Show aelic loyalist ho ya list festival in new orleans we extract fi aiom om the boston nal the following account of a gi and national conceit and ana held aan at new bew orleans la on the ahli of 1861 to glorify the election and inauguration of governor Gov einor enior halin it is belaev believed ed that no conceit conceio t was ci er hold held in tile the united states moro eminently dese deserving iving tile flie epithet of Nit national ional and the circumstances in in honor of which it aas 13 gotten up tip give it extraordinary interest to the people of our whole country the ceremonies took place on lafayette e arid and for a week previous to the ath an amphitheater for the chorus and band was in course of construction hundreds of mechanics were employed day ind and night dight in erecting this structure tuie the artillery fifty pieces selected by gen richard at ainold nold chief of artillery cry were placed in position at the rear of the am amphitheater phi th eater and a corps of telegraph employees under the supervision per vision of capt chas S bulgey Bulk lcy connected the guns by means of wires with an electric battery and a finger board upon the music stand 1 a suggestion or of mr Gil 0 the moi ning 0 of the day opened clear clea r and beautiful and at the early hour of eight the streets were thronged thron ged with people the various schools began to arrive and it seemed as if the stream would never end the gi gibat eat amphitheater which the architect had pronounced capable of beatin seating 0 tile clitius cholus of was already filled and the cly was still they come accommodation however was provided for all and at 10 all were in place tile the martial strains of an approaching pro aching 0 military band announced that the procession including gov hahn get gen banks and all other entitled and invited guests 11 was as on oil tile way from city hall to tile the stand upon the N As soon as all were seated a fe fervent r player asking the blessing 11 of almighty god was offered by the rev mr chubbuck and at the close of the prayer all eyes were guined toward the musical picture posts about ten tell feet high ind and eight feet apart were towering above the rear of alie alic uppermost seats seats of tile and from those posts ropes covered with stream streamers ameis ets flags and decorations of every description giace fully drooping attached to the cicat flagstaff flag qa 0 staff in ill tile the centre thus this forming almost a canopy over tile the beautiful be dutiful scene of juvenile humanity beneath tile the great orchestra composed of all the military bands in the department of the gulf and all the available resident musicians of new orleans combined seated upon a 1 I huge lauge platform at the base of the lie atre small drummers innumerable and a nd S several everal rows of bass drummers were posted to the right and left of the band and doity fol ty time beaters with sledgehammers sledge G hammers stood ivady to play their part in tile the anvil chorus tile the performer who was to operate upon poll the fifty cannon was seated at his linger board upon the music stand ana and three regiments of infantry the 1st ast U S regulars Beg ulars the alth wisconsin sill and the mass drawn draw up tit ill in une line ready to add the music of their rifles in ill some of tile the pieces to be med in III the centre of all upon a raised platform about four feet above the heads of the musicians stood the conductor mr P S gilsole Gil moie mole of boston well might 10 lie ile feel proud of the magnificent Z ent spectacle of which lie he was the sole originator and leading leadin 9 spirit pi rit the moment had arrived when his ability to conduct tile greatest affair or of tile the kind that biad had ever taken place upon this or illy any other continent was to be put to tile test the order was now ilow given iven to the chorus to close all sunshades giving a clear c car view to thy the conductor of all alio were to be governed ov by his battin baton and tile conceit commenced with biti hail flail Colli columbia nibia ly med in tile following manner cianne ti time 1110 full band and dourn colls ad time full band and giand cleolus ad 33 dsirne time full band b chorus cli orus boll it ing hig oi of bas baas drums ind and a chime of air the city bells fth and last time fol band and diuri colas grand choina all the city bells in ill chime arid and an ac compain ment fifty pieces oral of tillery it is impossible to describe tile the effect produced by jhc alio grand and majestic manner in ill which this tin s anthem was po deuced the very opening by tit the band and drum corps alone was so 60 grand and massive so much more powerful erful than we had over ever heard it beal before ore that it was really inspiring but when tile the grand chollis abose and those ten thousand voices 1 rang illg out so clear over the rich harmony of the band the effect was sll sublime blim in this tin s velse ali the drums wele all silent but in ill the next in addition to the full band and grand grand choins a chime of all the city bells rung by electricity was introduced and also a tell loll of bass drums producing tile the effect of a deep and ti tiemen dona pedal bass the last verse was now commenced with tile the full fill power of all tile alio musical material the orchestra drums chorus chimes and af tillery accompaniment of fifty t guns tins ait oit 0 it lv was a s g giand an d I 1 the scene I 1 that hat followed begetis begg tile alie audience almost frantic one