as Off
,lauy clubbing this military organiza-
on as Les Cannoniers de Donald
son." but he forgets to mention that
he act of 1S43 refers to a previous
let, No. "a of 1889, p. 10, granting
In appropriation to the Cannoniers /
II Donaldsonville. Consequently, il
lis argument in favor of Donaldson }
lnder the act of 1913 holds good, the !
Ect OF 1889, which is prior to the c
let of 1843, officially recognized the
'Cannoniers of Donaldsonville. And :
gain, in 1848, we find them referred (
o as the Cannoniers of Donaldson
lille. In the act Of 1851 to which
le refers, Act No. 81, p. 80, the
English translation of the title is
Tor the support Of the Donaldson
'annoniers,' and the French trans
alton, equally official, reads: "Ve-|H
ant en- aide au Cannoniers de Don-tf
ldsonville.' I do not think he can ]
aake much Of an argument out Of |
nat But, to controVert his state /
aent that Some part at least. of |
ne historic importance and martial /
Tory associated with the name of |
,onaldsonville belongs IN all Justice
the name Donaldson / refer
I'M to the Official record of the
wi War as published by the Unit !
q States government under the IT,
e OF War of the Rebellion, . where /
he shall find that, during the pc. !
Cd IN which they reflected glory
2 the name of DonaadsonviIle. they Ii
ere known officially as Donaldson II
lie Artlllery, and by no other name, II
this is not sufficient. I can bring
wing Witnesses who Will bear out /
is statement
Now, Mr.. Editor with : plea |
T your forgiveness for IavingIH
tyGas 1yY4 vva ~. II