The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-07

Had the wings control Of the elements they could
not have ordained more favorable evening for
their Illuminated procession than they were favored
with last night. The sky was clear, the streets
clean, and the temperature was exactly Of the
degree that renders exercise agreeable. From dusk
until nearly haf-pasteg the clubs were gather
ing from every quarter, and blocking up the aven-
ues leading into Canal street. The order Of organi-
cation was excellent, and when the word was given
to march, club after club fell into its appointed
place with the regularity and precision Of an army
Of well drilled soldiers. The Fillmore Rangers
Were honored with the advance, and they turned
out in great force foot and horse. After the Rangers
came the various clubs in the order appointed by
the programme, among which we noticed the Span
ish, the German, and the Italian Rough and Ready
Clubs. The trades were well represented too. The
Butchers were out in full force, and all mounted
the Blacksmiths had forge in full blast; the Coop
ers had music of their own, in driving home the
hoops, and raised tall monument of their work
manship, with hogshead for base, and key for
an apex-the stars and stripes floating high above
the Hatters were making the fur fly, in the exercise
Of their handcraft Every vocation had its type
in a transparency or some more substantial emblem
The Gimlet Rangers had transparency represent
ing hogshead of sugar marked a. T., crop of 1913;
the Boatmen had finished steamboat, named the
U. S. steamer General Taylor, of some thirty or
forty feet long, the chimneys smoking all the while
as she moved, and the paddles making great
commoton." The Italians had tall obesk.
with the names of the wing candidates inscribed
on it on each corner of the platform, in large
characters, was inscribed the name of one of
General Taylor's victories in the Mexican war.
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white, embroidered with gold and wearing wings,
representing cherubims The car on which this ar
tstic display of the Italians rested, was drawn by
eight horses. Another feature in the procession,
universally admired, was a Temple of Liberty
drawn by four horses, in the centre of which was
bust of Cen Taylor, and standing beside it beaut-
full girl, who impersonated with grace and effect
the goddess in whose temple she stood Some of
the large transparencies were very creditable in
artistic execution. One, representation of Gen.
Taylor on the field of Buena Vista-in that part of
the action where he tells Capt Bragg to give them
little more grape-attracted particular attention
We cannot pretend to mention every feature in
the procession worthy ofspscial notice. Take it as
a whole, it was the most magnificent pageant
ever witnessed in this city. There were upwards
of seven hundred mounted men; the foot we did
not dltenpt 10 enuInefdte, out we nave heard Them
estimated from two to three thousand. The greater
number of the mounted men carried Transparent
cies fambeaux, resting as lance on the slirrup
The Spanish Club and the Crescent Club, among
the cavalry, presented the most uniform and i'm
posing appearance. The members of the Spanish
Club, each wore red cap, and on his fambeau
carried banneret; and the Crescent Club had on
every transparency the ancient emblem of Orien-
tai power that typifes its name. The admirable
order in which the procession was marshalled was
generally noted; horse and foot moved two abreast,
and throughout the march military discipline was
preserved.
Thousands and thousands were on the streets to
witness the procession, and it is matter of con.
graduation that in the immense line of spectators
through which it moved, there was not manifested
SO far could learn the slightest disposition to
give offence.
The procession was forty minutes wheeling out
of Canal into CaTondelet street. The Democratic |
Torch-light Procession was thirty-seven minutes |
turning from Canal into Circus street.