pio prolonged longed roar arose giom the multitude and tile great chorus joined in tile ovation w with ith in an enthusiasm which N aich none but those who were can call ever conceive As boon booi as older was restored tha oath midi of office was as administered to governor gohei Gov einor nor ato the other state officers oui ceis cels followed follone d ro ry y flie file music of tho star span spangled led banner which wm wai pet pei formed in it about tile the sanle same manner as hail columbia the ver very y atmo alid plic re seemed to be impre impregnated ti with tile the spirit odthe of the song 0 it was glori lis J is to hear those ten thousand voices proclaiming to tit alio in such uplifting tone and abo stir spangled b binner in trivin ph hallow ive 0 0 or cr thu tho laud band or oc tho ano and the home boine ol of tho brave brav the ring of that national choirs was heat d and felt at every fireside in now new oilcans Oil 01 leans cans and if the secret heart of an illy links a single doubt as to thu tho final success of our cause the scone that was liere here witnessed should dispel it forever gohei governor Gov einor nor ilaban delivered his inaugural u ral it embraced tit alie doctrine doctrine and represented tile the voice and principles of nearly twenty thousand of tho noble sons of louisiana tile the anvil chorus was now performed pel pei formed in the most magnificent style almost loud enough to be headd in by hilus himself cl f cheer upon cheer followed the and many have suf feted feied severely since then with anvil chorus Cli orus on tile tho brain gen banks was now introduced and delivered one of his most masterly ly patriotic and eloquent addresses addi esses audience were fahily riveted to him from beginning to end and lie he wa wa frequently interrupted with rounds of of applause the music of our flag is there was next in older oi der and under the in influence fl it of the manner in which it was performed we felt inclined to climb up tip the flagstaff flag staff ind and nail tile star span spangled led banner to the masthead mast head heat A prayer prayer was next offered by rev mr horton and the most piece of the lay day J a battle place piece i came after it commenced with a match introducing the red white while t the he 0 shrill sot sounds I 1 ads 0 of f yankee doodle upon cifes fifes and sand drums was huard in the distance still nearer it canic came until a gun as if front from tit alio enemy clie checked ched its a approach tho ion on oil was instantly taken up by 31 allsho 17 the drummers 11 of trumpet ps CIS JN ele Soun sounding dino 0 the various various battle calls bass alss drums bruins were and bombai I 1 donca g grumbling gium 1 I emblin um blin bling 0 the infantry fad already become hotly ell cn g raold d try one lie re regiment f firing it in by f ile file and kc Pg lip P a constant roll of mu musketry ket anat mother her by companies an and d a alii id by will wing the pile artillery were havoc all around and in ill gil diores own words all that lie ho seemed to want was a few shocks of baith iiii ikc to make the thin thing 0 almost infernal nal during this exciting and animating scene some faces grew pale ladies were fainting chil children dien were screeching while others were rushing to and flo fio asserting that it was a yankee plot to murder innocent people the battle was still fiercely raging when tile the signal was given iven for a charge hat t yell so familiar to those thosa engaged was given with a will and tile the inspiring strains of the blymn announced that the day was ouis three tremendous cheers from tile troops and the audience gave welcome to the at the close of which instead of ending it as usual tho the band finished with one of the most frightful r and inharmonious choi choida ds that could be produced the battle commenced again with renewed fury and sheepskin and brass horns were used with all the might of tile the performers the man mail it at the electric finger board kept the whole artillery line in motion again 0 that fici fielce cc yell was heat headd d itna nd the final struggler struggle 0 was over tit the distin bance in ane orchestra was settled by a spirited performance of yankee doodle glowing bowin bondor and faster r r until tho flip entile audience in in ino 1110 tion with the movement the and infantry came in with a lapid discharge of their pieces and the battle beetle concluded with aricer ancer upon cheer benediction was now offic idd by bv rev llev mr chubbuck Chub buek and the cc aco nies closed with the an anthem thern america 11 performed in the same style as the alie previous pi evious pieces some new nev feature beim being 0 introduced in each verse to give it color and effect on act pct the audi allce for whom grammes programmed pro had been pi cited wei e invited to join in ill the last verc the choins was grand grander grandest of all that had pie preceded pieced ceded cd it and the th infantry and artillery joined in firing it at will tile effect of the closing lines long may kiy our laud land be blight with fre freedoms idonis holy light protect us by thy night great god our kin king in which alie entire audience joined made an impression upon all that will gladden I 1 our likaits foi forever ever it was a great day for our cause for louisiana for gov alahn for gen banks and last thou though 0 ai not least for P S gilmore Gil who conceived the idea and labored incessantly for weeks overcoming 0 all obstacles until the grand result was accomplished |