114 CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. [CHAP. XXVII. 



CHAP. XXVII. 



Catholic Cathedral, New Orleans. French Opera. Creole 

 Ladies. Quadroons. Marriage of Whites with Quadroons. 



St. Charles Theatre. English Pronunciation. Duellisfs 

 Grave. Ladies 1 Ordinary. Procession of Fire Companies- 



Boasted Salubrity of New Orleans. Goods selling at 

 Northern Prices. Mr. Wilde. Roman Law. Shifting of 

 Capital to Baton Rouge. Debates in Houses of Legislature. 

 Convention and Revision of the Laivs. Policy of Periodical 

 State Conventions. Judges cashiered. Limitation of their 

 Term of Office. 



New Orleans, February, 1846. WALKING first over 

 the most ancient part of the city, called the First 

 Municipality, we entered the Place d Armes, and 

 saw on one side of the square the old Spanish 

 Government House, and opposite to it the Cathedral, 

 or principal Catholic church, both in an antique style 

 of architecture, and therefore strikingly unlike any 

 thing we had seen for many months. Entering the 

 church, which is always open, we found persons on 

 their knees, as in Catholic countries, although it was 

 not Sunday, and an extremely handsome quadroon 

 woman coming out. 



In the evening we went to the French Opera, and 

 were much pleased with the performance, the orchestra 

 being the best in America. The audience were very 

 quiet and orderly, which is said not to be always 



